EDCTP Financial and Project Management Training workshop in Dakar

The EDCTP Financial and Project Management Training workshop in Dakar, Senegal, from 30 November to 1 December 2023 welcomed 40 participants, mostly from West Africa. The workshop covered managing projects awarded under EDCTP2 and Global Health EDCTP3 programmes. Financial training included the grant agreement, budgets, eligibility of costs, timesheets, person months, currency calculations, internal controls and independent audits. Technical training covered consortia, the grant agreement and Annex 1, ethical issues, clinical studies and data sharing. Information on reporting requirements, deliverables and milestones, and amendments was also shared.

A session on the transition from EDCTP2 to Global Health EDCTP3 programmes highlighted the key differences for applicants and grantees. Overall, the attendees were satisfied with the training they received, as indicated by the “feedback forms” they filled in at the end of the training. Recommendations on training needs will be taken forward in planning future training.