Published today, the Global Health EDCTP3 Work Programme 2026 includes six research topics for a total indicative budget of €147 million. The calls for proposals will open for submission by mid-January 2026.
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Research and innovation actions
The 2026 calls for proposals will support four research and innovation action (RIA) topics aimed at developing new or improved TB drugs, supporting the prevention and management of lower respiratory tract infections, ensuring better prevention, treatment and management of HIV and its co-infections and co-morbidities, and addressing the global challenge of climate and health.
- Global collaboration action for the development of TB drugs for therapy and chemoprophylaxis in adults and children in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Global collaboration action for prevention and treatment of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Global collaboration action towards better prevention, treatment and clinical management of HIV co-infections or co-morbidities in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Global collaboration action on climate and health in sub-Saharan Africa.
As a means of increasing the engagement of Contributing Partners and enabling the support of large-scale clinical studies, the four RIA topics encourage the leveraging of co-funding from strategic partners through so-called ‘global collaboration actions’.
Interested consortia are invited to submit a short proposal by 4 March 2026 (first stage). Successful consortia at the first stage will be invited to submit a full proposal by 17 September 2026 (second stage).
Coordination and support actions
Additionally, two coordination and support action (CSA) call topics will support training and capacity-building activities in the areas of ethics, regulatory and pharmacovigilance, and enhance integrated research and healthcare through digital innovation and artificial intelligence.
- Training and innovation networks for sustained capacity building related to ethics, regulatory and pharmacovigilance, and related digital regulatory platforms.
- Enhancing integrated research and healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa through digital innovation and artificial intelligence.
CSA calls are single-stage. Consortia are invited to submit their full proposals by 31 August 2026.
Useful information
Details
- Publication date
- 3 December 2025
- Author
- Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking