The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has made an initial grant to strengthen the capacity of the NEPAD Office for Science and Technology to conduct and procure evidence-based studies in order to advise the African Union (AU) and the African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST).
A total of US$ 600,000 has been made available for six months of activities to prepare comprehensive studies and develop proposals for long-term funding.
Dr. John Mugabe, head of the NEPAD Office of Science and Technology, described the grant as a major commitment to initiate long-term (...)

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