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Stories, Research & Updates

Reporting from across the consortium — research findings, field notes from partner sites, and updates on the systems being built for outbreak-ready trials.

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Twelve Sites, One Standard: Inside the Consortium's Baseline Readiness Assessment

A first look at how ACT-PREP partner sites across the continent measured up against a shared framework for outbreak-ready clinical trial capacity — and where the gaps still are.

Consortium Secretariat March 4, 2026 6 min read
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Why Protocol Templates Matter More Than Ever in Outbreak Response

Pre-approved, adaptable protocol frameworks are cutting activation time from months to days. A look at the evidence behind the approach.

Dr. Amara Nwosu February 26, 2026 4 min read
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Building Trust Before the Outbreak: Lessons from Three Field Teams

Community engagement teams from Uganda, Senegal and Mozambique share what worked — and what didn't — in laying groundwork ahead of trial activity.

Grace Mbeki February 18, 2026 7 min read
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Fast-Track Ethics Review: A Framework Two Years in the Making

How the consortium's regulatory working group built a review pathway that keeps rigour intact while cutting approval timelines dramatically.

Prof. Samuel Otieno February 9, 2026 5 min read
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Our First Cohort of Trial-Readiness Fellows Has Graduated

Twenty-four researchers from nine countries completed the inaugural fellowship programme. Here's what they built, and where they're headed next.

Consortium Secretariat January 29, 2026 3 min read
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Data Interoperability Across Borders: The DHIS2 Integration Story

Linking trial data systems with national health information platforms was never going to be simple. Here's how four countries made it work.

Kwame Asante January 21, 2026 6 min read
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Two New Partner Sites Join the Consortium in Southern Africa

Sites in Zambia and Malawi bring the network's total footprint to fourteen countries, strengthening regional coverage for future outbreak response.

Consortium Secretariat January 12, 2026 2 min read
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What Community Advisory Boards Taught Us About Informed Consent

Rethinking consent materials after direct feedback from advisory boards led to clearer language and higher participant understanding scores.

Grace Mbeki December 15, 2025 5 min read
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Harmonising Regulatory Standards Across Fourteen Countries

A progress report on the working group's effort to align divergent national regulatory requirements without compromising local oversight.

Prof. Samuel Otieno December 3, 2025 8 min read
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Inside the MOOC: What Nine Thousand Learners Told Us

One year after launch, the consortium's introductory course on trial preparedness has reached learners in over forty countries. Here's what the data shows.

Dr. Amara Nwosu November 20, 2025 4 min read
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