GEOHealth Hub for Research and Training in eastern Africa - US Award

The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Funding Fogarty Program

Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth)

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

GEOHealth Hub for Research and Training in eastern Africa

Principal Institution

Columbia University Health Sciences

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Berhane, Kiros T; Jack, Darby; Kumie, Abera Takele; Simane, Belay

Project Contact Information

Email: ktb2132@cumc.columbia.edu

Project Website

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Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub

Year(s) Awarded

2015–2027

Country

Ethiopia; Kenya; Uganda

Collaborators

Addis Ababa University
Colorado School of Public Health
Colorado State University
University of Southern California

NIH Partners

NIEHS; NCI

Project Description

This project proposes to continue a progressive and tiered training program that will further develop researchers and research teams able to carry out the research agenda of the Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub and to facilitate the translation of the research findings into impactful actions by key stakeholders. The hub will train six Hub Scholars, degree-level trainees, researc- team trainees across the three LMIC primary partners, and additional trainees from stakeholders as well as three more training partner countries who are all expected to become national leaders in environmental and occupational health research. The hub will continue to train multidisciplinary research teams, develop curricular materials for academic and stakeholder institutions, and foster evidence translation and implementation with a long-range goal of establishing a sustainable hub for the region.

Partner award: GEOHealth Hub for Research and Training in eastern Africa - LMIC Award (Ethiopia)

Related World Regions / Countries

Sub-Saharan Africa