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  Applications are now open for the 2024 iteration of the Africa Oxford (AfOx) Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship Scheme. This dynamic initiative is a multi-disciplinary platform that supports African innovators in crafting novel solutions to address the continent’s pressing health issues.
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The AfOx-HIP welcomes innovators from diverse scientific backgrounds, extending beyond life sciences and engineering, to harness any technology that can lead to groundbreaking disease prevention, diagnosis, management, and treatment solutions. Your ingenuity is valued and encouraged whether you’re delving into therapeutics, vaccines, digital technologies, medical devices, or diagnostics. This program focuses on solutions that exhibit strong potential for bolstering health systems and promise significant advancements in healthcare equity and accessibility. Organizers are looking for innovations that can make a tangible difference, particularly in underserved communities.

Benefits

Selected participants, up to 50 in each cohort, will undergo an intensive training course on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health for Africa. This comprehensive program covers essential topics such as systems thinking, financial projections, crafting and delivering persuasive pitches, and navigating the intricacies of intellectual property and regulatory frameworks.
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The training is designed to be flexible and accessible, delivered through a series of web-based sessions spanning 16 weeks. With a self-paced interactive format and weekly workshops, participants can expect to dedicate 8–10 hours per week, making it feasible for even the busiest innovators and entrepreneurs to participate. Personalized mentorship and guidance will be provided to assist fellows in refining their ventures. Additionally, the program supports collaboration through virtual workrooms, enabling small group engagement and co-creation among the cohort, thereby building an interactive network of peer support.

Eligibility Criteria

The AfOx-HIP is open to innovators working with any type of technology and across all disciplines, including those outside the traditional life sciences and engineering fields. Whether your focus is on vaccines, diagnostics, medical devices, therapeutics, or surgical innovations, if your solution has the potential to drive transformative change in African healthcare delivery, we want to hear from you.
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The organizers of this program particularly welcome solutions targeting:
  • Reducing premature deaths from non-communicable diseases among African populations
  • Optimizing diagnostic and prognostic tests tailored to African contexts
  • Developing novel diagnostic tools to enhance resilience against endemic diseases
  • Preventing, diagnosing, or treating zoonotic diseases
Applications are open until May 31, 2024. Apply HERE.
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This article was first published on 8th May 2024

ikenna-nwachukwu

Ikenna Nwachukwu holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He loves to look at the world through multiple lenses- economic, political, religious and philosophical- and to write about what he observes in a witty, yet reflective style.

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