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...

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...

Malaria treatment in early pregnancyThe SAFIRE project is establishing an innovative adaptive clinical trial platform to evaluate antimalarial treatments for women in the first trimester of...

Improving treatment of diarrhoeal disease in malnourished children The TARGET project is assessing whether antibiotic treatments can reduce deaths and hospitalisations for young children...

Building genomic surveillance capacity in EthiopiaThe EpiGen Ethiopia project is bringing together multiple partners to strengthen the country’s capacity to detect and track known and...

Preventing diabetes in people living with HIVWith Global Health EDCTP3 funding, the META Trial project will be able to complete its landmark EDCTP2-funded trial of metformin for diabetes...

Tackling severe malaria in remote locationsThe SEMA ReACT study will determine whether children with severe malaria can be treated entirely in the community, when transportation to health...

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...

Enhancing data science training in Southern AfricaThe STEAM-3D project is creating an infrastructure to expand the range of training opportunities in epidemiology and data science in Sub...

Portable diagnostics for tailored treatment of feverThe PATHFINDER project is using advanced ‘lab-on-a-chip’ technology to provide more refined diagnostic information to guide treatment of...

Applying genomics to malaria controlThe MAGNETS project is promoting the integration of genomic epidemiology into malaria surveillance to strengthen evidence-based decision-making for...

Applying modelling to disease controlThe KWTRP project is strengthening capacity for infectious disease modelling to enhance disease control in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Strengthening the EDCTP presence in Africa Additional support for the EDCTP Africa Office is ensuring that the programme has a strong presence in sub-Saharan Africa, helping to strengthen...

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...