Welcome to the 4th edition of THRiVE News 2017 themed “THRiVE on the Move”. THRiVE is an East African regional network of research excellence including universities and research institutes. THRiVE-2 has completed its second calendar year filled with excitements. Our vision: By 2030 Africa will
lead research that has a major impact on health in the region and make significant contributions to world health. We contribute to this vision by grooming, mentoring and supporting the most promising young scientists towards becoming excellent research leaders. We focus on three thematic areas namely infectious diseases/ neglected tropical diseases; maternal, neonatal and reproductive health; and non-communicable diseases. We have recruited through rigorous competitive processes 10 fellows for two-year career development awards, and 17 and 8 fellows for 4-year PhD and 2-year postdoc training respectively. Masters students are also mentored to have quality research that will lead to publications in peer-reviewed journals. The supervisors and mentors are very competent world renowned faculty who are experts and leaders in their fields. As part of succession planning the lead supervisors work with cosupervisors and co-mentors whom they groom to replace them in future. Supervisors and cosupervisors receive training in how to supervise and we settle for no less than high research ethical standards. We leverage information &
communication technology to break new grounds in education and research. We aim to enhance the societal impact of our research by striving to embed public engagement in THRiVE research. Unlike many other research consortia THRiVE has a champion for community and public engagement. We nurture partnerships through networks, institutions and programs. Tracking and documenting progress of all
activities taking place at our institutions needs more attention. To this end we developed an online monitoring and evaluation tool to capture in real time THRiVE events and achievements. Aluta continua