Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme 2025(Fully-funded)
Applications are now open for the Africa CDC Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme 2024/2025.
The aim is to support aspirational Public Health Leaders (Fellows) from Africa in acquiring advanced skills and competencies to strategize, manage and lead public health programmes that will transform public health in Africa.
The Fellowship will support 12 months of high-level professional development in advanced public health leadership that includes acquiring skills in health diplomacy, change management, influencing policy, among others. Fellows will be supported by experienced experts in relevant fields from Africa and the diaspora.
At the end of the programme, Fellows would have developed skills:
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- Superior skills in negotiation, health policy, partnerships, and health diplomacy, given the unique position of Africa CDC as a technical institution of the African Union.
- Enhanced skills in effective communication and managing different media platforms to get vital messages across a range of agencies and contexts.
- Deeper insight into personal leadership and career goals, and enhanced resilience, flexibility and efficiency.
- Enhanced ability to frame and develop a viable strategic vision for ambitious yet attainable goals for health outcomes.
- Improved ability to influence and empower others to achieve go-getting, multidimensional health goals.
- Improved ability to analyze the social, economic and political factors influencing the financing of healthcare and economic security.
- Learning with, and from, public health leaders from around the world, enhancing personal and professional global networks.
- Strong knowledge of the key aspects of global public health history and principles; in particular, those relating to major political, economic, and social aspects of public health in Africa.
Continue reading to find the detailed process of application for Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme 2025(Fully-funded). Find more information about here.
Program Summary
Category | Trainings and Workshops |
Eligibility | Africans, Graduates, Professionals in Africa |
Disciplines | Health and Medicine |
Deadline | November 30, 2024 |
Duration | 12 months |
Requirements | Personal Statement, Recommendation Letter, Others |
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Eligibility Criteria for 2025 Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme
- Applicant must be citizens of an African Union Member State;
- Possess a postgraduate degree in a relevant field in public health;
- Have 10 years of professional experience in any field of public health, including but not limited to one health, medicine, finance, health economics, health policy, animal health, or environmental health;
- Be in full-time employment in any area of public health, in a private or public institution in Africa;
- Have a good track record or be able to demonstrate the potential for effective public health leadership where they can positively impact the public health outcomes of populations.
Benefits
- Africa CDC will provide all learning and development materials and meet all costs associated with the fellowship, including travel, daily allowance and insurance during the residential placements.
- Fellows will be supported to ensure that they have the relevant software for online learning.
How to Apply
All applications must be submitted using the online application form. Incomplete applications will not be considered. All applicants must provide the following required information:
- A support letter from the current employer to confirm employment, guaranteeing that the candidate will be allowed enough time to participate in the Fellowship programme and to attend the full eight weeks of institutional residential experience.
- Letters of recommendation from two reputable professional referees.
- A personal statement (maximum 400 words) providing evidence of the candidate’s commitment to public health in Africa detailing the following:
- Their leadership experience and professional attainment
- Their vision of, and the future impact of effective public health leadership in Africa
- How they would champion public health initiatives in Africa
- A leadership challenge project proposal (maximum 400 words) that outlines a potential leadership challenge project they will implement which is feasible to complete with in the 12 month of the fellowship. The proposal should include a title, brief description of the challenge (the what, the who is affected, and the why), a proposed strategy for a solution, and the expected outcome.
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Deadline: December 30, 2024
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