Global Health EDCTP3

New draft guidance on how clinical trials should be conducted during public health emergencies.

👉 Designed for clinical research sponsors and stakeholders across the EU.

A public consultation is open until 30 April.

🔗 More: www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/new-...

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ISSAD 2026: PROTECT partners contribute to maternal vaccine research agenda in Africa — PROTECT Between 22 and 24 February, the International Symposium on ‘Streptococcus agalactiae’ Disease took place in Nairobi, Kenya. PROTECT partners were strongly represented and contributed to the event with insights from all key aspects of PROTECT’s research: pregnancy registry development, GBS disease su

At #ISSAD2026, partners from the #PROTECTnetwork presented work on GBS surveillance, pregnancy registries and vaccine confidence research across four African countries.

Supported by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social.

🟠 https://tinyurl.com/47jv8c65

#GlobalHealth

This women’s month, we celebrate Dr Christine Manyando.

🟣 After experiencing severe #malaria as a medical student, today she is leading the #EDCTP-supported SEMA ReACT consortium testing treatment strategies across Zambia and DRC.

#IWD2026 @mmv.org

🥼Through the #ASAAP study, funded by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social and the #EDCTP, the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research Group has set up a fully equipped entomology laboratory at KCCR in Ghana.

▶️ Watch the full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjd1...

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MultiplexAI project YouTube video by CISM - Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça

In this video, two laboratory technicians from CISM explain how a study based on artificial intelligence is being implemented to support the diagnosis of malaria and other neglected tropical diseases: #MultiplexAI, funded by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social.

@isglobal.org
youtu.be/1w-QWNEf7_4

Ahead of International Women's Day, we speak with Dr Delese Mimi Darko, Director General of the AMA

🗣️ ‘Women often face invisible barriers: limited access to networks, fewer sponsorships, and expectation to prove readiness.’

🔗 Interview: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...

#IWD2026

🦠 Teenagers with #HIV from birth in Zimbabwe have significantly lower cognitive scores and poorer educational attainment than their HIV-negative peers, despite being on antiretroviral therapy.

Supported by the EDCTP-funded VITALITY project.

🔗 More: doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

Researchers have identified and sequenced two fatal human cases of Sabiá virus (SABV) in Brazil, the third and fourth naturally acquired cases ever confirmed.

Carried out in the frame of Global Health EDCTP3.

🔗 Read the article: journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...

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Antimalarial resistance dashboard — MARC SE-Africa The MARC SE-Africa antimalarial resistance dashboard is an innovative tool for showcasing data needed to combat malaria and the emergence of antimalarial resistance in the region.

💻 #MARCSEAfrica dashboard contains the latest #AntimalarialResistance data, empowering malaria control programs in SE-Africa to respond proactively.
Explore now➡️ tinyurl.com/472t68dh
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Part 2 of the #NeoSep1 clinical trial has launched in #Kenya to test life-saving antibiotic combinations for newborns with sepsis.

💊 Around 600 babies will be enrolled across African sites through Global Health EDCTP3-funded #SNIPAFRICA project helping reduce newborn deaths.

💊 The 1st single‑dose treatment for sleeping sickness has received a positive opinion from @ema.europa.eu.

We are proud to have contributed to its development with @dndi.org & Sanofi.

This pill could bring us closer to disease elimination.

More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...

📢 Save the date for the EDCTP Forum 2027, to take place in Madrid from 5-9 April 2027!

Get ready to share knowledge and join cutting-edge sessions on #GlobalHealth

@isciiisalud.bsky.social, @cienciagob.bsky.social, @sanidad.gob.es

👉 More: link.europa.eu/T9Xjnf

#EDCTPForum2027

📣New update of the 2026 calls for proposals' Questions and Answers document

Check the latest version to clear all your doubts for the four #RIA topics calls for proposals: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/document/dow...

🔗 Apply before 4 March: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/funding/call...

“Reliable data and coordinated partnerships are key”: PROTECT brings together immunisation stakeholders in Kenya — PROTECT On 26 February, Aga Khan University, a PROTECT partner, hosted a stakeholder engagement event in Nairobi, convening leaders in maternal health to strengthen collaboration and define actionable next st...

