Ethiopia Global Infectious Diseases Training Program
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 Infectious Diseases (GID)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Ethiopia Global Infectious Diseases Training Program
Principal Institution
Harvard School of Public Health
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Fawzi, Wafaie W; Berhane, Yemane
Project Contact Information
Email: mina@hsph.harvard.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2020-2024
Country
Ethiopia
Collaborators
Addis Ababa University
Haramaya University
Project Description
Of the approximately five million deaths in children younger than five years in 2018, half were attributable to infectious causes while malnutrition is the underlying contributing factor in nearly one half of all child deaths globally. This training program will harness scientific knowledge and skills to enhance prevention, treatment and control of pediatric infectious diseases causing major morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia and develop stronger capacity related to nutrition given its central role in the incidence and severity of infection. Through doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships, intensive short courses, and scientific symposia, this training program aims to train a critical mass of public health researchers to carry out successful research in pediatric infectious diseases and nutrition in Ethiopia.
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