Integrated Epidemiological -
Economic Modelling for Africa's Epidemic Preparedness
CLEAR-Africa brings together leaders across the continent to build evidence-driven frameworks that protect both lives and livelihoods during health crises
Consortium for Leadership of Epidemiological–economic Analysis for epidemic Response in Africa
Our Purpose
Why CLEAR-Africa Exists
Protecting both lives and livelihoods through an African-led multi-country collaboration
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed a stark reality: pandemic response measures, while necessary for public health, can have devastating economic consequences. Across Africa, the lack of integrated tools meant that decision-makers often had to choose between saving lives and preserving livelihoods without sufficient data on the trade-offs.
Economic impacts were often excluded from epidemiological models, and conversely, health dynamics were missing from economic forecasts. There remains a significant skills gap in integrated "epi-econ" modelling across the continent.
"CLEAR-Africa addresses this gap by building capacity, developing frameworks, and creating tools that enable holistic, evidence-based decision-making during health emergencies."
Lives & Livelihoods
Developing frameworks that simultaneously assess health burdens and economic costs to inform balanced interventions.
African Leadership
A consortium led by African institutions, building local capacity and tailoring solutions to the continent's unique context.
Evidence to Policy
Translating complex modelling outputs into actionable policy briefs for decision-makers in five implementing countries.
Training
Capacity strengthening for the next generation of African researchers in integrated epi-econ modelling.
The Consortium
Southern, East, and West African collaboration with a vision to become a nexus of epidemic modelling for Africa. Led by African institutions and experts, our consortium brings together epidemiologists, disease modellers, macroeconomists, and health economists across five implementing countries.
Discover our leadership, governance structure, and the expert teams driving innovation in epidemic preparedness
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Collaborating Institutions
Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa
University of Cape Town
South Africa
Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis
University of Nairobi
Kenya
Zimbabwe Infectious Disease Modelling Consortium
Zimbabwe
Institut Pasteur de Dakar
Senegal
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Fobang's Institute for Innovations in Science and Technology
Cameroon
Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa
University of Cape Town
South Africa
Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis
University of Nairobi
Kenya
Zimbabwe Infectious Disease Modelling Consortium
Zimbabwe
Institut Pasteur de Dakar
Senegal
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Fobang's Institute for Innovations in Science and Technology
Cameroon
Supported By
The CLEAR-Africa consortium is supported by the Africa Pandemic Sciences Collaborative [Grant number: EPS-006-2025]. The Collaborative is a partnership between the Science for Africa Foundation, the Pandemic Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford, and the Mastercard Foundation.