Our projects

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...

Accelerating genomic surveillance researchThe NGS4PublicHealth project is helping to coordinate and provide additional support to a group of projects funded through the Global Health EDCTP3...

Advancing a next-generation malaria vaccineThe PfVIMT project will move an innovative transmission-blocking malaria vaccine a major step towards authorisation.

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...

Accelerating young people’s access to antiretroviralsThe CHAPAS-5 project is establishing a flexible clinical trial platform that will accelerate the evaluation of antiretroviral treatments...

Diagnosing skin conditions with AIThe SkincAIr project is developing an easy-to-use AI-based tool to support the diagnosis of skin conditions caused by neglected tropical diseases.

Supporting the next generation of African scientistsThe SOFAR project is establishing a training programme to advance the careers of promising students and early-career researchers in...

Coordinated strengthening of ethics review and regulatory capacity The SCALE-IT project is using a coordinated approach to strengthen ethics review and regulatory capacity across multiple...

Strengthening research capacity in Portuguese-speaking countriesThe CT-Luso project is developing ethical review and regulatory capacity specifically in Portuguese-speaking countries in sub...

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...

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...

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...

Advancing digital health in East AfricaThe LINDA-FAMILIA project is enabling four countries in East Africa to introduce and scale up multiple digital health technologies.

Accelerating implementation of low-dose primaquine for malaria controlThe IMPRIMA project is working with national stakeholders and communities to ensure the successful introduction of new...

Strengthening African-led capacity in infectious disease modellingThe ICI3D project is creating a regional training hub to expand expertise in infectious disease modelling and promote its...

Widening access to a new HIV therapeutic The ELDORADO trial is testing whether doravirine-based antiretroviral treatment leads to fewer long-term complications while successfully suppressing...