Aim: To enhance and maintain the operational research capacity of the ALERRT network by developing and implementing a training and capacity development programme.
June 2023
'Developing a career in research' workshop delivered.
November 2022
Next skills-sharing workshop will be in partnership between PANDORA and ALERRT, focusing on “Implementation of Novel Diagnostics for Emerging Infectious Diseases”, this workshop will run from 19th - 20th May, 2021.
- Data management learning system almost ready. Going live is pending final curation.
- ALERRT symposium in Cape Town was a success and it brings the workshops deliverable up to 99%. WP5 is planning one last workshop/conference before the ALERRT GA. Proposed topics are still under consideration but will be aimed at young researchers, such as grant and paper writing.
- Workshop with Sénégal now at the phase of implementation, and then link up with Oxford for online presence.
- Professional Development Scheme - Target not yet achieved. The package leaders to discuss the possible next steps.
April 2021
Next skills-sharing workshop will be in partnership between PANDORA and ALERRT, focusing on “Implementation of Novel Diagnostics for Emerging Infectious Diseases”, this workshop will run from 19th - 20th May, 2021.
February 2021
Research Skills Training Curriculum
The study for developing an evidence-led Essential Research Skills Training Curriculum concluded with a WHO-TDR Implementation Workshop (N=122) on 10th February 2021. Final validated curriculum is composed of a total of 13 keymodules.
January 2021
To date, 2,629 registered members have joined the ALERRT Hub, contributing to and strengthening this community of practice. With over 19,600 visits to the Hub, a further 4,111 users have accessed the hub from across 135 countries, with significant uptake from countries including Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa (see Figure 1).
Figure 1: Heat Map to illustrate visits to the ALERRT platform 2018-2020
December 2020
Workshops
A series of four interactive virtual workshops were hosted across Year 3 which were skills-based, case-study focused, and discussion-led. These sessions were all free and open to all researchers and site study teams, and hosted jointly in close collaboration with PANDORA-ID-NET and the EDCTP Networks of Excellence, with a total of 2,529 registrations for this workshop series. The recordings and resources generated by these Workshop sessions, are now publicly available on the Hub.
Research Skills Training Curriculum
In the final stage of the study for developing an evidence-led Essential Research Skills Training Curriculum a Stakeholder Review Meeting (n=42) was hosted in partnership with WHO-TDR on 17th December 2020.
November 2020
COVID-19 ALERRT CCP Toolkit
The approved suite of ‘Africa-ready’ core documents to support wider sites with the set-up and implementation of the ALERRT Clinical Characterisation Protocol (CCP) were made available on the ALERRT Hub.
September 2020
To support research teams and sites with the implementation of the Clinical Characterisation Protocol (CCP) Global, a series of 5 video tutorials were designed detailing the overview, key steps and principal considerations for setup and conduct of the CCP study.
August 2020
The extension of the Twinning programme into Year 3 was impeded by COVID-19 with restrictions on travel, social distancing and local regulations.
June 2020
The Hub Coordinators for East Africa and Central Africa also enrolled as investigational sites for the ALERRT Clinical Characterisation Protocol (CCP) observational study, building on and strengthening the research portfolio and skill base across the ALERRT consortium.
May 2020
WP5 hosted a webinar on the 24th April, 2020, aiming to highlight the current research gaps, challenges and opportunities for implementing COVID studies for Francophone countries across Sub-Saharan Africa. This session “Atelier virtuel COVID-19 pour les pays francophones” was recorded and the playback is available through the platform.
A report from the Webinar is also available to download.