2/2 The four-year project, officially launched on 20 October 2025, includes joint engagements with @SwedeninRW, held at Sida Headquarters, Karolinska Institutet, and Testa Center in Uppsala, reinforcing collaboration in health innovation and manufacturing.

UR STRENGTHENS GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS IN SWEDEN 1/2 A University of Rwanda delegation led by Deputy Vice Chancellor for Finance, Françoise Kayitare Tengera, is in Sweden for the annual project management meeting of the Team Europe Initiative on Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines, and Health Technologies in Africa (TEI-MAV+).

Strengthening Rwanda’s Clinical Trial Capacity! From May 7–9, @Uni_Rwanda hosted a high-level stakeholders’ meeting to launch clinical trial capacity building under the #MAVPlus project — a major leap toward Rwanda’s goal of becoming a regional hub for ethical, GCP-compliant trials. Key outcome: A joint roadmap to guide implementation in partnership with @RBCRwanda, @RwandaHealth, @rwandafda, @IVIGlobalHealth, @expertisefrance, @ki_se, @Sida, CDT-Africa, AHRI & more. #ClinicalTrials #GlobalHealth #VaccineDevelopment #UniversityOfRwanda #PublicHealthAfrica #CapacityBuilding

While opening the training workshop on clinical trials for drugs/vaccines, Vice Chancellor @mdkayihura emphasize that this initiative is a significant step toward building a critical mass of trained scientists and healthcare professionals essential for Rwanda’s key interventions. This includes, among other areas such as clinical research to assess the efficacy and safety of various drugs and vaccines.

Today marks the start of a two-week training workshop on clinical trials for drugs/ vaccines, aimed at strengthening the education and training of 22 healthcare professionals and scientists, particularly in clinical trials and biomedical research. The training brings together participants from key health stakeholders, including UR, @RwandaFDA, @RBCRwanda and referral hospitals. It is facilitated by professors from @karolinskainst and funded by @sanofi and @IVIHeadquarters. This initiative aligns with #Rwanda’s efforts to advance innovation, #biotechnology, and #biomanufacturing, reinforcing its aspiration to become a leading hub for healthcare innovation in #Africa.