DI-DIDA - Digital Innovations and Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases in Africa

DI-DIDA项目的总体目标是通过i)加强非洲的研究能力，ii)加强非洲在诊断和数字技术方面的技术发展，以及iii)鼓励撒哈拉以南卫生当局、临床医生、企业和患者采用创新，来应对撒哈拉以南非洲与贫困有关的传染病。为此，该财团包括来自撒哈拉以南非洲四个国家(肯尼亚、塞内加尔、坦桑尼亚和乌干达)和欧盟的主要合作伙伴。为了实现我们的目标，我们将实施一系列相辅相成的行动：-关于传染病共病、人畜互动、传染病诊断技术、非洲数字健康解决方案以及非洲人民采用创新的社会经济因素的联合研究项目。-共同开发创新的低成本诊断和数字/移动保健决策支持技术，并将其纳入现有的非洲数字保健基础设施。-临床验证研究。-为非洲学生提供博士奖学金，由欧盟同行联合授予博士学位。-研究能力建设(管理、赠款撰写、出版物等)--工作人员交流。--培训。-组织针对企业和政策制定者的公民和经纪活动。--全面传播、开发、传播行动计划。该项目的影响将是：-改善撒哈拉以南非洲的研究/技术开发和制造/临床验证能力。-在与贫穷有关的传染病的几个专题上获得新知识。-扩大国际网络，加强非洲与欧盟的合作。-开发了一种新的低成本诊断和决策支持技术，并通过专门的研究和与卫生当局的合作促进了这种技术的采用。-更好地了解撒哈拉以南人口对传染病的认识

The DI-DIDA project's overall objective is to tackle poverty-related infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa by i) strengthening the African research capacities, ii) enhancing technology development in diagnostics and digital technologies in Africa, and iii) encouraging adoption of innovations by sub-Saharan health authorities, clinicians, businesses, and patients. For that, the consortium includes leading partners from four sub-Saharan African countries (Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda) and the EU. To reach our objectives, we will implement a combination of complementary actions: - Joint research projects on infectious diseases co-morbidities, human-livestock interactions, infectious diseases diagnostic technologies, digital health solutions for Africa, and socio-economic factors of innovation adoption by African people. - The co-development of an innovative low-cost diagnostic and digital/mHealth decision support technology and its integration into existing African digital health infrastructure. - Clinical validation studies. - A PhD fellowship for students in Africa with joint PhD awarding by EU counterparts. - Research capacity building (management, grant writing, publications etc.) - Staff exchanges. - Training. - Organisation of citizen and brokerage events targeting businesses and policy makers. - A comprehensive dissemination, exploitation, and communication action plan. The impact of this project will be: - Improved research / technology development and manufacturing / clinical validation capacities in sub-Saharan Africa. - New knowledge gained on several topics related with poverty-related infectious diseases. - Increased international networks and reinforcement of the collaboration between Africa and the EU. - A new low cost diagnostics and decision support technology developed and its adoption fostered by dedicated studies and collaboration with health authorities. - Better informed sub-Saharan populations about to infectious diseases