Dear colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that we announce the launch of an ambitious and exciting new project, STrengthening InterProfessional Education to Improve HIV Care Across Africa (STRIPE HIV), as well as a funding opportunity to support the engagement of MEPI and NEPI institutions in this project.

STRIPE HIV aims to strengthen interprofessional HIV training provided by MEPI and NEPI institutions and their partner facilities to ensure that the next generation of health care professionals is equipped to deliver the highest quality, collaborative, evidence-informed HIV care. Please review the attached flier for additional details about the project as well as instructions to apply for funding. Important dates and deadlines are also listed below.

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On  March  15,  2018,  The  AFREhealth  and  CUGH  leadership  organized  a  Satellite  session  at  the Hilton  Hotel  in  New  York  City,  USA prior  to  the 2018 CUGH  Conference. The name of this Satellite session was, “AFREhealth  and  CUGH:  Plotting  an  Actionable  Path Forward for Collaborative Partnerships”. The outcome from this session was the formation of the AFREhealth-CUGH Working Group (ACWG), an initiative to consolidate a partnership between both organizations that would focus on particular areas of collaboration; define clear terms of reference,and develop plans to initiate the work.  The ACWG identified three pillars as:
a) Health professions education for  health  systems  strengthening; 
b)  Research  and  Leadership; 
c)  Student  Exchanges.

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