Our projects

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...

Monitoring mosquito populations across AfricaThe VectorGrid-Africa project is developing a platform that could eventually provide an intimate picture of disease-transmitting mosquitoes...

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...

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...

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...

Advancing a multivalent TB vaccineThe T5-TBVAC project is introducing a BCG-based human challenge model in Uganda to accelerate the evaluation of a candidate tuberculosis vaccine and using...

Advancing ‘triple therapy’ for malariaThe EDCTP2-funded ASAAP study has received additional Global Health EDCTP3 funding to complete its evaluation of a novel ‘triple therapy’ for malaria.

Using point-of-care ultrasound to guide treatment of chest infectionsThe IMCI-PLUS project is promoting greater use of point-of-care ultrasound to improve the detection of bacterial...

Optimising malaria vaccine booster deliveryThe SMV delivery project is exploring when and how to provide booster doses of malaria vaccine to children in areas with seasonal transmission to...

Building capacity for wastewater surveillanceThe ODIN project is establishing an infrastructure for genomic surveillance based on monitoring for the presence of pathogens and antimicrobial...

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...

Coordinated development of regulatory systems in Southern AfricaThe SEARCH II project is strengthening and harmonising regulatory structures in Southern and Eastern African countries.

Enhancing artificial intelligence detection of tuberculosisThe AddiCAD project is advancing a new digital tool that combines AI analysis of chest X-rays with protein biomarker data to...

Building ethics review and regulatory capacity in East AfricaThe ACCESSAFRICA2 project is strengthening ethics review and regulatory capacity in Ethiopia and Uganda.

Establishing a research integrity frameworkThe SERCEA project aims to strengthen mechanisms that promote and ensure the integrity of scientific research in East Africa.

Simplifying treatment of neglected skin diseasesThe TEBULA project is advancing a potentially revolutionary new treatment for two neglected mycobacterial diseases: leprosy and Buruli ulcer.