Achievements
Established Regional Reference Laboratories:
- Universiteit Stellenbosch University (SUN) South Africa- Tuberculosis.
- Botswana Harvard AIDs Institute – HIV/AIDS.
- Centro de Investigaçao em saúde de manhiça Mozambique – Malaria and Data Center.
- In process: Data Management Center at CISM- Mozambique.
Established disease-specific node leaders. Dr Pedro Aide (Malaria), Dr Rosemary Musonda (HIV/AIS), Dr Andre Loxton and Dr Alberto Garica (Tuberculose)
Capacity building & Mentorship programme: 9 master students and 4 PhD doctoral programmes were supported. 18 short-term training offered to more than 60 staff members in the region. Facilities & Lab Upgraded at BRTI, BHP, CISM, SUN.
Publications: >40 publications, 16 manuscripts were submitted.