ANDI Africa

7th ANDI Board Meeting kicked off at the African Development Bank in Abidjan.

“Achieving excellence in science & innovation in Africa requires strong, competitive & sustainable institutions”. Solomon Nwaka http://bit.ly/2eZfxhm

“Leadership & ownership of research often tied to financing” . Solomon Nwaka encourages African leaders to invest more http://bit.ly/2eZfxhm

"Innovation can transform health outcomes and contribute to economic development” . Solomon Nwaka http://bit.ly/2eZfxhm

Building Scientific & Innovation Capacity to Tackle Africa’s Health Challenges by Dr. Solomon Nwaka http://bit.ly/2xiRepu

Interesting articles on African Development published http://bit.ly/2eZfxhm Nwaka on innovation capacity http://bit.ly/2xiRepu

Exciting local health techs being discussed -Emory workshop, diagnostics for MDR TB, mHealth platform for disease surveillance & more!

2017 ANDI - Local Health Technology Development and Commercializations Workshop kicks off in Johannesburg.

Call for Application:
ANDI and EMORY University have organized a Fellowship/Training Program on Health Technology Development and Commercialization.

This call aims at selecting scientists or entrepreneurs (Fellows) from ANDI Centers of Excellence (CoEs) with promising project opportunities, to benefit from a 3-day training workshop, taught by ANDI, Emory faculty and experts in the field. The training focuses on processes that support the progression of technologies from laboratory to market, including Business Development, Intellectual Property Management and Licensing in Africa. Apply now! http://bit.ly/2rxfodh

www.andi-africa.org

Our warm congratulations from ANDI Africa to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on his election to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General.

Join Dr. Solomon Nwaka, Executive Director, African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation; Dr. Michelle Gayer, Director, Emergency Health, International Rescue Committee and Martin Bernhardt, Head Global Public Affairs, General Medicines & Emerging Markets, Sanofi at World Health Assembly Side Event - Investing in R&D from AMR to Zika: Laying the foundation for sustainable development on Wednesday, 24 May, 2017 from 12:00-14:00

WHA Side Event - Investing in R&D from AMR to Zika: Laying the foundation for sustainable development Over the past two decades, investments in global health research and development (R&D) have produced game-changing technologies to tackle some of the world’s most critical health challenges. How can governments work with each other, the private sector, and civil society to develop and scale innovati...

Solomon Nwaka ANDI Africa's Executive Director with H.E Ameenah Gurib, President of Mauritius, at the Innovation Effect: Powering Africa Innovation for Health and Economic Growth side event of World Economic Forum in Durban, South Africa.

"For us to be a community of innovators, we must be churning out SMEs." Dr.Solomon Nwaka PATH

"In TIME's top 100 most influential people in the world, two are scientists, of which one is African." Dr. Solomon Nwaka speaking at the Innovation Effect: Powering African Innovation for Health and Economic Growth Event in Durban, South Africa

Retweeted Carolyn Reynolds ‏(): Africa must invest in science, technology & innovation to leapfrog to next stage of growth says Ibrahim Mayaki , CEO NEPAD_Agency - ABNE PATH

Solomon Nwaka, ANDI Africa's Executive Director with Naledi Pandor,Honorable Minister of Science &Technology, South Africa and founding Chair of ANDI Boardat the Innovation Effect: Powering Africa Innovation for Health and Economic Growth event in SA, Durban

: We can’t reach the SDGs without , collaboration, and investment. R&D is key. https://youtu.be/suwncAVk-3w

Health Research & Development: The Key to a Healthy and Prosperous Africa The evidence for the positive impact of health research and development is undeniable. In order to tackle critical health problems and drive economic growth,...

: Five African inventions to look out for in 2017 BBC Africa http://bbc.in/2i5FZ9i

Five African inventions to look out for in 2017 - BBC News We look at five African inventions that may be entering your life in 2017.

ANDI is pleased to join the conversation on the Innovation Effect: Powering Africa Innovation for Health and Economic Growth ahead of in Durban, South Africa.

: Malaria vaccines move closer to impact—thanks to malaria heroes http://bit.ly/1Tljn1A

Malaria vaccines move closer to impact—thanks to malaria heroes A breakthrough in malaria vaccines has the potential to prevent millions of cases. Why was it so hard?

It is African Vaccination Week- strong collaborations needed more than ever before to

Re-tweeted WHO African Region(): It is ! , & take part in WHO malaria vaccine pilot programme https://goo.gl/Wg55S5

Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to take part in WHO malaria vaccine pilot programme The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) announced today that Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi will take part in a WHO-coordinated pilot implementation programme that will make the world’s first malaria vaccine available in selected areas, beginning in 2018.

Press Release: Prevent malaria - save lives: World Health Organization (WHO) push for prevention on World Malaria Day, 25th April

Prevent malaria - save lives More than 663 million malaria cases have been averted since 2001.

ANDI's Latest E-news on ANDI's collaboration with different agencies to support Supply Chain Management in Africa. http://bit.ly/2mXmQb0

ANDI to Support Guniea Bissau in Supply Chain Management

Dr Solomon Nwaka discuss collaboration on health and capacity building with Governor Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi at the government house in Enugu.

ANDI initiates collaborative discussion with Enugu State government of Nigeria. Picture shows: Executive Director of ANDI Dr Solomon Nwaka, Governor of Enugu State of Nigeria Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Executive Director of Globethics Geneva Professor Monsignor Obiora.

Retweeted ADP Health ()
experts call for inclusive responses to achieve http://bit.ly/2kO24eq

Public health experts call for inclusive responses to achieve the SDGs

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are now getting the attention they deserve! http://bit.ly/2kg07aw

Retweeted Tim France (‏)
Made me think of my recent conversation with , ED of , on regional drug development.

It's time for an innovation revolution in Africa In an increasingly globalized world, innovation has become a key differentiating feature that can define long-term business success, which in turn leads to economic growth and consequent job creation. Fostering innovation has however often been the privilege of wealthy nations, given the high R&...

to Launch its first Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( ) which aims to support African countries to respond to public health emergencies through capacity building and technical assistance!

at PMAC 2017!
Retweeted TDR ()
PMAC 2017 - ADP session Developing the health technologies to meet the SDGs , http://adphealth.org

ANDI's Executive Director Dr.Solomon Nwaka discussed and in at Globethics.net.

ANDI in 2016: Highlights of key activities!

We would like to thank our partners for their support in 2016 and look forward to continued partnership in 2017.

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Read ANDI's latest e-news! http://bit.ly/2gXzHLe

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Grand Challenges Africa Innovation Seed Grant - Call for proposals is now open! Apply now!

Innovation Seed Grant Round 1 Call Release date: 17th November 2016 Call Closure date: 17th February 2017 The African Academy of Sciences - Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AAS-AESA) is launching two new Grand Challenges: