SERI has mandated the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute – supported by the University of Basel and the Centre for Development and Environment at the University of Bern – as the Swiss Leading House for sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative aims to strengthen scientific cooperation and collaboration between Switzerland and countries in the sub-Saharan region. They have announced a Research Partnership Grant to promote scientific cooperation between researchers in Switzerland and the sub-Saharan region. The grant will support joint activities at an early stage, laying the foundation for larger cooperation projects and the acquisition of further funding.