Our projects

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...

Gathering additional data on mpox vaccine in infants and pregnant women The PregInPoxVac project is generating data on the use of the MVA-BN vaccine to prevent mpox infections in pregnant...

Accelerating vaccine development for neglected tropical diseasesThe EAVI project is establishing an international partnership to promote the clinical testing of vaccines against neglected...

Monitoring mpox vaccine activity in AfricaThe MpoxVax AFRIVAC project is closing key knowledge gaps on the performance of mpox vaccines in Central Africa.

Building capacity in new drug developmentThe PACoPPDeT project is developing a cohort of researchers with a deep understanding of all aspects of pharmaceutical product development.

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...

Repurposing fusidic acid for onchocerciasis controlThe FAME project is assessing whether a repurposed antibiotic could improve control of onchocerciasis (river blindness).

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...

Protecting antibiotic potencyThe ASPIRE project is assessing whether improved infection prevention and control, coupled with more personalised antibiotic use, can reduce pressures driving...

Building capacity for data analysis in East AfricaThe OCTOPUS project is using a cascading training model to enhance data science capacity in East Africa.

Enhancing detection and control of emerging infectionsThe SCEAM-CA project is expanding a training programme to build capacity to monitor and respond to emerging infections in francophone...

Oversight of molecular and cellular therapiesThe CAPACITY 2023 project is strengthening capacity for ethics review and regulatory oversight of clinical research projects involving gene...

Using cough analysis to triage possible tuberculosis casesThe 4-CAGE-TB project has received Global Health EDCTP3 support to complete its EDCTP2-funded study of cough analysis to identify...

Boosting clinical trial expertiseThe CREATIVE project is developing a cohort of early-career researchers with theoretical and hands-on experience in clinical trials across academic and...

Combining vaccination and drug-based prevention of malariaThe IMVACS project is assessing whether delivering malaria vaccines as part of seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaigns will...

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...

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.

An overarching clinical trials network for AfricaThe CTCAN project is creating an umbrella network connecting existing clinical trial networks in sub-Saharan Africa to provide a...

Finding and treating Cryptosporidium parasite infectionsThe CryptoT&T project is developing a test to detect Cryptosporidium intestinal parasite infections, which could usher in targeted...