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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 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 EDCTP Africa Office project logo
  • In progress
  • Cross-disease or disease unspecific
This proposal is in response to the GH EDCTP3 call for support to EDCTP Africa Office (AO), which is part of the EDCTP Association Secretariat, based in Cape Town and hosted by the South...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded WINGS-4-FGS project logo
  • In progress
  • Neglected infectious diseases
Improving care of female genital schistosomiasisThe WINGS-4-FGS project is carrying out multiple activities to raise awareness, enhance detection and improve treatment of female genital...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded OPT-MVAC project logo
  • In progress
  • Malaria
Boosting malaria and other vaccine coverageThe OPT-MVAC project is exploring whether strengthening national malaria vaccine programmes can serve as a springboard for improved coverage of...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded EBO-PEP project logo
  • In progress
  • Emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases
Rapid protection against Ebola virusThe EBO-PEP project is evaluating whether monoclonal antibodies can protect close contacts of people with Ebola virus infections.
Global Health EDCTP3-funded OPT-bCPAP project logo
  • In progress
  • Lower respiratory tract infections
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...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded PROTECT project logo
  • In progress
  • Lower respiratory tract infections
  • Other childhood infectious diseases
Safety monitoring during pregnancyThe PROTECT project is creating a network of sites in East Africa to monitor the safety of vaccines administered during pregnancy.
Global Health EDCTP3-funded DECIDE-TB project logo
  • In progress
  • Tuberculosis
Improving tuberculosis detection in childrenThe Decide-TB project is evaluating tools that could help clinicians diagnose TB more reliably in children.
Global Health EDCTP3-funded TASP project logo
  • In progress
  • Tuberculosis
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...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded NeuroSolve project logo
  • In progress
  • Neglected infectious diseases
Treating epilepsy caused by parasite infection  The NeuroSolve project is evaluating a new treatment for patients who develop epileptic seizures when tapeworm larvae become lodged in their...
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...
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 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 EX-DR TB project logo
  • In progress
  • Tuberculosis
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.
Global Health EDCTP3-funded MpoxVax AFRIVAC project logo
  • In progress
  • Emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases
The current Mpox outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ongoing since 2023, has resulted in more than 19,000 causes and over 1,000 deaths, with women accounting for more...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded IVM-KIDS project logo
  • In progress
  • Neglected infectious diseases
Extending ivermectin use to young childrenThe IVM-KIDS project is developing a child-friendly formulation of ivermectin to ensure young children can benefit from this key drug for parasite...
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 PROTID project
  • In progress
  • Tuberculosis
TB prevention in people living with diabetesThe EDCTP2-funded PROTID project has received additional Global Health EDCTP3 funding, enabling it to complete its trial of preventive TB...
Global Health EDCTP3-funded ASPIRE project logo
  • In progress
  • Lower respiratory tract infections
  • Other childhood infectious diseases
  • Cross-disease or disease unspecific
Protecting antibiotic potencyThe ASPIRE project is assessing whether improved infection prevention and control, coupled with more personalised antibiotic use, can reduce pressures driving...
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...