Deadline: December 23, 2020
The African Union Commission launched the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) – Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme on 25 May 2020 in partnership with the Kofi Annan Foundation, following its approval by the Governing Board of Africa CDC in March 2018. The aim is to support aspirational public health leaders (Fellows) from Africa in acquiring advanced skills and competencies to strategize, manage and lead public health programmes that will transform public health in Africa. Fellows admitted in the programme will be senior public health professionals from African Union Member States who will contribute to and lead the implementation of a new public health order for Africa, and in turn mentor and develop the next generation of public health leaders for the continent.
Kofi Atta Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and founding chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, exemplified visionary and principled leadership over the course of his life and career. Of his numerous accomplishments was the establishment of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (The Global Fund), which changed the approach to preventing and managing infectious diseases and the practice of public health globally. Visionary and principled leadership is critical for Africa to implement a new public health order that will enhance the timely detection and effective response to public health threats, and to ensure Africa has a healthy and productive population. It is also critical for mitigating the economic and social effects of these health threats while contributing to sustainable achievements of Africa’s Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals.
As part of the Programme, there will be an 8-week residency where Fellows will be resident at identified leading African public health organisations for a period of about 1-2 weeks each to provide them with the opportunity to engage directly and learn from the senior leadership of the organization.
Fundings:
- All costs related to the 8 week period of residency will be covered by the Africa CD.
- Africa CDC will provide all learning and development materials and meet all costs associated with the fellowship, including travel,
daily allowance and insurance during the residential placements. Fellows will be supported to ensure that they have the relevant
software for online learning.
Eligibilities:
- Only applicants who are currently in full-time employment in any area of public health, in a private or public institution in Africa will be considered.
- Postgraduate degree in a field that is related to public health e.g., medicine, animal health, health economics, epidemiology,What nutrition, demography.
- Senior public health professionals from African Union Member States.
Note: Africa CDC cannot sponsor visas for any dependents. Only complete applications will be considered.
How to apply:
- Go to the Africa CDC website: www.africacdc.org
- At the Africa CDC website, go to the opportunities tab and click on Kofi Annan photo (Arabic, English, French or Portuguese version depending on your preferred language) to access the online application form.
- Complete the online application form.
- Download the prospectus (in your preferred language) to see the required documents and email them to KofiAnnanFellowship@africa-union.org
- Please indicate “Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme” in the subject of your email.