Our projects

Promoting use of malaria prevention after hospital discharge in childrenThe PDMC Saves Lives project is helping countries identify the best way to introduce a life-saving new approach to...

Disrupting mosquito feeding to prevent malariaThe LASR project is testing whether a newly developed mosquito repellent can reduce the community burden of malaria infections.

Supporting women living with HIV after pregnancyThe DOLPHIN-3 project is assessing whether it is feasible to temporarily transfer women living with HIV from oral antiretroviral therapy (ART)...

Building modelling capacity to enhance disease controlThe IDM-AFRICA project is creating a training programme to strengthen capacity for infectious disease modelling in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Understanding mpox infections during pregnancyThe PREGMPOX project is attempting to find out why mpox virus infections are particularly harmful to pregnant women.

A point-of-care test for Bundibugyo virusThe EPOCA-BVD project is developing a sensitive point-of-care test for Bundibugyo virus, based on innovative new materials and biosensing technology.

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.

Strengthening a regional centre of regulatory excellenceThe BREEDIME is building on previous EDCTP efforts to strengthen regulatory capacity in Tanzania, enabling the country to support...

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...

Tracking mpox at the Congo–DRC borderThe MPOX-PROBE project is tracking the emergence and spread of mpox on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of...

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...

Improving HIV prevention in mobile populationsThe MOBILE MEN project aims to identify the preferred HIV prevention option for men who migrate for work, as well as the key health system...

Preventing dengue feverThe DENSTAR project is testing a vaccine that could address the growing challenge posed by the dengue virus in sub-Saharan Africa.

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