EFFO - Center Of Excellence Project Summary

• Name: EFFO-COE (Center Of Excellence)

• Focus: Construction of a high-level isolation unit to accommodate High-Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) patients AND the provision of training programs in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali

• Implementation period: 15 November 2021 until 14 November 2024

• Funding volume: 4.9 million Euros

• Financed by: German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) within the framework of the Global Health Protection Programm (GHPP)

• Partners: Robert Koch Institute - Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) - Institute of Construction Design, Industrial and Health Care Building of the Technische Universität Braunschweig (IKE-TUBS) - Institute of International Health and Speciality network: Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine (Charite University Hospital Berlin) - Medmissio Institute for Global Health