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Global Health EDCTP3 invests in global health through funding collaborative projects tackling infectious diseases and supporting activities for research capacity building in Africa.

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Global Health EDCTP3-funded MAGFA project logo
  • In progress
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Other childhood infectious diseases
Preventing transmission of viral infections during pregnancyThe MAGFA project is developing a point-of-care test to simultaneously detect HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus infections in...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded MOBILE MEN project logo
  • In progress
  • HIV/AIDS
Improving HIV prevention in mobile populationsThe MOBILE MEN project aims to identify the preferred HIV prevention option for men who migrate for work, as well as the key health system...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded FAME project logo
  • In progress
  • Neglected infectious diseases
Repurposing fusidic acid for onchocerciasis controlThe FAME project is assessing whether a repurposed antibiotic could improve control of onchocerciasis (river blindness).
Global Health EDCTP3-funded CRYPTOT&T project logo
  • In progress
  • Diarrhoeal diseases
Finding and treating Cryptosporidium parasite infectionsThe CryptoT&T project is developing a test to detect Cryptosporidium intestinal parasite infections, which could usher in targeted...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded PYRAPREG-extended project logo
  • In progress
  • Malaria
Advancing malaria treatments for pregnant womenAdditional Global Health EDCTP3 funding is completing the evaluation of a new antimalarial treatment for pregnant women.
Global Health EDCTP3-funded CECABI II project logo
  • In progress
  • Cross-disease or disease unspecific
Building research oversight capacity in Côte d’IvoireThe CECABI II project is developing the capacity of research ethics bodies in Côte d’Ivoire and enhancing coordination with its national...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded POA project logo
  • In progress
  • HIV/AIDS
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...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded The META Trial project logo
  • In progress
  • HIV/AIDS
Preventing diabetes in people living with HIVWith Global Health EDCTP3 funding, the META Trial project will be able to complete its landmark EDCTP2-funded trial of metformin for diabetes...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded STRATEGIC project logo
  • In progress
  • Cross-disease or disease unspecific
Enhancing oversight of digital health technologyThe STRATEGIC project is developing the capacity of sub-Saharan African countries to regulate the use of digital tools in research and...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded PDMC Saves Lives project logo
  • In progress
  • Malaria
Promoting use of malaria prevention after hospital discharge in childrenThe PDMC Saves Lives project is helping countries identify the best way to introduce a life-saving new approach to...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded BRIDGE NETWORK project logo
  • In progress
  • Cross-disease or disease unspecific
Building capacity in health data analysisThe BRIDGE NETWORK project is establishing five centres of excellence to build skills in the use of health data to address key health challenges in...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded ACROBAT Newborns project logo
  • In progress
  • Other childhood infectious diseases
Rapid detection of sepsis in neonatesThe ACROBAT Newborns project is developing a bedside test to identify newborns at the highest risk of sepsis, one of the most common causes of death in...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded PEP4LEP 2.0 project logo
  • In progress
  • Neglected infectious diseases
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...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded MARC SE-Africa project logo
  • In progress
  • Malaria
Mitigating the risk of antimalarial resistanceThe MARC-SE Africa project is enabling key countries in Africa to track and respond to rising rates of resistance to antimalarial drugs.
Global Health EDCTP3-funded eWHORM project logo
  • In progress
  • Neglected infectious diseases
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...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded IMPACTING project logo
  • In progress
  • Neglected infectious diseases
  • Malaria
  • Emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases
Targeting vectors for infection prediction and controlThe IMPACTING project is collecting data on a host of insect vectors that spread infections to help better predict the risk of...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded DEFEND project logo
  • In progress
  • Malaria
Targeting malaria parasites within mosquitoesThe DEFEND project is piloting a highly innovative strategy to disrupt the spread of malaria by infecting mosquitoes with a strain of bacterium...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded UTI-Diag project logo
  • In progress
  • Other childhood infectious diseases
  • Cross-disease or disease unspecific
Rapid testing of urinary tract infectionsThe UTI-Diag project is exploring whether point-of-care tests could improve detection and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and reduce...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded ComBac-Africa project logo
  • In progress
  • Diarrhoeal diseases
  • Lower respiratory tract infections
  • Cross-disease or disease unspecific
Amplifying access to new antibioticsThe ComBac-Africa project is working to improve access to new antibiotics in sub-Saharan Africa, incorporating measures to ensure their judicious use and...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded CT-Luso project logo
  • In progress
  • Cross-disease or disease unspecific
Strengthening research capacity in Portuguese-speaking countriesThe CT-Luso project is developing ethical review and regulatory capacity specifically in Portuguese-speaking countries in sub...