Advancing pharmacometrics in Africa-Transition from capacity development toward job creation.

ABSTRACT: Trained pharmacometricians remain scarce in Africa due to limited training opportunities, lack of a pharmaceutical product development ecosystem, and emigration to high-income countries. The Applied Pharmacometrics Training (APT) fellowship program was established to address these gaps and specifically foster job creation for talent retention. We review the APT program's progress over 3 years and encourage collaboration to enhance local clinical data analysis in Africa. Initiated in 2021 by Pharmacometrics Africa, a non-profit educational entity, with support from partners including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Certara, the APT program targets African doctoral-level scientists and clinicians. This 6-month program is jointly managed by partners, with Pharmacometrics Africa handli

SUBMITTER: Pillai GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11919256 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature