Introduction
Methods
Call for Centres of Excellence (CoEs) and response
Countries | Applications | Regions | Functional competency R&D area | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic Research | Product Discovery | Traditional Medicines | Preclinical development | Clinical development | Manufacturing | Product Evaluation1
| Other2
| |||
Algeria |
2 (3) | North | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Egypt |
12 (13) | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Morocco |
2 (4) | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Tunisia |
2
| - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Ethiopia |
2
| East | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Kenya |
13
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Sudan |
1
| - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Tanzania |
3
| 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
Uganda |
11 (12) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Botswana |
1
| South | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Mauritius |
1
| - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Mozambique |
1
| - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
South Africa |
24
| 8 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | |
Zambia |
1
| - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
Zimbabwe |
2 (4) | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
Benin |
1
| West | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Burkina Faso |
3
| - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
Côte d'Ivoire |
1
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Ghana |
5 (6) | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
Mali |
1
| - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
Nigeria |
16 (21) | - | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
Senegal |
1
| - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Cameroon |
6 (7) | Central | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Chad |
1 (2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
3
| - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Republic of Congo |
1
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Total |
117 (132) | 18 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 22 |
Review and assessment of applications for CoEs
Applying Institution and country | Applying department or unit | Name of CoE | Institution contact and website | CoE Regional location |
---|---|---|---|---|
Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies | Departments Of Phytochemistry, Toxicology/Pharmacology, Botany/ Traditional Medicine and Pharmaceutical Technology | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Traditional Medicine Research |
Dr Essame Oyono
| Central |
Cameroon
| Dr Agbor | |||
www.minresi.net | ||||
University of Buea | Faculty Of Science (Departments Of Chemistry + Biotechnology Unit) | ANDI Centre of Excellence for Onchocerciasis Drug Research |
Prof Titanji
| Central |
Dr Cho-Ngwa | ||||
Cameroon
| Prof Efange | |||
National Center for Research | Medicinal And Aromatic Plants Research Institute, Tropical Medicine Research Institute | ANDI Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery & Diagnostic Innovation |
Prof Ahmed
| Eastern |
Sudan
| ||||
Institute of Primate Research | Institute Of Primate Research - (Tropical & Infectious Diseases, Drugs Program/ Natural Products Platform, Reproductive Health & Biology, Non-Communicable Diseases, Animal Sciences) | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Pre-clinical Research |
Dr Kariuki
| Eastern |
Kenya
| ||||
Kenya Medical Research Institute | Research Care And Training Program, Centre For Microbiology Research | ANDI Centre of Excellence in HIV Operational Research |
Dr Mpoke
| Eastern |
Kenya
| Pr Bukusi | |||
Trypanosomiasis Research Centre | Departments Of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Primate Unit | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Pre-Clinical Development |
Dr Murilla
| Eastern |
Kenya
| ||||
Joint Clinical Research Centre | Departments Of Clinical Services, and Research | ANDI Centre of Excellence in HIV/TB Clinical Research |
Prof Mugyenyi
| Eastern |
Uganda
| ||||
Makerere University | Infectious Diseases Institute | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases |
Dr Coutinho
| Eastern |
Uganda
| Dr Castelnuovo | |||
Kenya Medical Research Institute | Production Department | ANDI Centre of Excellence for Diagnostics Development and Production |
Dr Mpoke
| Eastern |
Kenya
| Dr Kimotho | |||
