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Our mission
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Drive innovative NCD research from Africa
To achieve the greatest health benefits, we are committed to enabling African doctors to develop their own innovative NCD programs and benefit from the results themselves.
Advance global health through collaboration
The African Research Network has been growing a unique, multidisciplinary team of researchers to deliver significant shifts in understanding the prevalence and etiology of NCDs in Africa and other low- and middle income countries.
Train the next generation of researchers
We have been engaging post-doctoral researchers, Ph.D. students, and interns in our programs to train the next generation of international research leaders.
MEMBERS
The Co-founders of ARN
Prof. Ibrahima Bara Diop,
MD, MSc
Co-founder and President of the ARNcd
MD in Cardiology at Hospital University of Fann, Dakar, Senegal; Head of the Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Fann, Dakar, Senegal.
Prof. Xavier Jouven,
MD, PhD
Co-founder and Scientific President of the ARNcd
MD in Cardiology and PhD in Epidemiology; Head of the Cardiovascular department of AP-HP European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; Director of the research team: integrative epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases at INSERM-PARCC, University Paris Cité, Paris, France
Prof. Abdoulaye Samb,
MD, PhD
Treasurer of the ARNcd
Professor of Physiology; Head of the Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD); Honorary dean of the faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD)
MEMBERS
Who we are
The African Research Network is a unique community of cardiologists, epidemiologists, and pharmacists dedicated to advancing global health by developing high-quality NCD research from Africa. It was established in Dakar, Senegal, in 2018 and involves 37 medical centers and 14 universities across 20 sub-Saharan African countries – and counting!