Welcome to 2026 from all of us at the Africa Clinical Research Network (ACRN)!
Welcome to 2026 from all of us at the Africa Clinical Research Network (ACRN)! As we begin the new year, we’re reflecting with gratitude on the progress made in 2025 — a year shaped by collaboration, learning, and steady growth across our network. Together with...
PATH and Africa Clinical Research Network partner to optimize execution of clinical trials in Africa
The Africa Clinical Research Network (ACRN) and PATH have formalized a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening the execution of clinical trials and supporting long-term research capacity across Africa. The collaboration brings...
Mental Health in Africa: The Next Frontier for Public Health and Human Development
More than one billion people worldwide live with a mental health condition, making mental illness one of the leading contributors to disability and premature death (1). Africa, like all continents, carries a fair share of the global burden. Mental health conditions,...
Final Call: Join the Africa Clinical Research Network
Deadline Approaching – Submit Your Expression of Interest by 15 November! Are you committed to advancing clinical research across Africa? Do you want to be part of a continental network driving innovation, equity, and excellence in health research? This is your last...
Reframing Global Health: What the U.S. Strategy Shift Means for Africa
When the U.S. Department of State released its America First Global Health Strategy this September (1), the policy marked a decisive departure from decades tradition of American foreign aid. Gone is the era when technical assistance, sprawling non-governmental...
Big News in HIV Prevention: Lenacapavir Coming to Africa with U.S. Government Support
The U.S. government, through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has announced a groundbreaking commitment to expand access to lenacapavir for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This long-acting twice-yearly injectable for HIV prevention will be...
ACRN at SACRA 2025 – Day 1 Highlights
Yesterday marked ACRN’s first time attending the SACRA South Africa SACRA Conference, an important moment as we joined Africa’s clinical research community to connect, learn, and expand partnerships. Our team – Romina Mariano (Chief of Staff), Wilfred Gurupira...
Community-led Innovation in Action: Mutala at the Community Engagement Network Forum 2025
At the current Community Engagement Network Forum 2025 in Cape Town, our Community Engagement Officer, Takura mangwiro presented how Mutala, ACRN’s primary clinical trial site, is applying insights from the Zimbabwe Engage Study to strengthen participant...