St. Luke Foundation | Kilimanjaro School of Pharmacy | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Manufacturing and Regulatory Training |
Dr Koehler
| Eastern |
Tanzania
| Dr Mlaki | |||
Theodor Bilharz Research Institute | Departments Of Pharmacology, Parasitology, Medicinal Chemistry, Medical Malacology, Environmental Research | ANDI Centre of Excellence on Anti-trematodal R&D |
Dr El Fandy
| Northern |
Prof Botros | ||||
Prof El-Sayed | ||||
Egypt
| ||||
VACSERA | Units of R&D Fractionation And Venom Research, QC, Clinical Trial, R&D Microbiological, R&D Electropheresis, Toxin and Preclinical Trial | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Anti-venom Research |
Dr Tolba
| Northern |
Dr Elfiky | ||||
Egypt
| ||||
VACSERA | Regional Reference Lab, AFP Lab, Hepatitis Viruses Epidemiological Studies Unit, Influenza Reference Lab, Cell Culture Unit, | ANDI Centre of Excellence for virus strains diagnosis |
Dr Tolba
| Northern |
Dr Bassioni | ||||
Egypt
| ||||
VACSERA | Units of R&D Fractionation And Venom Research, QC, Clinical Trial, R&D Microbiological, R&D Electropheresis, Toxin and Preclinical Trial | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Anti-venom Research |
Dr Tolba
| Northern |
Dr Hamza | ||||
Egypt
| ||||
VACSERA | Regional Reference Lab, AFP Lab, Hepatitis Viruses Epidemiological Studies Unit, Influenza Reference Lab, Cell Culture Unit, | ANDI Centre of Excellence for virus strains diagnosis |
Dr Tolba
| Northern |
Dr Hamza | ||||
Egypt
| ||||
Institut Pasteur de Tunis | Departments Of Clinical Virology, Production, Medical Epidemiology, Human And Experimental Pathology, Units of Genetic Orphan Diseases Research Viral Vaccines Research And Development, Typing and Genetics Of Mycobacteria and Laboratories Of Venoms And Toxins, Vaccinology and Molecular Genetics and Immunopathology | ANDI Centre of Excellence for Bio-molecule Discovery |
Dr Louzir
| Northern |
Tunisia
| ||||
University of Mauritius | Departments of Biomaterials and Drug Delivery/Chemistry, Biopharmaceutical /Biosciences and Molecular Biology/Biosciences | ANDI Centre for Biomedical and Biomaterials Research |
Prof Morgan
| Southern |
Dr Jhurry | ||||
Mauritius
| ||||
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research | Operating Unit Of Materials Science and Manufacturing | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Nanomedicine Research |
Dr Botha
| Southern |
South Africa
| Dr Swai | |||
iThemba LABS | Departments Of Radionuclides, Radiobiology, Hadron Radiotherapy and Materials And Nanosciences | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Radiochemistry |
Dr Vilakazi
| Southern |
Dr Maaza | ||||
South Africa
| ||||
iThemba Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd | Drug Discovery | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry |
Dr Edlin
| Southern |
South Africa
| ||||
South African Medical Research Council | Innovation Centre (Commercialization, Intellectual Property) | ANDI Centre of Excellence for IP management in health |
Dr Dhansay
| Southern |
South Africa
| Dr Bunn | |||
University of Cape Town | Lung Infection and Immunity Unit | ANDI Centre of Excellence for TB Diagnostics Research |
Dr Dehda
| Southern |
South Africa
| ||||
University of Cape Town | IIDMM, Departments Of Chemistry, Pharmacology, Drug Discovery And Development Institute | ANDI Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery |
Dr Price
| Southern |
Dr Chibale | ||||
South Africa
| ||||
University of Cape Town | Institute Of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Proteomics and Genomics |
Prof Hussey
| Southern |
Prof Blackburn | ||||
Prof Ramesar | ||||
South Africa
| ||||
University of Stellenbosch | Faculty Of Health Sciences (Centre For Infectious Diseases) | ANDI Centre of Excellence for TB Translational Research |
Dr van Zyl
| Southern |
Prof van Helden | ||||
South Africa
| ||||
University of Stellenbosch | Faculty Of Health Sciences (Molecule Biology & Human Genetics, Pediatrics And Child Health, Medical Microbiology, Medical Virology, Internal Medicine) | ANDI Centre of Excellence for HIV Translational Research |
Prof Nachega
| Southern |
Prof Preiser | ||||
South Africa
| ||||
University of the Witwatersrand | Department Of Molecular Medicine and Hematology, Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit | ANDI Centre of Excellence for Viral Gene Therapy |
Prof Arbuthnot
| Southern |
South Africa
| ||||
University of the Witwatersrand | The Wits Drug Delivery Platform | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Advanced Drug Delivery Technology |
