Our projects

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...

Widening genomic surveillance in Southern and Eastern AfricaThe GenPath Africa project is expanding existing genomic surveillance infrastructure to capture information on drug-resistant...

Capacity strengthening in West AfricaThe WANETAM-4 project is strengthening a key West African research network to support further capacity building, development of the next generation of...

Advancing the thermostable multi-antigen tuberculosis vaccine, ID93+GLA-SEThe ACTTIVAC project is advancing a novel single-vial thermostable multi-antigen tuberculosis vaccine, ID93+GLA-SE...

Detecting TB in childrenThe OPTIC-TB project is assessing whether the use of WHO-recommended clinician guidance (treatment-decision algorithms, TDAs) can improve the detection of...

AI-based diagnosis of lung conditionsThe AFRICAI-RI project is establishing a digital infrastructure to support the development of AI-based image analysis tools to automate diagnosis of key...

Speeding up the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitisThe PRECISE-TBM project aims to accelerate the detection of tuberculous meningitis, the deadliest form of TB that is a particular threat...

Boosting One Health capabilities and pandemic preparednessThe PRESERVE project is strengthening pandemic preparedness and responses in Central Africa, with a focus on One Health.

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

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...

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...

Building research capacity in antimicrobial resistanceThe CATCR project is training a new generation of researchers in the increasingly critical field of antimicrobial resistance.

Boosting clinical research in East Africa The EACCR4 project is strengthening clinical research capacity across a wide range of sites in East Africa. 

Screening for tuberculosis using lung ultrasoundThe CAD LUS4TB project is assessing whether point-of-care ultrasound can be used in tuberculosis triage, ensuring that patients with the...

Preventing the return of tuberculosis The RECENT-TB project is exploring whether a course of preventive antibiotics after TB treatment can prevent disease recurrence and how to target those...

Standardised tracking of malaria and tuberculosis drug resistance The PANGenS project will introduce standardised approaches for identifying malaria and TB genetic variants associated with...

Enhancing detection of tuberculosis drug resistanceThe R2D2-xDRTB project is creating a platform to simultaneously evaluate multiple tools for detecting resistance to commonly used TB drugs.

Detecting tuberculosis in stool samplesThe STOOL4TB project has been awarded Global Health EDCTP3 funding to complete its EDCTP2-funded study of TB detection in children and people living...

Improving treatment of TB meningitisWith Global Health EDCTP3 funding, the EDCTP2-funded INTENSE-TBM project is completing a trial that could radically improve the treatment of tuberculosis...

Improving tuberculosis detection outside the lungsThe EpiTB project is assessing the clinical impact of a new diagnostic device that is better able to detect TB infections outside the lung.