Collaborative Network for Vaccine Research in West and East Africa
Africa's resilience through a strengthened vaccine value chain — connecting vaccine research, regulation, delivery, capacity strengthening and learning across Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Sierra Leone.
About the Project
A regional collaboration to strengthen Africa's vaccine value chain through research, regulation, delivery capacity and shared learning.
Project Duration
December 2025 – August 2030 Induction phase
Participating Countries
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone
Latest Announcement
Developing country strategies and upcoming call for proposals.
Key Project Objectives
The programme focuses on capacities, harmonized regulatory processes, community trust, vaccine delivery, and grant management strengthening.
Assess existing vaccine research and development capacities across four countries and identify effective interventions and partnership models to strengthen local ecosystems.
Analyse and propose strategies to strengthen and harmonize national and regional regulatory processes for vaccine development and deployment.
Identify the key determinants of vaccine hesitancy and misinformation and assess the effectiveness of communication and engagement strategies in fostering community trust.
Develop and evaluate strategies to optimize and strengthen local vaccine delivery capacity in remote settings.
Strengthen national and regional capacities for grant management through peer mentoring, joint training workshops, cross-country exchange visits, and harmonized monitoring, evaluation and learning tools.
Consortium and Country Pages
A country-by-country view for coordination, national progress tracking, publications, events and results.
Uganda
Lead institution: Uganda National Council for Science and Technology
Country lead: Dr Martin Ongol
Country profile
Country workplan
Country achievements
Country-specific publications
Country-specific events
Progress dashboard
Kenya
Lead institution: National Research Fund – Kenya
Country lead: Prof. Andati
Activities
Results
Country events
Progress dashboard
Tanzania
Lead institution: COSTECH
Country lead: Dr Amos Nungu
Activities
Results
Country events
Progress dashboard
Sierra Leone
Lead institution: National Council for Science and Technology – Sierra Leone
Country lead: Prof Johanes Sawyer
Activities
Results
Country events
Progress dashboard
Coordination Workspace
Internal coordination tools for documents, meetings, calendars, discussions and task tracking.
