Established in 2021, Global Health EDCTP3 is a partnership between the European Commission, representing the European Union, and the EDCTP Association, representing the governments of 15 European and 30 sub-Saharan African countries.
Global Health EDCTP3 works to deliver new solutions to reduce the burden of infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and to strengthen research capacities to prepare and respond to re-emerging infectious diseases.
Global Health EDCTP3 focuses on the major infectious disease threats facing sub-Saharan Africa, including HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, lower respiratory tract infections, diarrhoeal diseases, neglected, emerging and re-emerging infections. Our scope also includes overarching areas such as antimicrobial resistance, climate-crisis-provoked changes in infectious disease incidence, digital health solutions, and co-infections and co-morbidities.
Our vision
Global Health EDCTP3’s vision is to reduce the individual, social, and economic burden of poverty-related infectious diseases, including neglected, emerging, and re-emerging infectious diseases, in sub-Saharan Africa.
Our mission
Global Health EDCTP3’s mission is to reduce overall mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting global collaborative research, capacity strengthening, and international initiatives to accelerate the development, evaluation, and implementation of interventions to prevent, identify, treat and track infectious diseases and emerging/re-emerging infections in the region.
Our values
Global Health EDCTP3’s mission and vision build on the following core values:
‣ Science;
‣ Partnership;
‣ Excellence;
‣ Diversity;
‣ Equity;
‣ Impact.
Our objectives
Global Health EDCTP3’s objectives are set out in the legislation creating Global Health EDCTP3. Our general objectives are to contribute to:
‣ The reduction of the socioeconomic burden of infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa by promoting the development and uptake of new or improved health technologies.
‣ The increase of health security in sub-Saharan Africa and globally by strengthening research- and innovation-based capacities for preparedness and response to control infectious diseases.
These general objectives are supported by the following specific objectives that are described in more detail in our Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda:
Clinical researchAdvance the development and use of new or improved medical interventions for tackling infectious diseases by supporting the conduct of clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa.
Capacity developmentStrengthen clinical research capacity and the national health research systems in sub-Saharan Africa for conducting clinical studies according to the highest ethical principles and regulatory standards.
Enhanced coordinationFacilitate better alignment of countries around a common global health Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda.
Epidemic preparednessStrengthen capacity for epidemic preparedness in sub-Saharan Africa through effective and rapid research response.
International cooperationPromote networking and international cooperation on global health research through North-South, South-South and North-North collaboration, and develop strategic partnerships with multiple private- and public-sector organisations.
Additionally, Global Health EDCTP3 has several operational tasks, such as fostering productive relationships between European and African individuals, research groups and institutions, and promoting synergies, collaboration and joint initiatives to attract additional investment, exploit opportunities for high-quality clinical research, and maximise the impact of integrated approaches to research.
The legislation creating Global Health EDCTP3 also creates eight other Joint Undertakings. These public-private partnerships share some broader objectives, such as boosting the EU’s competitiveness; contributing to the EU’s response to global challenges (including health); accelerating the green and digital transitions; strengthening scientific excellence; stimulating research and innovation in SMEs.
Global Health EDCTP3 contributes to key EU policies, most notably Horizon Europe, the AU-EU Innovation Agenda and the EU’s Global Health Strategy. Additionally, Global Health EDCTP3 supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, aimed at ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.