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...
Negotiating Power in Global Clinical Research: Why Institutional Strength Matters More Than Bargaining
For decades, discussions about equity in global clinical research have often focused on the terms of partnership, who owns the data, who leads publications, who holds intellectual property, and who captures the economic value created by research. These are important...
Scaling Clinical Trials in Africa: What System Integration Actually Requires
Most scaling plans for clinical research in Africa describe expansion. Fewer describe integration. Expansion adds sites, countries, investigators, and trials. Integration is the harder work of making those additions function as a single operational system. The...
Ebola Bundibugyo: Africa’s Wake-Up Call for Science and Preparedness | ACRN Podcast EP06
The latest episode of the ACRN Podcast tackles one of the most pressing public health stories on the continent today: the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak and what it reveals about Africa’s readiness to respond to emerging infectious disease threats. In Episode...