01414nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001653002300042653003000065653001600095653001100111653002400122653001100146100001400157700001600171700001100187700001300198700001400211700001400225245013000239856011700369300001000486490000600496520063200502022001401134       2013                            d10aNeglected Diseases10aInternational Cooperation10aFoundations10aEurope10aBiomedical Research10aAfrica1 aO'Neill H1 aMzilahowa T1 aDeus N1 aNjenga S1 aMmbaga EJ1 aKariuki T00aEvaluation of the european foundation initiative into African research in neglected tropical diseases by the African fellows.  uhttp://www.plosntds.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002019&representation=PDF   ae20190 v73 a<p>In 2008, five European foundations (the Volkswagen, Gulbenkian, Mérieux, Nuffield, and Cariplo foundations) driven by a common goal formed the EFINTD (<a href="http://www.ntd-africa.net">www.ntd-africa.net</a>). EFINTD aims to strengthen</p>

<p>research capacity in NTDs in Africa.This objective is accomplished by harnessing the skills of and empowering young African researchers who are based in their respective countries to perform research on various NTDs. The funding scheme supports recently qualified doctorate researchers with junior fellowships&nbsp;and more advanced researchers with senior fellowships.</p>
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