Varsity marks International Open Access Week

More PhDs needed in Kenyan universities

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CARTA at the 6th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference, Durban, South Africa

Victoria (center) discussing issues with
Celine Niwemahoro (left) and Nicole Dewet, at Ibadan,
Nigeria, July, 2013

The 6^th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference took place from October, 6-11, 2013, at the International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa.  The theme of the conference was "Moving towards malaria elimination: Investing in research and control". CARTA was fortunate to be represented by Sharon Fonn and two fellows who made a poster presentation at the conference.  Victoria Mwakalinga, cohort 1 and Herbert Longwe, cohort 2, presented a poster each.  For a full report of the 6^th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference, click here.

CARTA PhD fellowships 2013/14

The admission period has ended for the 2013-2014 CARTA Fellowship Award.  Successful Candidates will be notified by 31 October 2013. For more information contact the Program Manager on carta@aphrc.org.

Moi Varsity VC Wins Top Award - Impact Research and Science in Africa Award

Moi Varsity VC Wins Top Award, Click here for the full story

Prof. Richard Mibey with Dr. Diana Menya, Moi University, during CARTA Vice Chancellors' Meeting, Wits, Johannesburg, South Africa, November 2012.

CARTA gets a Program Manager

Ms. Mercy Machiya

Ms. Mercy Machiya has joined CARTA as the Program Manager.  Before now, Ms. Machiya worked as a Program Director at the Leadership Centre, Namibia. She had also worked with the Mananga Management Centre in Swaziland  as a Manager for Marketing and New Projects.  Ms. Machiya's brings to CARTA, a wealth of  international experience spanning    two decades.    She has recorded impressive achievements in Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Leadership and Institutional Capacity Development. 

Mercy holds an MBA from the College of Management of South Africa, (MANCOSA), a Post Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management of the Ministry of Higher Education Zimbabwe, a Post Graduate Certificate in Management, Nottingham Trent University, UK and a Certificate in Public Relations, College of Communication and Journalism, Zimbabwe.  The CARTA Secretariat is honored to have Mercy on board.

Another PhD for CARTA - Good news for the CARTA PhD fellowship.

Dr. Nicole de Wet

Dr. Nicole De Wet has successfully defended her PhD. She becomes the second CARTA fellow to attain a PhD under the CARTA Program.  Dr. Sulaimon Taiwo Adedokun had made history by being the first fellow under CARTA to  do so.

The news of the results of the defense were been greeted by both staff and students at the University of the Witwatersrand with glee.  “All hail Dr. Nicole de Wet! Our Nicole is now a Doctor…Congrats to Nicole”.. wrote Prof. Clifford Odimegwu.   Nicole is attending the 27th session of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) International Population Conference, Busan, Korea.  The CARTA Secretariat, led by the Director Dr. Alex Ezeh,  who is also at the 27th IUSSP Conference congratulated Nicole for the achievement.