ALC Leadership Convene to Align Priorities for Sustainable Interventions for the Control and Elimination of Leishmaniases

As part of the continued efforts to advance a collaborative, sustainable, impactful and transformative research agenda for the control and elimination of Leishmaniasis in Africa, leaders, researchers, and partners convened in Tunisia for the African Leishmaniases Consortium’s (ALC) Strategic Leaders Meeting. The high-level meeting which held from July 27-28, 2026 was themed “Aligning Priorities and Defining the African Leishmaniases Consortium’s Roadmap for 2026”. The theme aptly set the tone for the proceedings, providing a framework for participants to reaffirm the ALC’s shared commitment to research excellence, capacity strengthening, mentorship, collaboration, and innovation.

The Director, University of Ibadan Research Foundation, Nigeria, who also serves as the Co-Director of the Africa Leishmaniases Consortium, Prof. Ayoade MJ Oduola, was ably represented at the strategic meeting by Prof. Angela Chukwu, the Head, Implementation Team and International Relations at the University of Ibadan Research Foundation. Prof. Chukwu joined leaders from the other partner institutions from Africa and Spain to review achievements across partner institutions, assess the implementation of fellows’ research projects, and identify opportunities for further partnerships and successes along the priorities and strategic direction of the Consortium for the year ahead and beyond.

The ALC leaders reaffirmed their shared commitment to research excellence, capacity strengthening, mentorship, collaboration, and innovation to keep building a strong pipeline of emerging leaders now including the second cohort of fellows selected by ALC.

Together, they continue to advance a collaborative, impactful and transformative research agenda built for, and led in, Africa.

Source: African Leishmaniases Consortium, Facebook, 28 July, 2026