Science-Led.
Africa-Rooted.
Accountable.
CSEIR is a professionally governed, multidisciplinary public health institution advancing equitable population health across Africa through scientific rigour, strategic advisory, and embedded implementation.
At the Intersection of Science and Systems
CSEIR (the Centre for Surveillance, Immunization, Epidemiology and Research) is a multidisciplinary public health institution operating at the intersection of scientific research, strategic advisory services, and program implementation.
"We don't parachute in. We stay, build, and transfer, until systems work without us."
We work with governments, multilateral organizations, donors, and academic institutions to strengthen health systems and improve population health outcomes across Africa. Our teams are Africa-based, embedded in the contexts where we work, and committed to building lasting institutional capacity rather than creating dependency.
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CSEIR at a Glance
Key institutional facts
What Drives Us
Two statements guide every engagement, every hire, and every decision CSEIR makes.
Our Mission
Advance equitable population health through integrated surveillance, research, analytics, implementation support, capacity strengthening, and institutional development.
Our Vision
To be the leading African hub for scientific excellence, strategic health advisory, and health system transformation.
Core Values
Scientific Rigour
Every recommendation is grounded in evidence. We apply epidemiological discipline, statistical honesty, and methodological transparency.
African Ownership
Solutions built for Africa, by Africa-based teams. We embed ourselves in national systems and prioritise local knowledge.
Institutional Accountability
Board governance, external audits, and nine comprehensive policies. We hold ourselves to donor-grade standards by choice.
Capacity Transfer
We measure success by what remains after we leave. Every engagement includes structured knowledge transfer to national counterparts.
Partnership Integrity
Collaborative design, co-ownership of solutions, and honest communication (including when evidence challenges assumptions).
Implementation Focus
Advisory without implementation is incomplete. We stay through deployment, iterating until systems deliver measurable outcomes.
A Dual Architecture Built for Impact
CSEIR's institutional design reflects a deliberate choice: to combine the discipline and accountability of a professional services firm with the mission orientation of a public-interest institution.
Contractual Technical Services
CSEIR delivers structured consulting, implementation support, and technical assistance under formal contractual arrangements. This includes fixed-price deliverable contracts, time-and-materials technical assistance, and embedded program management.
System Strengthening Orientation
Surplus expertise, innovation capacity, and institutional learning are reinvested into the broader mission of strengthening national health systems. CSEIR actively contributes to open science, policy advocacy, and capacity ecosystems.
Engagement
Contracted through competitive procurement or direct award by governments, multilaterals, and development partners.
Delivery
Technical teams deployed, systems configured, and capacity transferred under Board-governed service standards.
Reinvestment
Institutional learnings, tools, and surplus capacity fed back into the public health ecosystem across Africa.
Governed for Trust
CSEIR operates under a comprehensive governance framework designed to meet the highest standards of institutional accountability, donor compliance, and ethical conduct.
Ethics & Integrity
Conflict of interest policy, whistleblower protection, and code of professional conduct governing all staff and board members.
Data & Financial
Data protection policy, financial management framework, and procurement standards meeting international donor requirements.
Operational
Audit procedures, HR policy, safeguarding framework, and programmatic compliance standards across all engagements.
Embedded,
Not Extractive.
The international health consulting market is dominated by firms that deploy foreign experts for short engagements, extract data, produce reports, and depart. CSEIR is built on a different premise.
Work With Us| The Conventional Model | The CSEIR Model |
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| Fly-in experts, fly-out reports |
Africa-based teams, embedded in context
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| Short-term engagements |
Sustained presence through full implementation
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| Recommendations without implementation |
Design, deploy, operate, and transfer
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| Capacity extraction |
Deliberate, structured capacity transfer
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Work With a Team That Stays.
Whether you're procuring technical assistance, designing a surveillance system, or strengthening national immunization programs, CSEIR brings the scientific depth and implementation commitment your program requires.