Decentralized and Digital Trials: What’s Realistic in African Settings
A video consultation can replace a clinic visit. It cannot replace clinical judgment, reliable connectivity, regulatory oversight, or accountable data governance. That distinction is often blurred in discussions about decentralized clinical trials (DCTs). Remote...
Local Manufacturing and Clinical Trials: Closing Africa’s Development-to-Production Gap
The final participant visit is usually treated as the end of a clinical trial. For Africa’s health-product economy, it should be a handover point: the moment when evidence begins to inform regulatory approval, manufacturing, procurement and delivery. African...
From Projects to Platforms: Why Africa’s Clinical Research Future Depends on Institutional Models
A clinical trial can leave behind a valuable dataset, a published paper and a team with new experience. It can also leave behind an empty office, expired service contracts, underused equipment and research professionals searching for the next grant. The difference is...
𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐍 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐏-𝐈𝐂𝐆𝐋𝐑 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
The three-year agreement creates the first regional parliamentary framework dedicated to advancing evidence-informed clinical research policy, health innovation and stronger health systems across the Great Lakes Region. KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and...
A Visit with the Africa Clinical Research Network — Featured on ACRP
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) recently featured the Africa Clinical Research Network (ACRN) in a Q&A with our Chief Executive Officer, Dr Tariro Makadzange. In the conversation, Dr Makadzange reflects on ACRN’s founding mission, our...
Infectious Disease Research Laboratory receives accreditation from the College of American Pathologists
ACRN’s central research laboratory has been accredited following an on-site inspection of its quality systems and laboratory operations HARARE, Zimbabwe, 16 July 2026 — The central research laboratory of the Africa Clinical Research Network (ACRN), the Infectious...
Trial Readiness Is Not a Status. It Is an Execution Condition.
In clinical research, few words carry more operational risk than “ready.” A site may be described as ready when a Research Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board has approved the protocol. A network may be described as ready when a master agreement is in...
Optimising regulation and ethics in research | ACRN Podcast EP08
In this episode, we go behind the scenes of clinical trial start-up to explore what happens before the first participant is enrolled. ACRN CEO Dr Tariro Makadzange and Regulatory Affairs Officer Knowledge Ushamba discuss the regulatory, ethics, and operational systems...