The Countdown to 2030 Fellowship Program is a multilateral collaboration to strengthen analytical capacities for monitoring and tracking the progress of life-saving interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) in Africa. Every year beginning in 2023, Countdown to 2030 selects 10 fellows from countries with an ongoing Countdown collaboration. During the 12-month fellowship, the selected researchers to work on a specific research project related to RMNCAH+N with mentorship from other Countdown researchers.

Fellowship activities include:

• Contributing to country collaboration activities by leading the drafting of reports or other technical and communication products.
• Attending two training workshops at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC).
• Attending virtual and face-to-face meetings with mentors and technical facilitators.
• Drafting and submitting at least one article to an international peer-reviewed journal.
• Submitting a progress report every three months.

2024 Fellows Cohort

• Read about the application and selection process.

• Through from the RADAR project’s grant from Global Affairs Canada, the fellows will receive funding to take Coursera courses within the Evaluating Large-Scale Health Programs Specialization.

2023 Fellows Cohort

• Read about the application and selection process. Read the report and blog post from the first 2023 training workshop.

The playlist of all interviews below is with our 2023 fellows is available here.