Head of Research and Development and Clinical Trials Coordination, Center for Science and Innovation, Africa CDC.

Dr Elvis Temfack is the Head of R&D and Clinical Trials Coordination in the Center for Science and Innovation at Africa CDC, based in Ethiopia. He is a medical doctor and researcher with over 15 years’ clinical and health research experience and track records of robust evidence generation for policy change and elaboration of guidelines. Prior to joining Africa CDC, he worked at Epicentre, the Research department of “Doctors Without Border” (Médecins Sans Frontières) as clinical research coordinator generating real-world evidence to support HIV-first line treatment policy change in Malawi. He is highly experienced in health research and ethics and at Africa CDC, he currently leads the establishment of the continental health research agenda for R&D as well the coordination mechanism for health research ethics in collaboration with AUDA-NEPAD. 

He is a member of many international research collaborative working groups, and sits in numerous scientific and technical advisory committees across different initiatives. He is a strong advocate for inclusive African-led context sensitive solutions to African health priorities centred around the interest of the people in local communities most affected by these health problems"