Deadline– 10 December 2013
All eligible applicants are invited to submit applications for Afya Bora Fellowship in Global Health Leadership. This program aims to prepare African and U.S. health professionals to lead and manage major health programs in African countries and will develop a sustainable training program owned by a South-South Consortium, with the ultimate goal of improving health-related service delivery in Africa.
Benefits–
For African Trainees-
- airfare (home-Botswana- attachment sites – Kenya – attachment site- Uganda – home)
- monthly stipend equivalent to $1500 per month
- evacuation insurance if stationed outside home country
- accommodations and per diem up if attending didactic sessions and meetings outside of home country
- reimbursement for visa cost
US Trainees
- existing fellowship stipend
- roundtrip airfare from home city- Africa
- airfare within Africa to attachment site placement and modules
- reimbursement for other selected fellowship-specific activities in Africa (i.e. travel to rural sites, visa, etc)
- support request for an NIH loan repayment up to $35,000 for one year (eligible applicants are limited to postdocs)
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Be a citizens of US, Kenya, Botswana, Uganda, or Tanzania AND
- Meet ONE of the following education requirement-
- Medical applicants need to have a M.D. or MBChB with a MMed, MPH or Masters degree in related field.
- Nursing applicants need to have a Masters degree in Nursing, Public Health or a related field (PhD preferred).
- Other Public Health professionals (those without a clinical degree) must have a PhD in Public Health or a related field.
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