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Founding meeting of ANDI
Founding meeting of the African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI)
6 – 8 October 2008
Abuja, Nigeria
"Creating a sustainable platform for R&D innovation in Africa"
ANDI objectives
ANDI aims to promote and sustain African-led R&D innovation through the discovery, development and delivery of affordable new tools, including those based on natural products and traditional medicines. ANDI will also support capacity and infrastructure development in Africa.
It is envisaged that ANDI will be a coordinated and results-driven effort that will leverage and build on existing activities in Africa. It will have strong elements of public-private partnerships. It will generate and manage intellectual property and explore innovative mechanisms that will encourage and reward local innovation. ANDI will source, manage and grant funding to support network activities, while proactively establishing sustainable funding mechanisms for its operations.
Meeting objectives and expected outcomes
- Review the landscape for product R&D in Africa: identify and share lessons on various product R&D activities and highlight gaps and new opportunities.
- Discuss the operational framework of ANDI: scope of product R&D activities, deliverables, stakeholders and possible initial structure of this proposed African network.
- Produce a publication that builds on the ANDI concept paper and the R&D landscape in Africa.
- Discuss and agree on the next steps for ANDI: creation of an interim Secretariat for ANDI; development of a strategy, business plan and implementation plan; and future process for deciding a permanent Secretariat and headquarters; resource mobilization and future meetings of ANDI.
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