GHSA supports locally relevant, ethically conducted research that strengthens health systems, improves clinical care and helps communities benefit from better evidence. Our research approach connects African institutions, investigators, health workers and communities.
Illustrative clinical research and data-collection imagery. GHSA project images and verified study results should replace these visuals as projects are documented.
Supporting protocol implementation, participant recruitment, informed consent, follow-up, safety monitoring and high-quality clinical data collection.
Training field teams, strengthening source documentation, supporting electronic data capture and improving data quality from community to study site.
Learning what works in real health systems through monitoring, evaluation, operational research and knowledge translation.
Our potential areas of work include community-based studies, disease prevention and surveillance, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, laboratory research, digital health and health-systems performance.
Core activities: site preparation | investigator support | ethics and regulatory coordination | participant engagement | laboratory coordination | monitoring and evaluation | analysis | reporting | dissemination
GHSA prioritizes informed participation, ethical review, local leadership, respectful engagement and feedback that returns useful findings to communities and health systems.