H3Africa – Human Heredity & Health In Africa

H3Africa empowers African researchers to be competitive in genomic sciences, establishes and nurtures effective collaborations among African researchers on the African continent, and generates unique data that could be used to improve both African and global health.

There is currently a global effort to apply genomic science and associated technologies to further the understanding of health and disease in diverse populations. These efforts work to identify individuals and populations who are at risk for developing specific diseases, and to better understand underlying genetic and environmental contributions to that risk. Given the large amount of genetic diversity on the African continent, there exists an enormous opportunity to utilize such approaches to benefit African populations and to inform global health.

The Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) consortium facilitates fundamental research into diseases on the African continent while also developing infrastructure, resources, training, and ethical guidelines to support a sustainable African research enterprise – led by African scientists, for the African people. The initiative consists of 51 African projects that include population-based genomic studies of common, non-communicable disorders such as heart and renal disease, as well as communicable diseases such as tuberculosis. These studies are led by African scientists and use genetic, clinical, and epidemiologic methods to identify hereditary and environmental contributions to health and disease. To establish a foundation for African scientists to continue this essential work into the future work, the consortium also supports many crucial capacity building elements, such as: ethical, legal, and social implications research; training and capacity building for bioinformatics; capacity for biobanking; and coordination and networking.

$176million

Overall monetary investment by NIH/Wellcome Trust

+500

Consortium Members

310

Study Coordinators/Community Engagement Representatives/Fellows Travel supported

201

Workshops/Themed meetings (H3Africa Only)

51

H3Africa Projects supported

+1026

Number of Workshop/Satellite meeting attendees - H3Africa Only

260

Number of BSc

1528

Number of members registered on the HtrainDB

467

Trainees

118065

Research Participants Recruited

30

African Countries involved

331

Number of members accessing the Digest on HtrainDB

2062

Number of Workshop/Satellite meeting attendees (Including H3ABioNet)

480

Number of PhD

703

H3Africa Publications

510

Number of MSc

53

Number of Workshops/Themed meetings (Including H3ABioNet)

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• What We Have Done In Africa
• What We Have Done In Africa

• Funding Funding H3Africa has been funded for a period of 10 years (2011-2021) at a current commitment of ~$180M. This money has been awarded to African Institutions from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Wellcome Trust, and the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) through its funding platform,... FIND OUT MORE
• Science For Africa Foundation The African Academy of Sciences (The AAS) is a non-aligned, non-political, not-for-profit pan African organisation whose vision is to see transformed lives on the African continent through science.  FIND OUT MORE
• NIH Resources for Applicants and Grantees NIH Resources for International Investigators NIH Information for Foreign Applicants and Grantees: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/foreign/index.htm NIH Office of Extramural Research Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/frequent_questions.htm Fogarty International Center (FIC): Global Health Resources: http://www.fic.nih.gov/Global/Pages/default.aspx FIC: E-learning Resources for Global Health Researchers:  http://www.fic.nih.gov/Global/Pages/training-resources.aspx NIAID: Grants Policy and Management Training for Foreign Investigators:  https://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/grant/strategy/pages/default.aspx NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT):... FIND OUT MORE
• NIH Funding NIH Funding The NIH solicits applications from foreign Institutions in African countries who wish to develop the study of genomic/genetic/environmental contributors of human health and disease within Africa to understand health and diseases affecting African populations. Current Funding Opportunities H3Africa ELSI funding opportunities Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa): Ethical, Legal, and Societal... FIND OUT MORE
• Wellcome Funding Wellcome Funding The Wellcome Trust is an independent global charitable trust, dedicated to improving health. They support a broad range of scientific and interdisciplinary research from ideation and discovery through to implementation and impact assessment. We’ve listed a few of the links which we hope will help you identify appropriate funding calls  and... FIND OUT MORE
• Electronic Submission Webinar - How to apply for H3A grants Electronic Submission Webinar - How to apply for H3A grants FAQs H3Africa RFAs Bioinformatics RFA Presentations 5 October 2016 Application Submission-Oct2016 Grantsgov eRA SAM Subcontracts Overview H3Africa TIS short Best wishes, Laura Laura Skow Scientific Program Analyst National Human Genome Research Institute 5635 Fishers Lane, Rm 4090 Rockville, MD 20852 Office: (301) 443-2360 Email: [email protected] FIND OUT MORE

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