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Members of the CTR held a 3-day D43 planning meeting with representatives from African
partner institutions in March 2024.

The GenPath Africa team, including investigators from Belgium, Germany, Kenya, Mozambique
and South Africa, met for the first time in-person at the annual project team meeting.

The CTR prioritised continuous learning by facilitating Science for creating a
remote participation in a diverse array of training healthier society
courses and events. A total of 224 participations from
CTR members were recorded in virtual workshops, The CTR has seamlessly bridged the gap between
conferences, webinars, and training courses. laboratory work and the local community through its
Additionally, the CTR hosted various training Societal Impact Task Team. Committed to translating
courses, such as statistics workshops, the VALIDATE research findings into substantial impact, the team
One Health Workshop, bioinformatics workshops, has embraced innovative, inclusive, sustainable, and
RedCap and Excel coding for data automation, transformative engagement with various stakeholders.
Wellcome Advanced courses, workshops focusing By prioritising collaboration and community-driven
on responsible research conduct and the Asian- solutions, they aim to empower individuals, forge
African Society of Microbiology training course. resilient societies, and ensure equal opportunities
These initiatives have contributed to the professional for growth and success. The Centre's wide-ranging
development and knowledge enhancement of staff efforts have resulted in over 100 outputs. Key projects
and students at the CTR. for the reporting period include:

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