Publications About CARTA

Explore our extensive collection of research publications, reflecting the impactful work of CARTA. Featuring contributions from both seasoned experts and emerging scholars, our publications embody CARTA’s commitment to advancing evidence-based practices and fostering collaboration in African health research.

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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, Y. Malele-Kolisa, S. Nieuwoudt, Hellen Jepngetich, J. Kiplagat, O. Morakinyo, Jeanette Dawa, N. Chandiwana, A. Chikandiwa, O. Akinyemi, B. Olusanya, E. Afolabi, Nkosiyazi Dube, T. Obembe, Esther Karumi, Celestin Ndikumana, J. Bukenya, M. Chikalipo, S. Ayamolowo, Emmanuel Shema, Lester Kapanda, Fred Maniragaba, Felix Khuluza, Henry Zakumumpa, K. Mbada, H. Sang, E. Kaindoa

Education
Published online: June 10, 2021

The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) aims to transform higher education in Africa. One of its main thrusts is supporting promising university faculty (fellows) to obtain high quality doctoral training. CARTA offers fellows robust support which includes funding of their attendance at Joint Advanced Seminars (JASes) throughout

Gender responsive multidisciplinary doctoral training program: the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) experience. Global Health Action, 12(1).

Authors: Khisa, A. M., Ngure, P., Gitau, E., Musasiah, J., Kilonzo, E., Otukpa, E., Vicente-Crespo, M., Kyobutungi, C., Ezeh, A., & Fonn, S. (2019).

Published online: October 11, 2019

Increasing collaborative research output between early-career health researchers in Africa : lessons from the CARTA fellowship program.

Authors: Uwizeye, D., Karimi, F., Otukpa, E., Ngware, M. W., Wao, H., Igumbor, J. O., Fonn, S., Uwizeye, D., Karimi, F., Otukpa, E., & Ngware, M. W. (2020).

Global Health Action
Published online: May 7, 2020

In 2008 nine African Universities and four African research institutions, in partnership with non-African institutions started the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) to strengthen doctoral training and research capacity on health in Africa.

Institutionalizing research capacity strengthening in LMICs: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.

Authors: Vicente-Crespo, M., Agunbiade, O., Eyers, J., Thorogood, M., & Fonn, S. (2020).

AAS Open Research
Published online: September 9, 2024

Evidence on effective strategies to ensure sustainability of research capacity strengthening interventions in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions is lacking. This systematic review identified publications describing research capacity building programs and noted their effect, their contexts, and the mechanisms, processes and social actors employed in them.

Mentoring health researchers globally: Diverse experiences, programmes, challenges and responses.

Authors: Cole, D. C., Johnson, N., Mejia, R., McCullough, H., Turcotte-Tremblay, A. M., Barnoya, J., & Falabella Luco, (María) Soledad. (2016).

Global Public Health
Published online: August 3, 2015

Mentoring experiences and programmes are becoming increasingly recognised as important by those engaged in capacity strengthening in global health research. Using a primarily qualitative study design, we studied three experiences of mentorship and eight mentorship programmes for early career global health researchers based in high-income and low- and middle-income countries.

Quantifying the cost of in-kind contributions to a multidonor-funded health research capacity-building programme: The case of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa.

Authors: Fonn, S., Hu, J., Igumbor, J. O., Gatoto, D., Muula, A., & Ezeh, A. (2020).

BMJ Global Health
Published online: June 7, 2020

There are significant investments in health research capacity development in the ‘global-south’. The monetary value of contributions from institutions running these programmes is not known.

Repositioning Africa in global knowledge production

Authors: S. Fonn, L. Ayiro, P. Cotton, A. Habib, P. M. Mbithi, A. Mtenje, B. Nawangwe, E. Ogunbodede, I. Olayinka, F. Golooba-Mutebi, A. Ezeh

Education, Economics, Political Science
Published online: September 1, 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 13·5% of the global population but less than 1% of global research output. In 2008, Africa produced 27 000 published papers—the same number as The Netherlands. Informed by a nuanced understanding of the causes of the current scenario, we propose action that should be taken by

Resilience of research capacity strengthening initiatives in Africa during crises: the case of CARTA during COVID

Authors: Florah Karimi, Marta Vicente-Crespo, Mercy K. Ndwiga, Naomi Njenga, R. Karoki, S. Fonn

Medicine, Environmental Science, Education
Published online: August 10, 2023

Sharing perspectives and experiences of doctoral fellows in the first cohort of Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa: 2011-2014.

Authors: B. Adedokun, P. Nyasulu, F. Maseko, S. Adedini, J. Akinyemi, S. Afolabi, N. De Wet, A. Sulaimon, Caroline C. Sambai, W. Utembe, R. Opiyo, T. Awotidebe, E. Chirwa, E. Nabakwe, F. Niragire, Dieudonne Uwizeye, Celine Niwemahoro, Mphatso S Kamndaya, Victoria M. Mwakalinga, K. Otwombe

Medicine, Education, Global Health Action
Published online: August 29, 2014

Resolution of public health problems in Africa remains a challenge because of insufficient skilled human resource capacity. The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) was established to enhance capacity in multi-disciplinary health research that will make a positive impact on population health in Africa.

The role of mentoring in research ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some experiences through the CARTA opportunity.

Authors: O. Somefun, K. Adebayo (2020)

Global Public Health
Published online: May 23, 2020

Mentoring is important for improving capacity development in population and public health research in sub-Saharan Africa. A variety of experiences have been documented since Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) admitted the first cohort in 2011.