Multinational - East Africa’s Centres of Excellence for Skills and Tertiary Education in Biomedical Sciences Project – Phase 1

The present intervention concerns the first phase of the East Africa’s Centres of Excellence for Skills and Tertiary Education in Biomedical Sciences Project. It aims to contribute to development of relevant and highly skilled workforce in biomedical sciences to meet East African Community (EAC) immediate labour market needs and support implementation of EAC’s ‘free’ labour market protocols. The project Phase 1 will support creation of a network of Centers of Excellence (CoEs) in biomedical sciences and engineering - Nephrology and Urology in Kenya, Oncology in Uganda, Cardiovascular in Tanzania and Biomedical Engineering and eHealth in Rwanda. The project’s main deliverable is to enhance EAC’s competitiveness through a highly skilled workforce in biomedical sciences. The project will enable EAC increase its capacity and competitiveness through expanding higher education and specialised service delivery that are demanded by the rapid economic development in East Africa. The project has potential to create jobs for professionals and support services through medical tourism within the EAC as well as from other African regions. The main components of the project are: (i) Establish four Centres of Excellence in Biomedical Sciences; (ii) Support EAC Regional Integration agenda in Higher Education and Implementation of EAC Labour Mobility Protocols and (iii) Project Implementation.