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Grantees selected to build Ebola research capacity
Six institutions in Africa and Europe have been awarded funding to strengthen capacity in sub-Saharan Africa to conduct high quality health research during health emergencies…
Re-treating malaria with Pyramax®: WANECAM study supports safety and efficacy
Interim data from a clinical trial led by the West African Network for Clinical Trials of Antimalarial Drugs (WANECAM) published online in The Lancet Infectious…
Save the date - Eighth EDCTP Forum from 6-9 November 2016
EDCTP’s Eighth Forum will take place in Lusaka, Zambia from 6 to 9 November 2016. EDCTP invites all stakeholders to support and attend this conference…
Announcement of remaining 2015 Calls for Proposals
In October and November 2015, EDCTP will launch five calls for proposals: Ethics and regulatory capacities EDCTP-TDR Clinical Research and Capacity Development Fellowships EDCTP Regional…
G7 Ministers of Science Commit to Fight Neglected and Poverty-Related Diseases
On 8 and 9 October 2015, the G7 Ministers of Science met in Berlin, Germany to discuss coordination of research efforts regarding global issues of…
CHAPAS-3 trial confirms high efficacy of WHO-preferred abacavir plus lamivudine ART in children
The EDCTP-funded CHAPAS-3 trial is the first randomised controlled trial in African children to compare three ‘backbones’ for antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimens. All regimens were…
European and African clinical research on poverty-related and neglected diseases, 2003-2011 - a bibliometric analysis
On 11 August 2015 PLOS neglected tropical diseases published the research article ‘Bibliometric assessment of European and sub-Saharan African research output on poverty-related and neglected…
EDCTP Annual Report 2014 available online
The online summary EDCTP Annual Report 2014 “Starting EDCTP2” is now available on the website. It offers an updated overview of all EDCTP projects of…
Dr Michael Makanga designated as next EDCTP Executive Director
During its last meeting, the General Assembly of the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) selected Dr Michael Makanga to succeed Professor Charles…
World Malaria Day 2015: funding research to close the gaps
According to the WHO World Malaria Report 2014, 198 million cases of malaria occurred globally in 2013 and the disease led to 584,000 deaths. The…
World Tuberculosis Day 2015
In May 2014, at the World Health Assembly, governments agreed on an ambitious new 20-year (2016-2035) strategy to end the global TB epidemic. According to…
New funding to increase capacity for Ebola outbreak research
Strengthening sub-Saharan African research capacity during infectious disease emergency outbreaks
Published: Proceedings and video report of the High-Level Launch Event for EDCTP2
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EDCTP-funded project REMSTART finds new approach to HIV management to have reduced deaths by 28 per cent
Researchers from the REMSTART team – led by Dr Saidi Egwaga of the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and Shabbar Jaffar, Professor of…
EDCTP2 work plan for 2014 now available online
The first annual work plan of the second programme of the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP2) describes activities under EDCTP2 launched in…