Category: Plenary sessions

In the closing plenary session, Dr Michael Makanga, recently unveiled as the new Executive Director of the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking, introduced a distinguished…

A plenary session was devoted to a debate in which two teams argued for or against the motion ‘Resetting of local priorities is essential to…

A keynote address from Professor Claudia Hanson and a subsequent panel discussion explored the factors affecting maternal and neonatal survival – and the need to…

A distinguished panel of speakers from Africa and Europe applauded EDCTP2’s work to date and looked forward to even greater successes through the Global Health…

An outstanding malaria researcher in his own right, Professor Abdoulaye Djimdé has also been instrumental in strengthening research capacity both in Mali and in surrounding…

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…

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…

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…

Professor Michel Kazatchkine argued that EDCTP has an opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring more equitable access to new medical interventions. Delivering the…

The opening ceremony of the 2023 EDCTP Forum heard a range of distinguished guests – from Africa and Europe – praise EDCTP for its achievements…