African Contributions to Global Health

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This interdisciplinary research project investigates knowledge, practices and applications related to the improvement of health and healthcare which have been developed or designed in Africa, and have become – or have the potential to become – relevant to questions of health globally.

A collaborative project between the University of Basel, Swiss Institute for Tropical and Public Health, and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), it brings together experts in African history, public health and urban planning working with African partners in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire. It is a Sinergia project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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Stakeholder Dissemination Workshop in Williamsville (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire)

Participants of the Stakeholder dissemination workshop On Sunday 10 September 2023, a stakeholder workshop took place at Williamsville (Abidjan, Côte […]

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Congratulations to Vitor Pessoa Colombo for Successfully Defending His PhD!

Vitor Pessoa Colombo successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the EPFL campus in Ecublens (Vaud) It is our great pleasure […]

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Successful Concluding Conference in Abidjan Rounds Off Sinergia Project

Participants of the Concluding Conference of the SNSF Sinergia Project in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 2023 On 13 and 14 […]

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