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Mozambique
  • Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo
BURUNDI
  • Kamenge military hospital and polyclinic
GUINEE CONAKRY
  • Ignace Deen hospital
Democratic Republic of Congo
  • CMK : Medical center of  KINSHASA (CMIC)
  • Cardiological center of la Gombe, CMCG
  • Nganda hospital
  • Monkole center
  • Ngaliema Clinic, Kinshasa Gombe
  • University clinic of Kinshasa
Uganda
  • Gulu University
Gambia
  • Edwards Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Ministry of Health, Banjul
SENEGAL
  • El Hadji-Ibrahima Niasse, Kaolac
  • ARISTIDE LE DANTEC HALD hospital
  • Fann hospital
  • General hospital of  Grand Yoff
MAURITANIE
  • National cardiological center of Nouakchott
Members

The co-founders of ARN

Board
Prof. Ibrahima Bara Diop, MD, MSc
Prof. Ibrahima Bara Diop, MD
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
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
Dr. Bamba Gaye, MD, PhD
Dr. Bamba Gaye, PhD
Co-founder and General Secretary of the ARNcd
MDc, PhD in epidemiology and biostatistics; Assistant Professor Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD), Dakar Senegal; Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Fann, Dakar, Senegal; Co-director of INSERM Team 4, Global Health Departement, Paris, France.
Prof. Abdoulaye Samb, MD, PhD
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)

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!

Our missions

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 programmers 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 programmers to train the  next generation of international research leaders.