UG Pro-VC calls for stronger research funding to curb brain drain

He also cited the Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training and Science in Africa (DELTAS Africa) initiative, which has specifically supported African-led health research and scientific leadership.

He said Africa had for years relied heavily on externally funded public health, health systems research and clinical trials, but argued that funding arrangements should increasingly support African-led discovery research.

Publicly available research literature records more than US$500 million in World Bank investment across the programme’s phases, with funding structured through loans and involving participating African governments.