AfyaBora Fellowship in Global Health Leadership 2021-2022 for African Medical Practitioners

The AfyaBora Fellowship in Global Health Leadership works to fill an identified gap in training for African and U.S. health professionals. This innovative 9-month fellowship will prepare African and U.S. health professionals to lead and manage major health programs in African countries.

The 9-month training program has two components:

• Distance learning modules
• A mentored, project-based assignment to an attachment site at academic, local government, or non-governmental health organizations in partner African countries

• Table of Content
• About AfyaBora Fellowship
• AfyaBora Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of AfyaBora Fellowship
• Requirements for AfyaBora Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About AfyaBora Fellowship

The Afya Bora Consortium is a partnership of five African and four US universities formed to provide future global health leaders with practical skills that are currently not part of traditional training in the health professions. There is an urgent need for training programs based in Africa that will provide local health professionals with leadership, program management and evaluation skills. Partnership between African and US academic institutions are ideally suited to provide such training because they promote resource sharing and create linkages between the universities and both government... continue reading

AfyaBora Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of AfyaBora Fellowship

The Afya Bora Fellowship will provide the following to each African fellow:

• A monthly stipend.

Requirements for AfyaBora Fellowship Qualification

In order to be eligible to apply all applicants MUST meet the following criteria:

1. Be a citizen or permanent resident of Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, or Uganda
   
   AND
2. Meet ONE of the following education requirements:

• Medical applicants need to have a M.D. or MBChB with a MMed or Master’s degree in related field.
• Nursing applicants need to have a Master’s degree in nursing, public health or a related field (PhD preferred), or substantial work experience.
• Other public health professionals (those without a clinical degree) must have a Doctoral degree in public health or a related field.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit AfyaBora website.