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Health GIS training at BRTI to strengthens regional capacity in spatial analysis
The Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI) in Zimbabwe will host the course "Introduction to Health Geographic Information...
Ellen Chiyindiko
Aug 22, 2025


Zambart meets Africa CDC in Lusaka
In March 2025, Zambart leadership met with the Africa CDC Southern Africa Regional Office in Lusaka to discuss collaboration under the...
Ellen Chiyindiko
Jul 4, 2025


Building collaborations with the World Health Organisation
The SOFAR team in Zimbabwe, comprising Dr. Constance Mackworth-Young and Prof. Katharina Kranzer, recently met with Dr. Thenjiwe Sisimayi...
Ellen Chiyindiko
Jul 4, 2025


SOFAR Newsletter – Issue 1 Now Available!
We’re excited to launch the first issue of the Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) newsletter! This inaugural edition...
Ellen Chiyindiko
Jul 2, 2025


SOFAR welcomes Bupe Lungu as M&E officer
The SOFAR team is delighted to welcome Bupe Lungu as our new Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. At SOFAR, Bupe will play a key role in designing and implementing M&E systems that generate high-quality evidence to strengthen decision-making and contribute to improved health outcomes. She will be based at Zambart in Zambia, supporting our mission to deliver impactful, data-driven health programs. Bupe brings with her extensive expertise in public health data systems, monitoring
Ellen Chiyindiko
Jun 25, 2025


SOFAR partners shine at the twelfth EDCTP forum
We are thrilled to share that Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) partners from ZAMBART and BIiomedical Research and...
Ellen Chiyindiko
Jun 23, 2025


The SOFAR project is now live on the EU CORDIS platform
We’re excited to share that the SOFAR (Southern Africa Research Capacity Network) Project is now featured on the EU CORDIS platform !...
Ellen Chiyindiko
May 29, 2025


Connecting teams across the SOFAR Network
The SOFAR study coordinator Dr. Mikaela Coleman completed a series of site visits to network partners Zambart in Zambia, Instituto...
Ellen Chiyindiko
May 20, 2025


SOFAR team at the EDCTP3 Finance & Project Management Training
In April, representatives from the SOFAR network finance teams in Zambia and Zimbabwe, along with the Principal Investigator and Study...
Ellen Chiyindiko
May 14, 2025


New PhD milestones: Fiona Gambanga and Jayjay Karumazondo begin studies at LSHTM
We’re excited to celebrate Fiona Gambanga and Jayjay Karumazondo , who have started PhD studies in Epidemiology at the London School of...
Ellen Chiyindiko
May 14, 2025


SOFAR fellows join Digital Global Health Academy
A newly recruited cohort of SOFAR fellows has officially joined the Digital Global Health Academy, an innovative programme designed to...
Ellen Chiyindiko
Mar 27, 2025


The Southern Africa Research Capacity Network recruits PhD scholars
We’re excited to introduce the cohort of PhD scholars recruited through the Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR). These six outstanding early-career researchers, selected from across southern Africa ( Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique) , will pursue doctoral studies at leading universities, tackling health challenges that matter most in the African region. Their projects span a wide range of urgent issues—from maternal and neonatal health to infectious diseases an
Ellen Chiyindiko
Mar 25, 2025
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