Our projects

Advancing the development and future access of a new tuberculosis vaccineThe MTBVAC-AVANTE consortium, led by Biofabri, is advancing one of the world's most advanced tuberculosis vaccine...

Diagnosing skin conditions with AIThe SkincAIr project is developing an easy-to-use AI-based tool to support the diagnosis of skin conditions caused by neglected tropical diseases.

Supporting the next generation of African scientistsThe SOFAR project is establishing a training programme to advance the careers of promising students and early-career researchers in...

Coordinated strengthening of ethics review and regulatory capacity The SCALE-IT project is using a coordinated approach to strengthen ethics review and regulatory capacity across multiple...

Strengthening research capacity in Portuguese-speaking countriesThe CT-Luso project is developing ethical review and regulatory capacity specifically in Portuguese-speaking countries in sub...

Enhancing treatment of parasitic worm infectionsThe eWHORM project is using an innovative trial design to assess the efficacy of a promising new therapeutic, oxfendazole, against multiple...

Once-weekly pills for HIV controlThe POA project is evaluating a radically simplified HIV treatment regimen that could make it much easier for people living with HIV to control viral...

New options for drug-resistant tuberculosisThe EX-DR TB project is aiming to preserve the potency of a key TB drug, bedaquiline, and advance the development of potential successors.

Boosting the use of anti-parasite drugs during pregnancyThe TreatPreg project is assessing whether a mix of anti-parasite drugs can be given together during pregnancy to prevent anaemia and...

Boosting analytical capacity to enhance disease controlThe ANTENNA project is creating new training hubs for epidemiologists and statisticians in East, Central and West Africa.

Strengthening a regional centre of regulatory excellenceThe BREEDIME is building on previous EDCTP efforts to strengthen regulatory capacity in Tanzania, enabling the country to support...

Enhancing leprosy controlThe EDCTP2-funded PEP4LEP project has received additional funding to complete its study of two possible models for the delivery of preventive leprosy treatments and...

Tracking mpox at the Congo–DRC borderThe MPOX-PROBE project is tracking the emergence and spread of mpox on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of...

Capacity strengthening in West AfricaThe WANETAM-4 project is strengthening a key West African research network to support further capacity building, development of the next generation of...

Building modelling capacity to enhance disease controlThe IDM-AFRICA project is creating a training programme to strengthen capacity for infectious disease modelling in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Understanding mpox infections during pregnancyThe PREGMPOX project is attempting to find out why mpox virus infections are particularly harmful to pregnant women.

A point-of-care test for Bundibugyo virusThe EPOCA-BVD project is developing a sensitive point-of-care test for Bundibugyo virus, based on innovative new materials and biosensing technology.

Optimising HIV treatments for pregnant womenGlobal Health EDCTP3 funding will enable the EDCTP2-supported PREGART project to complete a key trial that will provide evidence on the optimal...

Improving pneumonia treatment in young childrenThe OPT-bCPAP project is supporting the rollout of an innovative low-cost approach with the potential to prevent the deaths of thousands of...

Safety monitoring during pregnancyThe PROTECT project is creating a network of sites in East Africa to monitor the safety of vaccines administered during pregnancy.