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biological allergens, and thus health. This financial align strategies for the following one to three years.
year also saw the initiation of 4 grants in the area As a result of this meeting, the partners established
of infodemics, funded by the BMGF through GCSA. working groups and are exploring opportunities to
The projects include establishment of an interactive raise funds and close gaps in several priority areas,
user-friendly interface for visualization and analysis including MNCH; climate and health; genetics and
of national disease outbreak and surveillance data, a genomics; procurement and supply chain innovation
Measles and Rubella Risk Communication Platform, in Africa; and AMR. The SAMRC has been chosen to
the expansion of the Public Health Bulletin South host the 2025 meeting, which is planned to coincide
Africa to link surveillance data to policy and decision with the African Health Research and Innovation
making and linking research data for decision making Funders Forum.
and combatting misinformation through innovative
communication approaches. During this period, the Grand Challenges
Programme Manager, Zoleka Ngcete, was invited to
During the week of 9 – 13 September 2024, a team participate in the Grand Challenges Africa Steering
from GIPD participated in the Grand Challenges Committee meeting to provide input into the new
Strategy and Coordination meeting in Tanzania. This strategy of the host organization, the Science For
is an annual meeting at which the Grand Challenges Africa (SFA) Foundation.
partners review current programmes and seek to

Grand challenges Strategy and Coordination meeting participants.

GCA Steering Committee with representatives from the Science for Africa Foundation, Grand Challenges
partners (GC South Africa, GC Canada, GC Brazil, GC India, BMGF) and other SFA funders (Foundation S
and Wellcome).

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