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African universities to lead £60m push on climate and health

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Wellcome-funded consortia hope to link research to policy solutions

Two African universities are to anchor major new research consortia targeting the health impacts of heatwaves, floods, dust storms and drought across southern and western Africa.

Backed by £20 million each from global health charity Wellcome, the two will design and lead five-year multi-country programmes that aim to turn research and data into implementable policy solutions. A third consortium focusing on east Africa is in the works, Wellcome said, bringing its total investment to £60m.

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