High tuberculosis rates and rising Type 2 Diabetes present overlapping challenges in Mozambique. Sofar Fellow Denise Michela Milice (MD, MPH) reflects on strategies for connecting care to improve patient outcomes and inform future research. In Mozambique, patients often face both TB and Type 2 Diabetes, yet the health system largely treats these conditions separately. In a thoughtful reflection, Sofar Fellow Denise Michela Milice  explores how integrating services can address

Sombo Fwoloshi , a proud London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) alumna, has returned to the institution to pursue her PhD in the Department of Clinical Research, under Infectious and Tropical Diseases (ITD). She began her studies in September 2025 and recently travelled to London to complete her registration and attend doctoral transferable skills courses, which strengthen essential research, communication, and professional development skills. As a Southern Afr

Richard Mwape , from Zambia , began his PhD studies at the L ondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)  in September 2025.His research focuses on validating mucosal biomarkers as predictors of disease severity in paediatric respiratory tract infections , which could help improve early diagnosis and management of respiratory illnesses in children. While in London, Richard completed his registration and attended doctoral transferable skills courses , which equip stud

We are delighted to share that Denise Michela Milice  a Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) fellow with Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) in Mozambique, has begun PhD studies in Public Health Policy at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Her research focuses on assessing health system readiness for the integration of tuberculosis (TB) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) services in Mozambique. Specifically, she will explore the prevalence of T2D among peop

Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) PhD fellow JayJay Karumazondo presented at the STI & HIV 2025 World Congress in...

The Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI) in Zimbabwe will host the course "Introduction to Health Geographic Information...

In March 2025, Zambart leadership met with the Africa CDC Southern Africa Regional Office in Lusaka to discuss collaboration under the...

The SOFAR team in Zimbabwe, comprising Dr. Constance Mackworth-Young and Prof. Katharina Kranzer, recently met with Dr. Thenjiwe Sisimayi...

We’re excited to launch the first issue of the Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) newsletter! This inaugural edition...

We are thrilled to share that Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) partners from ZAMBART  and BIiomedical Research and...

We’re excited to share that the SOFAR (Southern Africa Research Capacity Network) Project is now featured on the EU CORDIS platform !...

The  SOFAR study coordinator Dr. Mikaela Coleman completed a series of site visits to network partners Zambart in Zambia, Instituto...

In April, representatives from the SOFAR network finance teams in Zambia and Zimbabwe, along with the Principal Investigator and Study...

We’re excited to celebrate Fiona Gambanga  and Jayjay Karumazondo , who have started PhD studies in Epidemiology at the London School of...

A newly recruited cohort of SOFAR fellows has officially joined the Digital Global Health Academy, an innovative programme designed to...

We’re excited to introduce the cohort of PhD scholars recruited through the Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR). These six...