University of Global Health Equity
Project Title
As a one-time grant for support for the Consortium of Medical Schools Africa (COMSA)
Date
Dec. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The Consortium of Medical Schools-Africa (COMS-A), launched in March 2025 and based at the University of Global Health Equity in Kigali, Rwanda, is the first continent-wide platform uniting medical schools to transform education and address Africa’s health workforce challenges. With over 120 member institutions across 34 countries, COMS-A works to harmonize training, build faculty capacity, and align education with health priorities. With Corporation support, COMS-A will establish a Secretariat, conduct a continent-wide survey on the state of African medical school education, offer diploma and master’s programs in health professions education, and provide leadership capacity training for medical school leaders.The grant will also support the development of a researchagendathat connects health to some of the most critical challenges the healthsector faces in Africaand develop a digital platform that addresses teaching and assessment needs across medical schools.