The Monitoring Training course was held from 28th August to 1st September 2023 at Uganda Virus Research Institute- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative premises. It aimed at equipping participants with comprehensive insights into effective monitoring practices within the context of clinical research.
The global community has failed to reduce the rate of infection among teenagers at the same rate as infection among adults despite Fast-Track targets to terminate the AIDS epidemic by 2030. In actuality, the rate of progress is three times slower. AIDS is the number one killer of people in this age range in several regions of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa (UNICEF 2019).
A novel trial that has been described as "the last roll of the dice" for a generation of HIV vaccines has entered its latter stages.
Called PrEPVacc, the trial is testing two vaccines alongside two forms of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to test vaccine efficacy while offering protection to prevent the spread of HIV.
This year’s Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium is Professor Sharifah Sekalala who will talk about ‘An Analysis of Legal Issues Relating to Digital Health Surveillance and Innovation’.
Every 20th of August 2023, Uganda joins the rest of the world in commemoration of the world Mosquito Day. This day is set aside to recognise the momentous discovery of the link between humans, malaria and mosquitoes by a British doctor Sir Ronald Ross in 1897.
The Francis Crick Institute has just announced a new round of fellowships in the Crick Africa Network.
Greetings and welcome to the first issue of The VAnguard News! It has been an exciting few months since the launch of the project and we take this opportunity to share some insights as well as details about the project. VAnguard is the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Vaccines for vulnerable people in Africa.
EACCR invites applications for short-term hybrid training in research management on 27-29th June involving practical skills in grant negotiation, stakeholder analysis and identification, uptake, and dissemination of research findings, and monitoring and evaluation at both proposal development and post-proposal stage. Kindly share this link widely in your circles that may be interested.
Happy Heroes Day
