DIDIDA
Improving disease diagnostics in Africa
Project dates
2022-2026
Project led by
Innotrope
Role of Innotrope
Coordinator and DEC
The project
DIDIDA, or Digital Innovations and Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases in Africa, is a European Union and United Kingdom Research and Innovation funded project developing reliable, low-cost and mobile phone-connected tests to help detect multiple diseases at once in sub-Saharan Africa.
This collaborative project between Europe and Africa also aims to strengthen research and innovation capacity in Africa through training, staff exchanges, PhD scholarships and events.
The consortium
DIDIDA is a consortium of 15 partners from eight countries: Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and Italy and with extensive expertise in bioengineering, digital healthcare services and diseases research, and a strong African involvement.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101057251.
