AFHIA was created in the DRC as an "Association sans bût lucratif" (non-profit organization) in 2013 to facilitate biomedical and translational research by our collaborative group (Dr. Kasereka Masumbuko Claude, National Director)
The Ugandan arm was licenced in 2019 (John Kanyonyozi, National Director)
Since then, AFHIA has funded and published 16 studies in peer-reviewed journals