Africa Phage Forum

A Collaborative Network of African phage researchers to promote and sensitize phage research in Africa.

Vision: To improve human lives through phage research.

Mission Statement: To provide a platform that encourages scholarship, collaboration and mentorship among researchers and for the advancement of phage research in Africa.

Who are we? We are African phage researchers in early and mid-career level, brought together while seeking solutions to the common challenges we were facing as phage scientists in the developing world/third world. In our quest we realized that there are more phage scientists in Africa, working in isolation and facing the same challenges. To this end we formed the platform; African Phage Forum (APF) for phage researchers in Africa to engage (share ideas, experiences, resources, opportunities) and network with a common goal of improving human life through phage research.

What we will do?

1. Motivate and mentor phage research students (undergraduate/postgraduate) in African Universities:

• Share affordable protocols for efficient phage experimental processes
• Link to affordable commercial phage research service providers e.g. for sequencing, TEM etc
• Form North-South collaborations for possible support on phage research services e.g TEM

2. Encourage and work towards South-South multidisciplinary collaborative work among phage scientists in a bid to solve problems tailored to African context.

3. Bridging phage research and policy implementation at national levels, using research-based evidence to improve development policy, programs and practice.