ProjectCATCR – Central Africa Training Platform for Clinical Research on infectious diseases
Basic data
Acronym:
CATCR
Title:
Central Africa Training Platform for Clinical Research on infectious diseases
Duration:
01/11/2024 to 30/04/2029
Abstract / short description:
The world is facing the silent “pandemic” of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Central Africa has the highest mortality rate (23.5 deaths/
100,000) attributable to AMR in the world. Research is desperately needed to better understand the burden of AMR in this region, and
it is vital that this work is done by local researchers who will be the future leaders of scientific and clinical research in central Africa.
The overall aim of the Central Africa Training Platform for Clinical Research on infectious diseases (CATCR) project is to produce
essential, world-class research in central Africa, for central Africa, by central African people. To achieve this, it is crucial that the critical
mass of PhD and PostDocs in central Africa is increased. Therefore, the consortium will (1) develop a multifaceted training programme
on infectious diseases focusing on AMR for MSc, PhD and healthcare professionals; (2) develop a clinical fellowship programme of
recruitment, training, evaluation and retention; (3) research the lack of knowledge on antimicrobial usage trends in patients with parasitic
infections; (4) research the causal link between prevalence rates and influencing factors of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
(CPE) and occurrence of AMR in humans and livestock; and (5) research to understand the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) and drugresistant
TB characteristics in Central Africa. Finally, (6) the project will focus on communicating, and disseminating research results.
Through CATCR, talented researchers, clinicians and health care professionals working on AMR in central Africa will benefit from
access to fully-funded fellowships to complete ground-breaking research. Public and regulatory authorities in Africa will use the research
and newly established fellowships to develop vital AMR action plans and to increase the critical mass of researchers in the region will
ultimately lead to benefits for patients and citizens of central Africa.
100,000) attributable to AMR in the world. Research is desperately needed to better understand the burden of AMR in this region, and
it is vital that this work is done by local researchers who will be the future leaders of scientific and clinical research in central Africa.
The overall aim of the Central Africa Training Platform for Clinical Research on infectious diseases (CATCR) project is to produce
essential, world-class research in central Africa, for central Africa, by central African people. To achieve this, it is crucial that the critical
mass of PhD and PostDocs in central Africa is increased. Therefore, the consortium will (1) develop a multifaceted training programme
on infectious diseases focusing on AMR for MSc, PhD and healthcare professionals; (2) develop a clinical fellowship programme of
recruitment, training, evaluation and retention; (3) research the lack of knowledge on antimicrobial usage trends in patients with parasitic
infections; (4) research the causal link between prevalence rates and influencing factors of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
(CPE) and occurrence of AMR in humans and livestock; and (5) research to understand the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) and drugresistant
TB characteristics in Central Africa. Finally, (6) the project will focus on communicating, and disseminating research results.
Through CATCR, talented researchers, clinicians and health care professionals working on AMR in central Africa will benefit from
access to fully-funded fellowships to complete ground-breaking research. Public and regulatory authorities in Africa will use the research
and newly established fellowships to develop vital AMR action plans and to increase the critical mass of researchers in the region will
ultimately lead to benefits for patients and citizens of central Africa.
Involved staff
Managers
Faculty of Medicine
University of Tübingen
University of Tübingen
Other staff
Faculty of Medicine
University of Tübingen
University of Tübingen
Local organizational units
Department VII, Tropical Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Hospitals and clinical institutes, Faculty of Medicine
Hospitals and clinical institutes, Faculty of Medicine
Funders
Den Hauge, Netherlands