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2 – Enhancing Doctoral Supervision Practices in Africa: Reflection on the CARTA Approach
- Education
- Published online: January 11, 2022
High quality research supervision is crucial for PhD training, yet it continues to pose challenges globally with important contextual factors impacting the quality of supervision. This article reports on responses to these challenges by a multi-institutional sub-Saharan Africa initiative (CARTA) at institutional, faculty and PhD fellow levels. The article describes
Building capacity for public and population health research in Africa: The consortium for advanced research training in Africa (CARTA) model.
- Authors: Ezeh A. C., Izugbara C. O., Kabiru C. W., Fonn S., Kahn K., Manderson L., Undieh A. S., Omigbodun A., & Thorogood M. (2010).
- Global Health Action
- Published online: October 12, 2010
Globally, sub-Saharan Africa bears the greatest burden of disease. Strengthened research capacity to understand the social determinants of health among different African populations is key to addressing the drivers of poor health and developing interventions to improve health outcomes and health systems in the region. Yet, the continent clearly lacks
Building Capacity of Librarians for Knowledge and Skill Development: A Case Study of Nine Institutions of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA)
- Authors: O. Obasola, A. Alonge, J. Eyers, B. Oladele
- Education
- Published online: October 1, 2014
Librarians have an important part to play in supporting research, training and developing the knowledge economies of nations. The changing roles of librarians and the attendant new skills and knowledge required to play these roles are a major challenge for libraries and librarians in developing countries, especially those in Africa.
Building the capacity to solve complex health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa: CARTA’S multidisciplinary PhD training
- Authors: S. Fonn, O. Egesah, D. Cole, F. Griffiths, L. Manderson, C. Kabiru, A. Ezeh, M. Thorogood, C. Izugbara
- Medicine
- Published online: July 1, 2016
A curriculum that produced PhD fellows who understood that health is an outcome of multiple determinants within complex environments and that approaches from a range of disciplines is required to address health and development within the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) has been effective in promoting an
CARTA fellows’ scientific contribution to the African public and population Health Research agenda (2011 to 2018)
- Authors: J. Igumbor, Edna N. Bosire, T. Basera, Dieudonne Uwizeye, O. Fayehun, Hesborn Wao, A. Ajuwon, E. Otukpa, Florah Karimi, D. Conco, Evelyn Gitau, S. Fonn
- Medicine, Education
- Published online: March 2, 2020
Investments by CARTA in supporting doctoral studies provides fellows with sufficient training and skills to publish their research in fields of public and population health, and the number of publications is understandably uneven across Africa’spublic and population priority areas.
Considerations for an integrated population health databank in Africa: Lessons from global best practices. Wellcome Open Research, 6, 1–33.
- Authors: Igumbor, J. O., Bosire, E. N., Vicente-Crespo, M., Igumbor, E. U., Olalekan, U. A., Chirwa, T. F., Kinyanjui, S. M., Kyobutungi, C., & Fonn, S. (2021).
- Published online: August 23, 2021
The rising digitisation and proliferation of data sources and repositories cannot be ignored. This trend expands opportunities to integrate and share population health data. Such platforms have many benefits, including the potential to efficiently translate information arising from such data to evidence needed to address complex global health challenges. There
Correction: Experiences of doctoral students enrolled in a research fellowship program to support doctoral training in Africa (2014 to 2018): The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa odyssey
- Authors: F. Balogun, Yolanda Malele-Kolisa, Sara Jewett Nieuwoudt, Hellen Jepngetich, J. Kiplagat, O. Morakinyo, Jeanette Dawa, N. Chandiwana, A. Chikandiwa, Oluwaseun Akinyemi, B. Olusanya, Esther Kikelomo Afolabi, Nkosiyazi Dube, T. Obembe, Esther Karumi, Celestin Ndikumana, Justine Nnakate Bukenya, M. Chikalipo, S. Ayamolowo, Emmanuel Shema, Lester Kapanda, Fred Maniragaba, Felix Khuluza, Henry Zakumumpa, K. Mbada, Hillary Sang, Emmanuel Kaindoa
- Education
- Published online: February 9, 2024
Effective supervision of doctoral students in public and population health in Africa: CARTA supervisors’ experiences, challenges and perceived opportunities
- Authors: J. Igumbor, Edna N. Bosire, Florah Karimi, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire, J. Allison, A. Muula, Anna Peixoto, K. Otwombe, Evelyn Gitau, G. Bondjers, S. Fonn, A. Ajuwon
- Education, Medicine
- Published online: December 22, 2020
The quality and success of postgraduate education largely rely on effective supervision. Since its inception in 2008, the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) has been at the forefront of providing training to both students and supervisors in the field of public and population health.
Enhancing Doctoral Supervision Practices in Africa: Reflection on the CARTA Approach. Journal of Higher Education in Africa, 15(2), 23–40.
- Authors: Fonn, S., Ezeh, A., Egesah, O., Cole, D. C., Izugbara, C., Bondjers, G., & Manderson, L. (2022).
- Published online: January 11, 2022
High quality research supervision is crucial for PhD training, yet it continues to pose challenges globally with important contextual factors impacting the quality of supervision. This article reports on responses to these challenges by a multi-institutional sub-Saharan Africa initiative (CARTA) at institutional, faculty and PhD fellow levels. The article describes
Enhancing science preparedness for health emergencies in Africa through research capacity building. BMJ Global Health, 5(7), 1–5.
- Authors: Kinyanjui, S., Fonn, S., Kyobutungi, C., Vicente-Crespo, M., Bonfoh, B., Ndungu, T., Sewankambo, N. K., Djimde, A. A., Gaye, O., Chirwa, T., Musenge, E., Elliot, A., Nakanjako, D., Chibanda, D., & Awandare, G. (2020).
- Published online: July 6, 2020
With more than 9.3 million cases and 480 000 deaths recorded to date,1 COVID-19 pandemic has put global emergency preparedness and the capacity of national health systems to predict and respond to major emergencies under a sharp scrutiny. The response to the pandemic is focused on testing, case management and