# Building Research Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in Cote d'Ivoire

> **NIH AG UG3** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2026 · $166,376

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
Most research on Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) is set in
higher income contexts in North America, Europe, and Asia, yet (1) the burden of AD/ADRD is
rapidly increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly in sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA); (2) the field can learn more about the etiology of AD/ADRD from studying it in
contexts that have different patterns of exposure: for example, older individuals in SSA are more
likely to live in rural areas, have longer labor force participation, and different disease
vulnerabilities; and (3) there is relatively little expertise in neuroscience and AD/ADRD research
outside of high-income contexts. To address these issues, we propose a collaboration between
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHBSPH) in the United States and École
Nationale de Statistiques et d’Economie Appliquee (ENSEA) in Cote d’Ivoire to jointly build the
research infrastructure to study AD/ADRD in a new context by creating a set of reusable tools
that will be employed by the ENSEA team independently for continued research after this
project is completed. This project will proceed in two phases. In the first, the UG3 phase, our
goals are to establish data collection and research protocols for the 40+ population in Cote
d’Ivoire and develop a network of stakeholders involved in aging-related policies and programs.
For the second phase (UH3), we intend to collect data on dementia for a representative sample
of approximately 4500 adults aged 40 and older in Cote d’Ivoire and conduct research that
identifies risk factors for AD/ADRD in Cote d’Ivoire.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11319810
- **Project number:** 5UG3AG090673-02
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Philip Anthony Anglewicz; Rosine Addy Mosso
- **Activity code:** UG3 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** AG
- **Fiscal year:** 2026
- **Award amount:** $166,376
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2025-04-15T00:00:00 → 2027-03-31T00:00:00

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11319810

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11319810, Building Research Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in Cote d'Ivoire (5UG3AG090673-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-13 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11319810. Licensed CC0.

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