EDCTP visit to Kigali, Rwanda

In 2023, Kigali, Rwanda was selected to host the Twelfth EDCTP Forum in 2025. From 10-12 June 2024, staff members of the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking (Sandra Ramos, Communications Officer and Alice Nsabimana, HR Manager) and the EDCTP Association (Daniela Pereira, Communications Officer) visited Kigali to assess the capacities and facilities for hosting the event. The team also met with representatives from the Rwanda Biomedial Centre, which will co-host the Forum with the Ministry of Health-Rwanda, and the EU Delegation in Rwanda. The Twelfth EDCTP Forum will bring together European and African initiatives, researchers, policymakers and strategic stakeholders to discuss the benefits, challenges, and opportunities to advance health research in sub-Saharan Africa through effective South-South, South-North, North-South partnerships.