🤰🏾Leaders in #MaternalHealth in Kenya gathered at a #PROTECTnetwork event, hosted by the Aga Khan University, to strengthen collaboration and define next steps for #MaternalVaccines policies and practices.

Learn more: tinyurl.com/5x4nrr5h @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social

🔬 New study shows that while most #malaria parasites in Nigeria can be treated with #chloroquine, many remain resistant to #antifolate drugs

Supported by the #EDCTP Senior Fellowship Plus.

🔗 Read the study: doi.org/10.1093/ofid...

#GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge

In Mozambique, diarrhoeal diseases are still a major threat to children under five

🧪The Global Health EDCTP3-funded CryptoT&T project is tackling this challenge by developing a targeted, low-cost approach to early-detect and treat #Cryptosporidium infections.

🎥 Watch to learn more.

🌍Zimbabwe and Tanzania started rolling out arpraziquantel against #schistosomiasis in children, building on EDCTP research

Our rollout in Kenya, Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire proved large-scale delivery works, inspiring other initiatives to follow.

🔗 www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/results-and-...

💻 Computer models can successfully contribute to reducing child mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries.

Funded by the #EDCTP2 IMPALA project.

🔗 Article: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

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A new #tuberculosis (TB) treatment combining #alpibectir and #ethionamide has shown promising results in patients.

Supported by #EDCTP-funded bEto-TB project.

🔗 Read the correspondence: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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The BRIDGE NETWORK project has launched its new website!🌐

Funded by Global Health EDCTP3, BRIDGE NETWORK strengthens research and collaboration in health research and data sciences across Africa and Europe.

🔗Explore more: bridge-network.eu

🔬Tuberculosis, candidiasis, treatment interruption, underweight, and delayed antiretroviral treatment initiation are significantly associated with #HIV disease severity in Congo.

Supported by Global Health EDCTP3-funded CATCR project.

👉Article: doi.org/10.1186/s128...

#GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge

📢Ghana becomes first country to approve new single-pill treatment for worm infections

Through our funded @stop2030.org project, the ivermectin-albendazole combination has been approved by the Ghana FDA to tackle soil-transmitted helminths

🔗More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...

'Forget about the impact factors, think about the broader aim of why we are here.'
🗯️Marcel Tanner

We are putting this vision into action with €147 million in funding for research across 6 topics.

🔗 Apply by 4 March/31 August: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...

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Crypto T&T Project YouTube video by CISM - Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça

🇲🇿 In Mozambique, #diarrhoea remains a leading cause of death in children under five.
🧪 The Crypto T&T study funded by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social, focuses on the low-cost identification and treatment of #Cryptosporidium, one of the parasites associated with this disease.

🎥 youtu.be/nrCZmy7B8nQ

🚨 Last days to submit stage one applications for our 2026 Research and Innovation Action (RIA) calls

Still questions?

👉 Legal and financial guidance + Q&A document: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/funding/lega...

🔗 Apply by 4 March: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/funding/call...

🔔O projeto CT-Luso, financiado pela Global Health EDCTP3, convida para a terceira sessão do seu ciclo de webinares dedicados aos assuntos regulamentares em África.

Nesta sessão será será explorada a regulamentação ético-jurídica internacional.

📅 26 de fevereiro
🕕 18:00 GMT
🖥️ Online

Great to see the PROTECT network featured at #ISSAD2026! We are proud to support this project advancing Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease burden estimation, surveillance, and maternal vaccines confidence.🤝

📣 Information session: EDCTP Association as Coordinator of Global Health EDCTP3 projects

Learn more about the two new Coordination and Support Action (CSA) calls under EDCTP3

📅25 February
⏰14:00-16:00 CET
💻Online

Organised by EDCTP

🔗Register: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/events/infor...

Did you know that the first all-oral treatment for sleeping sickness was supported by #EDCTP?

💊 Fexinidazole is taken as simple pills over 10 days, removing the need for hospitalisation and painful procedures.

🔗 More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/results-and-...

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❗Pre-COVID-19 T-cell responses may help explain why SARS-CoV-2 infections caused lower morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa compared to Europe, Asia, and North America

Supported by the #EDCTP2-funded ImmunoCoV project.

🔗 Full article: doi.org/10.1186/s128...