Science for Africa Foundation (SFA): The Next Frontier - Discretionary Award

The Next Frontier initiative seeks to respond to some of community and public Engagement’s (CPE) more strategic challenges to optimize impact and foster sustainability of the field. As we consolidate gains from DELTAS Africa I, we are aware that we need more than capacity strengthening for CPE to facilitate true paradigm shift. We must tackle the following systemic challenges. \- Recognized global biomedical research guidelines, e.g., ICH-E6 and WHO guidelines for clinical trials do not include CPE as a requirement for good clinical practice. \- Lack of evidence of the impact of CPE. \- Public mistrust of science and scientists. If awarded this grant, we aim to, \- Influence the ICH-E6 (R3) guidelines on GCP and WHO guidelines for clinical trials to embed CPE. \- Build the evidence base for CPE. \- Build agendas with communities. These goals align with SFA Foundation’s engagement strategy and Wellcome’s CE priorities including. \- Better clinical trials \- Changing mindsets. \- Building capacity to engage on shared projects. \- trust in science and, \- Understanding better the priorities and perspectives of communities

Programme: Discretionary Award

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