Dr Pillay
| Southern |
South Africa
| ||||
University of Zambia | Zambart Project | ANDI Centre of Excellence for HIV/TB Diagnostics Technologies |
Dr Ayles
| Southern |
Zambia
| Dr Muyoyeta | |||
African Institute of Biomedical Science & Technologies | Departments Of DMPK & Toxicology and Molecular Sciences | ANDI Centre of Excellence in in-silico Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology Studies |
Dr Masimirembwa
| Southern |
Zimbabwe
| ||||
The Biovac Institute | The Biovac Institute | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Vaccine Production |
Dr Makhoana
| Southern |
Mr. van Duyse | ||||
South Africa
| ||||
Botswana Vaccine Institute | Botswana Vaccine Institute | ANDI Centre of Excellence for Vaccine Production |
Dr Matlho
| Southern |
Botswana
| ||||
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | Kumasi Centre For Collaborative Research Into Tropical Medicine | ANDI Centre of Excellence for Applied Biomedical Research |
Dr van Kampen
| Western |
Ghana
| Dr Owusu-Dabo | |||
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research | Departments Of Clinical Pathology, Virology, Clinical Trials and Epidemiology, Parasitology, Bacteriology | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Disease Surveillance and Prevention |
Prof Nyarko
| Western |
Ghana
| ||||
University of Bamako | Malaria Research and Training Center, Department Of Epidemiology Of Parasitic Diseases, Faculty Of Medicine, Pharmacy And Dentistry | ANDI Centre of Excellence for Clinical Development of Malaria Products |
Prof Doumbo
| Western |
Prof Thera | ||||
Mali
| NA | |||
National Institute for Pharmaceutical R&D | Departments of Pharmaceutical Technology and Raw Material Development, Pharmacology And Toxicology, Medicinal Plant Research And Traditional Medicine, Microbiology And Biotechnology, Medicinal Chemistry/Quality Control, Human Virology/ Biotechnology and Clinic Research And Services | ANDI Centre of Excellence in Phytomedicine Research and Development |
Prof Gamaniel
| Western |
Nigeria
| ||||
University of Ibadan | College Of Medicine, Malaria Research Laboratories | ANDI Centre of Excellence for Malaria Translational Research |
Prof Akinyinka
| Western |
Dr Gbotosho | ||||
Nigeria
| ||||
University of Lagos | College Of Medicine | ANDI Centre of Excellence for Malaria Diagnosis |
Prof Wole
| Western |
Dr Oyibo | ||||
Nigeria
| ||||
LaGray Chemical Company Ltd | LaGray Chemical Company | ANDI Centre of Excellence for Drug Manufacturing |
Dr Lartey
| Western |
Ghana
|
Analysis of financing data from CoE
Results and discussion
Successful Centres of Excellence (CoE)
Funding of health R&D in Africa
Countries | Public donors | Private and philanthropic donors | TOTAL FREQUENCY | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NA | A/H | IN | NPO | IO | FREQUENCY | IP | PF | FREQUENCY | ||
United States of America | 51 | 19 | 3 | 20 |
93
| 11 | 40 |
51
|
144
| |
Republic of South Africa | 33 | 2 | 4 |
39
| 4 | 5 |
9
|
48
| ||
United Kingdom | 16 | 4 | 1 |
21
| 12 | 13 |
25
|
46
| ||
Switzerland | 9 | 3 | 12 |
24
| 5 | 8 |
13
|
37
| ||
Germany | 17 | 3 | 1 |
21
| 2 | 3 |
5
|
26
| ||
France | 3 | 4 | 5 |
12
| 6 |
6
|
18
| |||
Italy | 9 | 1 |
10
| 1 |
1
|
11
| ||||
Sweden | 9 | 2 |
11
|
0
|
11
| |||||
Canada | 6 | 3 |
9
| 1 |
1
|
10
| ||||
Kenya | 4 | 1 | 3 |
8
| 1 |
1
|
9
| |||
The Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
7
| 1 | 1 |
2
|
9
| |
Spain | 7 | 1 |
8
|
0
|
8
| |||||
Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 |
6
|
0
|
6
| ||||
Egypt | 2 | 2 |
4
| 1 |
1
|
5
| ||||
Nigeria | 1 | 1 |
2
| 2 | 1 |
3
|
5
| |||
Tanzania | 1 |
1
| 3 |
3
|
4
| |||||
Australia | 1 | 1 |
2
| 1 |
1
|
3
| ||||
Ireland | 3 |
3
|
0
|
3
| ||||||
Belgium | 1 | 1 |
2
|
0
|
2
| |||||
Burkina Faso | 1 |
1
| 1 |
1
|
2
| |||||
Czech Republic | 2 |
2
|
0
|
2
| ||||||
Finland | 2 |
2
|
0
|
2
| ||||||
Japan |
0
| 2 |
2
|
2
| ||||||
Norway | 2 |
2
|
0
|
2
| ||||||
Senegal | 1 |
1
| 1 |
1
|
2
| |||||
Cuba | 1 |
1
|
0
|
1
| ||||||
Denmark | 1 |
1
|
0
|
1
| ||||||
Israel |
0
| 1 |
1
|
1
| ||||||
New Zeeland |
0
| 1 |
1
|
1
| ||||||
Republic of Saudi Arabia | 1 |
1
|
0
|
1
| ||||||
Slovakia | 1 |
1
|
0
|
1
| ||||||
Uganda | 1 |
1
|
0
|
1
| ||||||
United Arabic Emirates | 1 |
1
|
0
|
1
| ||||||
Others
| ||||||||||
United Nations | 66 |
66
|
66
| |||||||
European Union | 46 |
46
|
46
| |||||||
Development Banks | 9 |
9
|
9
| |||||||
African Union | 4 |
4
|
4
| |||||||
TOTAL | 186 | 51 | 27 | 33 | 125 |
422
| 49 | 79 |
128
|
550
|