Strengthening capacity for drug discovery and development in sub-Saharan Africa
RAFIKI is an EU-funded project focused on strengthening capacity for drug discovery and development across sub-Saharan Africa. Through targeted training and infrastructure actions, the project will tackle pressing public health challenges and build new avenues for cooperation between African and European researchers.
Sub-Saharan Africa bears a disproportionate burden of global infectious diseases, with significant ramifications for the public health and development of the African continent. Recent years have seen promising progress for drug discovery in Africa, but local research communities would benefit from further strengthening of infrastructure to develop tailored solutions for these critical public health needs.
Under the Horizon Europe project RAFIKI, we are uniting key players from the African and European drug discovery scenes to bring accelerated and sustainable growth to the sub-Saharan African drug discovery community and foster connections with global research networks.
