Mission Statement

The Afya Bora Consortium was a partnership of five African and four US universities formed to provide future global health leaders with practical skills that are currently not part of traditional training in the health professions. There continues to be an urgent need for training programs based in Africa that will provide local health professionals with leadership, program management and evaluation skills. Partnership between African and US academic institutions are ideally suited to provide such training because they promote resource sharing and create linkages between the universities and both governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide health services in communities.

Program Sponsors

The Afya Bora Fellowship in Global Health Leadership ended in September 2021. 206 fellows from eight countries graduated from the program. The Afya Bora Fellowship was funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).