Our projects

Mitigating the risk of antimalarial resistanceThe MARC-SE Africa project is enabling key countries in Africa to track and respond to rising rates of resistance to antimalarial drugs.

Community-based care for vulnerable children after hospital dischargeThe SDx project is assessing whether digital tools can enable community health workers to maintain contact with...

An adaptive trial platform for testing neonatal sepsis treatmentsThe SNIP-AFRICA project is establishing a research platform with an innovative trial design that will enable multiple...

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...

Strengthening clinical trial oversight in East AfricaThe RER-CTO project is strengthening clinical trial oversight capacity and harmonising regulatory processes in Ethiopia and Tanzania.

Building capacity in health data analysisThe BRIDGE NETWORK project is establishing five centres of excellence to build skills in the use of health data to address key health challenges in...

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...

Building capacity for data use to tackle outbreaksThe AFRITRAC project is strengthening epidemiological expertise in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the ability to apply mathematical...

Putting a STOP to parasitic worm infectionsThe STOP2030 project is accelerating the introduction of a new treatment for parasitic worm infections, one that could accelerate their elimination...

Building capacity for HIV research in childrenThe SUPPORT project is leveraging two EDCTP2-funded HIV projects to provide a career development platform for African researchers.

Building expertise in pandemic preparednessThe EpiScientia project is strengthening national pandemic preparedness and infectious disease control capabilities in sub-Saharan Africa through a...

Boosting the use of anti-parasite drugs during pregnancyThe TreatPreg project is assessing whether a mix of anti-parasite drugs can be given together during pregnancy to prevent anaemia and...

Boosting analytical capacity to enhance disease controlThe ANTENNA project is creating new training hubs for epidemiologists and statisticians in East, Central and West Africa.

Stratifying care of hospitalised childrenThe PediSEP1 project is testing an approach to identify low-risk children who can be safely discharged from the hospital, allowing clinical attention...

Advancing test-and-treat strategies for vivax malariaThe PvSeroRDT project is exploring whether a new diagnostic test for Plasmodium vivax could underpin a test-and-treat strategy for this...

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.

Simplifying malaria treatmentThe WANECAM 3 project is advancing novel non-artemisinin drug combinations as potential innovative single-dose treatments for malaria.

Enhancing clinical research during outbreaksThe ACT-PREP project aims to strengthen capacity for conducting clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on research during...

Improving treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasisThe MAMS4CL project is establishing a clinical trial platform to test improved treatments for cutaneous leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that...