Professor Kamija Phiri has been awarded the 2023 EDCTP Scientific Leadership Prize for his outstanding research on malaria prevention and building of research capacity in…
Author: Daniela Pereira
Minister opens 2023 EDCTP Forum
The 2023 EDCTP Forum opening ceremony was graced by the presence of the French Minister of Higher Education and Research, Sylvie Retailleau. In her welcoming…
A spotlight on neglected infectious diseases
EDCTP-funded projects are addressing diagnosis, treatment and prevention of neglected infectious diseases affecting sub-Saharan Africa. A parallel session on Thursday morning (9 November) was dedicated…
Celebrating the CHAPAS-4 trial partnership
The latest CHAPAS trial has generated important data on second-line antiretoviral treatments for children and adolescents living with HIV. Since the early 2000s, the CHAPAS…
A PANTHER in the room…
The PANdemic Preparedness PlaTform for Health and Emerging Infections’ Response (PANTHER) is a new international collaboration aiming to establish a platform for rapid initiation of…
African-led discovery and innovation
In his keynote address, Professor Salim Abdool Karim described how a discovery made in Africa has led to a possible intervention for use in Africa…
Coinfections and co-morbidities
Co-infections and co-morbidities are common in sub-Saharan Africa – creating challenges but also opportunities for more coordinated care. At a parallel session on Tuesday morning,…
EDCTP Outstanding Research Team Prize
The Health Research Unit in Zimbabwe (THRU-Zim) was awarded the EDCTP Outstanding Research Team Prize during the 2023 Forum’s plenary session on Wednesday. The team…
EDCTP Anniversary Presentation: EDCTP 20 years and beyond – from strategy and numbers to sustainable impact
In a keynote address at the EDCTP 2023 Forum, EDCTP2 Executive Director Dr Michael Makanga gave a whistle-stop tour of the first 20 years of…
Outstanding Female Scientist Prize
Professor Kogie Naidoo, Deputy Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), was awarded the 2023 EDCTP Outstanding Female…