The UK Government has formally launched a £1.5m partnership with Sierra Leone aimed at tackling drug resistance by improving public healt…
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UK and Sierra Leone launch £1.5m partnership to tackle growing threat of drug resistance
Date: 27/11/2020
This update covers grant activity from July - September, 2020.
Fleming Fund Fellowships support training and capacity building for scientists, epidemiologists and clinicians in over 20 countries across Africa and Asia. In Uganda, Fleming Fellow Michael Omodo is studying bacteria that move between humans and animals to understand how best to tackle resistance.
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“The Fellowship programme has completely changed the way I think on the job…”
Date: 12/11/2020
Fleming Fund Fellowships support training and capacity building for scientists, epidemiologists and clinicians in over 20 countries across Africa and Asia. In Nigeria, Eme Enkeng says her experience as a Fleming Fund Fellow is helping her become a leader in Nigeria’s scientific community and improve laboratory practices country wide.
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“You can’t steward medicines well without preventing and controlling infections…”
Date: 12/11/2020
Fleming Fund Fellowships support training and capacity building for scientists, epidemiologists and clinicians in over 20 countries across Africa and Asia. In Uganda, Fleming Fellow William Olum is bringing people together to help his hospital use drugs better.
Fleming Fund partner International Vaccine Institute is working with countries across Asia and Africa to identify, evaluate, and create…
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"To understand why bacteria behaves in a particular way, you need genomics..."
Date: 27/10/2020
The human genome was fully sequenced for the first time nearly 20 years ago and has consequentially resulted in remarkable medical and…
After 23 months of Fleming Fund support, the first country grant in Uganda comes to an end this month. The grant has helped develop an AMR…
Fellows from around the world discuss what it's like to work in their context, the inspiration behind their careers and what they've…
Technology remains a lifeline for millions of businesses and individuals still coping with the effects of COVID-19. For many Fleming Fund…