Our projects

Training new African ‘bioentrepreneurs’The SAHRI Fellowship project provides promising researchers from sub-Saharan Africa with a structured three-year training programme that includes a 6...

Using genomics to track mpox Building on the existing Global Health EDCTP3-funded ODIN project, the ODIN-Mpox project is applying genomic technologies to wastewater surveillance to track the...

Probiotics to boost rotavirus vaccine responsesThe PRoRota project is assessing whether probiotic supplements can boost responses to rotavirus vaccination and reduce the risk of diarrhoeal...

Rapid detection of Ebola virus infectionsThe EPoCA project is developing an innovative new point-of-care test for Ebola virus infections that will also give insights into infection severity...

Building research capacity in antimicrobial resistanceThe CATCR project is training a new generation of researchers in the increasingly critical field of antimicrobial resistance.

Boosting clinical research in East Africa The EACCR4 project is strengthening clinical research capacity across a wide range of sites in East Africa. 

Building expertise in pandemic preparednessThe EpiScientia project is strengthening national pandemic preparedness and infectious disease control capabilities in sub-Saharan Africa through a...

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...

Enhancing data use for outbreak controlThe SPHERE-AFRICA project is developing a training programme to build capacity for data use to enhance epidemic preparedness and response activities in...

Improving tuberculosis detection in childrenThe Decide-TB project is evaluating tools that could help clinicians diagnose TB more reliably in children.

Enhancing uptake of tuberculosis preventive treatmentThe TEST4TPT project seeks to facilitate uptake of TB preventive treatment by enhancing early detection of exposure to TB bacteria.

Closing the diagnostic gap for paediatric tuberculosisThe ACT4KIDS-TB project is assessing whether combining different data sources can enable a clinic-decision-making app that supports...

Extending malaria treatment options for young childrenThe ASAQ-PAC project is developing a child-friendly version of a key antimalarial combination to enable malaria control programmes to...

Protecting the potency of a key tuberculosis drugThe TASP project is evaluating new approaches to extend the lifespan of the critical tuberculosis drug, bedaquiline, by improving detection...

Improving treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasisThe MAMS4CL project is establishing a clinical trial platform to test improved treatments for cutaneous leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that...

Advancing modelling capacity to control emerging and re-emerging infectious diseasesThe TIMERA project is strengthening national capacities to use modelling to address the challenges posed...