Research diagnostics and embryology innovation built for Africa's care context.
Preserving Hope, Empowering Lives
AFEREI is building an Africa-led platform for fertility research, embryology innovation, reproductive health training, and policy influence from a Nigeria launch base to continental impact.
Core pillars
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Research domains
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Certificate tracks
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Launch model
Nigeria
Vision
Africa's leading center for fertility research and embryology innovation.
AFEREI is designed as a continent-facing platform for fertility preservation, reproductive biotechnology, and workforce development in reproductive health.
Mission
Advance science, strengthen practice, and shape policy.
The initiative brings together research, education, clinical collaboration, and policy engagement to improve reproductive health systems and patient outcomes across Africa.
A four-part strategy designed for practical impact.
AFEREI combines research generation, professional training, cross-clinic innovation, and public health advocacy to strengthen reproductive medicine systems across Africa.
Research
Discovery, evidence, translation
- Fertility preservation including OTC and IVM
- Reproductive genetics and embryo development
- Biobanking, cryopreservation, and translational biotechnology
- Multicenter infertility and cancer-related infertility studies
Education & Capacity Building
Skills, mentorship, access
- Embryology workshops and clinical skills development
- Research methodology and public health integration in ART
- Certificate programs in clinical embryology, fertility preservation, and IVF laboratory techniques
- Fellowships, internships, mentorship, and online learning
Clinical Collaboration & Innovation
Partnerships, systems, best practice
- IVF center partnerships and oncology-fertility referral networks
- ART data registry systems and standardized lab protocols
- Support for fertility preservation units and advanced cryopreservation practice
- Promotion of PGT, IVM, and low-cost IVF innovation
Policy & Public Health
Advocacy, ethics, implementation
- National fertility preservation advocacy and cancer-related infertility programs
- Evidence-based reproductive health policy development
- Ethical and regulatory framework support for ART
- Engagement with Ministries of Health and national strategies
Certificate pathways and mentorship for Africa-wide access.
Training is designed for embryologists, clinicians, researchers, and emerging reproductive health leaders who need practical skills with real systems relevance.
Clinical Embryology
Hands-on laboratory training for embryo culture, quality control, and embryology decision-making.
Fertility Preservation
Clinical and operational training for preservation pathways, counseling, referral, and cryostorage practice.
IVF Laboratory Techniques
Competency-focused instruction on IVF laboratory workflow, biosafety, media handling, and documentation.
Partnerships that improve practice, quality, and affordability.
IVF Center Partnerships
Create high-trust collaborations for training, protocol improvement, data exchange, and implementation studies.
Oncology-Fertility Networks
Build coordinated referral pathways between oncology, reproductive medicine, and patient counseling teams.
ART Registry Systems
Design registry infrastructure that supports quality benchmarking, outcomes analysis, and policy planning.
Lab Protocol Standardization
Support reproducible embryology laboratory protocols with contextual adaptation for African clinics.
Support for Preservation Units
Provide technical guidance for centers building fertility preservation capacity and cryostorage systems.
Low-Cost IVF Innovation
Promote approaches that expand access while preserving quality, safety, and ethical standards.
Built in Nigeria. Designed for Africa.
AFEREI launches as an incorporated trustee and research foundation in Nigeria, with governance structures calibrated for grants, ethics, data partnerships, and multicenter expansion.
