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International Women’s Day 2022: EDCTP efforts to break the bias in health research
On this year’s International Women’s Day, EDCTP joins the global health community in celebrating women’s achievements, raising awareness against bias, and taking action for equality.…
5FC HIV-Crypto consortium starts trial on improved treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in advanced HIV disease
A consortium of leading scientists and institutions in Africa and Europe, the 5FC HIV-Crypto consortium, has launched a project that aims to deliver an improved…
EDCTP joins Europe PubMed Central
EDCTP has become a member of Europe PMC (PubMed Central), an open science platform that maintains a worldwide collection of scientific articles and research outputs.…
World NTD Day 2022 – EDCTP remains 100% committed to ending neglected tropical diseases
In another year of changes in the funding landscape, EDCTP has stayed 100% committed to ending neglected infectious diseases. Global investment into research and development…
Call for expression of interest for Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking scientific committee
The Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking (GH EDCTP3 JU) has now opened a call for expression of interest for the selection of the members of…
EDCTP mourns the loss of Dr Ricardo Pereira
On 11 January 2022, our dear colleague Dr Ricardo Pereira, Science Officer at the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and EDCTP General Assembly…
2021 End of Year Message from Dr Michael Makanga, EDCTP Executive Director
Dear Colleagues, Partners and Friends, Akin to 2020, this year has remained very challenging due to the protracted negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
World AIDS Day 2021: tackling inequalities
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing inequalities ever more clearly. The burden of these inequalities is culminating in increasing magnitude of vulnerable populations, undermining the wellbeing…
Legal basis for Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking adopted
The European Commission today announced the adoption of 10 European Partnerships set up between the European Union, Member States and/or the industry, including the Global Health…
Completion of Phase III trial paediatric schistosomiasis drug arpraziquantel
Today, the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium, a public-private partnership dedicated to the development of arpraziquantel, a new pediatric medication to treat schistosomiasis in preschool-aged children, announced…
EDCTP at COVID CIRCLE online event
EDCTP is taking part in a panel discussion during the virtual event ‘What have we learned from funding COVID-19 research across the globe’ co-hosted by…
EDCTP Prizes 2020 awarded at the Tenth EDCTP Forum
EDCTP awarded its prizes for research excellence and the Pascoal Mocumbi Prize at the Tenth EDCTP Forum that was held from 17-21 October 2021 from…
The Tenth EDCTP Forum has started
The Tenth EDCTP Forum has started. This will be our first hybrid Forum, with many of the sessions taking place online and some taking place…
First EDCTP and Africa CDC-supported Epidemiologists and Biostatisticians start their training
The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) are partnering to train 150…
RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine: EDCTP contributions and next steps
EDCTP has supported the development of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine both directly and indirectly through funding clinical research and capacity strengthening in Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya,…