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AfyaBora Fellowship in Global Health Leadership for 2021/2022 African Medical Practitioners

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The AfyaBora Fellowship in Global Health Leadership works to fill an identified gap in training for African and U.S. health professionals. This innovative 9-month fellowship will prepare African and U.S. health professionals to lead and manage major health programs in African countries.

Application Deadline: 9th October 2020

Eligible Countries: Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, or Uganda

About the Award: The 9-month training program has two components:

  • Distance learning modules
  • A mentored, project-based assignment to an attachment site at academic, local government, or non-governmental health organizations in partner African countries

Type: Fellowship

Eligibility: In order to be eligible to apply all applicants MUST meet the following criteria:

  1. Be a citizen or permanent resident of Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, or Uganda

    AND
  2. Meet ONE of the following education requirements:
  • Medical applicants need to have a M.D. or MBChB with a MMed or Master’s degree in related field.
  • Nursing applicants need to have a Master’s degree in nursing, public health or a related field (PhD preferred), or substantial work experience.
  • Other public health professionals (those without a clinical degree) must have a Doctoral degree in public health or a related field.

Number of Awardees: 20 approximately

Value of Fellowship: The Afya Bora Fellowship will provide the following to each African fellow:

  • A monthly stipend.

Duration of Fellowship: 9 months

How to Apply: Apply below

Visit Fellowship Webpage for details

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