This is the working space for the African coaLition for Epidemic Research, Response and Training (ALERRT), a clinical research and response network for epidemic infections in sub-Saharan Africa.
This area aims to bring all the partners in ALERRT together so that knowledge can be shared and a plan for capacity development and training delivered through efforts within and between the sites, and online through this platform.
The training and capacity development activities will involve:
This Network is supported by the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) 2 Programme under the European Union - grant agreement number RIA2016E-1612. Its initial focus is on advancing rapid and coherent research response in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Webinar Title: "Pregnant Women & Vaccines Against Emerging Epidemic Threats: Ethics Guidance for Preparedness, Research, and Response" When: Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 09:00 AM - 10:00 ...
The London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine have opened applications for the shortcourse: Epidemiological evaluation of vaccines: efficacy, safety and policy Course dates: 1-12 July 2019 The Epidemiology of ...
The Global Health Network recorded a webinar on the value of community engagement in clinical research, sharing experiences from malaria research studies involving pregnant women in Malawi. Title: Community engagement ...
The second annual ALERRT General Assembly was held in Dakar on the 19th and 20th of March, with over 75 people attending. Highlights of this year's meeting included the endorsement of the ALERRT mission by the Senegal Ministry of Health, ... Read more
Watch the ALERRT news report from 24th March 2019. This video is in French Read more
The NIHR Global Health Policy and Systems Research (Global HPSR) programme is partnering UK researchers with low and middle-income countries (LIMCs) to support research in global health policy and systems research. Funding opportunities are available between June 2019 and September ... Read more
LIFE is a 3D simulation training app for smartphones that teaches healthcare workers how to manage medical emergencies using game-like training techniques to reinforce the key steps that need to be performed in order to save lives. Read more
INTERGROWTH-21st tools have been downloaded more than 120,000 times, now research is underway to find out what impact these tools have had on clinical and research practice across the world. The tools are based on the INTERGROWTH-21st Project which produced ... Read more
Resources include high-level justification for why engagement is important in an epidemic situation, as well as practical guides and tools on how to implement engagement activities in these circumstances. Read more
From NIH: Experts review the current field of Ebola vaccine candidates and clinical trials and highlight key gaps in knowledge that need to be addressed by future research. Read more
Watch this webinar on the value of community engagement in clinical research, sharing experiences from malaria research studies involving pregnant women in Malawi by Titus Divala Read more
The African coaLition for Epidemic Research, Response and Training (ALERRT), a clinical research and response network for epidemic infections in sub-Saharan Africa has launched this capacity development working space. This area aims to bring all the partners in ALERRT together ... Read more
The research capacity network is an online digital platform hosted and coordinated by The Global Health Network at the University of Oxford and The University of Yaoundé (UNIYA) across the ALERRT consortia. The aim is to develop a network of research sites and build strong partnerships between all the research sites running (Re-)emerging and Epidemic-Prone Infectious Diseases (REPID)studies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) so that they can work together and develop a sustainable platform for research that can respond effectively to future outbreaks.
This regionally led network needs to be equipped with the knowledge, methods, skills and capabilities to support a high quality, rapid and coherent research response to outbreaks in the short term. In addition, this network sets out to establish lasting capacity to conduct research in the event of emerging infectious disease outbreaks in SSA in the long-term. To do so, we must first ascertain through a Knowledge Gap Analysis, the key gaps in clinical/health and laboratory research capacity in SSA, and then determine how best to fill these gaps through training and other capacity building activities.
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