About us
The Chronic Disease Initiative for Africa (CDIA) is a network of multidisciplinary researchers and policymakers drawn from three major tertiary academic institutions in Cape Town (University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University and University of the Western Cape), the South African Medical Research Council, Harvard University and representatives from local and national Departments of Health.
The Centre serves as a regional hub for developing and evaluating models of chronic disease care and the prevention of their risk factors.
Since the launch in November 2009, the CDIA network has expanded to include members from Malawi, Kenya and Botswana and locally from the University of Pretoria and the University of Witwatersrand. The Centre is part of an 11 centre Global Health Initiative (GRAND South) focussing on non-communicable disease research in the developing world that was initially funded by the United Health Chronic Disease Initiative and the National Heart Lung Blood Institute (NHLBI).
CDIA is involved in the postgraduate training of 7 local and 6 international students, registered at 5 national and international universities.
CDIA Newsletters
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Issue 3 | December 2014 | Issue 2 | August 2014 | Issue 1 | May 2014 |