Carnegie Grant for Postgraduate Training in Africa

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced a $2.6 million grant to support the training of postgraduate students in population sciences and public health in 10 universities across Africa. Maina Waruru reports in the University World News on the donation to the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA)—a collaborative initiative between the African Population and Health Research Center in Nairobi and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.