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ABOUT: “Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme supporting aspirational public health leaders from Africa in acquiring advanced skills and competencies to strategize, manage and lead public health programmes that will transform public health in Africa
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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
In order to design, manage, and lead public health initiatives that will revolutionise public health in Africa, ambitious Public Health Leaders (Fellows) from Africa are supported in obtaining advanced skills and competences.
Fellows accepted into the programme will be senior public health experts from African Union Member States who will assist in and oversee the implementation of a new public health order for Africa. They will also serve as mentors and educators for the continent’s future public health leaders.
On April 7, 2021, the Fellowship program’s inaugural cohort, which included 20 fellows from 14 different countries, was officially started. For the second cohort of the Fellowship in 2022, 20 more fellows from 17 different countries were accepted with more than 3000 cohort.
The fellowship programme is now taking applications for the Third cohort; the application deadline is January 15, 2023, and the fellowship is expected to start in May of that year.
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APPLY: 2023 Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Program For Young Africans
Required Documents
To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;
- A support letter from the current employer to confirm employment, guaranteeing that the candidate will be allowed enough time to participate in the Fellowship program and to attend the full eight weeks of institutional residential experience.
- Letters of recommendation from two reputable professional referees.
- A personal statement (maximum 400 words) providing evidence of the candidate’s commitment to public health in Africa detailing the following:
- Their leadership experience and professional attainment
- Their vision of, and the future impact of effective public health leadership in Africa
- How they would champion public health initiatives in Africa
- A leadership challenge project proposal (maximum 400 words) that outlines a potential leadership challenge project they will implement. The proposal should include a title, brief description of the challenge (the what, the who is affected, and the why), a proposed strategy for a solution, and the expected outcome.
how to apply
Applications are now being accepted. For additional information, download the prospectus in your preferred language which would be made available on the site and progress your application ahead by CLICKING HERE
NOTE: you’ll be redirected to the main website.
Closing date: January 15, 2023
Timeline:
- Successful applicants will be informed by 31st March 2023.
- The fellowship will start on 1st May 2023.
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APPLY: 2023 Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Program For Young Africans
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