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Infectious Diseases Institute

Goal: To build capacity in Africa for the delivery of sustainable, high quality care and prevention of HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases through training and research

Targeted Area: Sub-Saharan Africa, centered in Uganda

Start Date: 2001

Pfizer's Commitment: Support for the building of a regional treatment, research and training institute in Kampala, Uganda to strengthen local and regional capacity in HIV/AIDS care

Partners: Makerere University, Accordia Global Health Foundation, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) among others

Successes:

  • Trained more than 1,700 health care providers from 26 African countries
  • Currently providing care to approximately 10,000 patients
  • Building research capacity in Africa by pairing promising new investigators with established researchers from North America and Europe, and through mentoring arrangements and fellowships
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