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WANECAM consortium kicks off clinical study for next-generation antimalarial drug
The West African Network for Clinical Trials of Antimalarial Drugs (WANECAM), a consortium of ten academic organisations in Africa and Europe, starts off the ‘WANECAM…
World TB Day: EDCTP investments in TB research rise to EUR 127 million
World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March 2019 is themed ‘It’s time’. As the World Health Organisation (WHO) explains, the theme underlines “the urgency to act”…
ASAAP clinical study of malaria treatment for children has started
A large clinical study evaluating a triple plus combination of antimalarials for children has started in Ghana. The study is coordinated by Dr. Oumou Maiga-Ascofare…
EDCTP is looking for a temporary Administrative Officer (The Hague)
EDCTP is looking for an Administrative Officer to be based at the EDCTP Office in The Hague. The Administrative Officer, under the supervision of the…
Report on the Lisbon meeting for the next EDCTP programme published
EDCTP organised a high-level meeting on the character, scope and shape of its next programme in Lisbon, Portugal, on 17 September 2018. Approximately 100 participants…
World AIDS Day 2018: Supporting R&D partnerships to tackle HIV
World AIDS Day 2018 marks its 30th anniversary. Significant progress has been made in the fight against the disease during these three decades. However, the…
National health research systems in Africa: developing a collaborative approach
EDCTP published the report on the EDCTP high-level meeting Engaging African governments to strengthen national health research systems with complementary international cooperation. The meeting took…
PredART trial shows TB-IRIS can be prevented in patients with HIV-TB co-infection
The results of the PredART clinical trial co-funded by EDCTP were published in the New England Journal of Medicine on 14 November 2018. Prof. Graeme…
EDCTP and Wellcome Trust organise session at ASTMH 2018
EDCTP and the Wellcome Trust organised a session on controlled Human Infection Studies in low- and middle-income countries as a contribution to the ASTMH 2018…
EDCTP is seeking a Project Officer
EDCTP is looking for a Project Officer for the office in The Hague. The duration of this fixed-term contract is one year. As a member…
EDCTP co-sponsors 'TB Science 2018' - the 49th Union's research preconference
TBScience2018 is the official pre-conference event for the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health. The scientific conference focuses on basic and translational tuberculosis research. The event…
Ebola emergency call September 2018: research response to the DRC outbreak
On 3 September 2018, EDCTP launched a €2.25 million emergency funding initiative in response to Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of…
EDCTP Prizes 2018 awarded at Ninth Forum
EDCTP awarded its 2018 prizes for research excellence and the Pascoal Mocumbi Prize at the opening ceremony of the Ninth Forum on Monday 17 September. Dr…
EDCTP-funded R&D partnerships to tackle infectious disease in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2003-2018
On 17 September 2018 at the High-Level Meeting to discuss a third EDCTP programme in Lisbon, Portugal, Dr Michael Makanga, EDCTP’s Executive Director, presented a…
EDCTP Annual Report 2017 - Maintaining momentum
EDCTP published its Annual Report 2017: Maintaining momentum. Since 2014 until the end of 2017, we have awarded 124 grants with an estimated total value…