The report from EDCTP’s Fourth Annual Forum under the theme ‘Building Bridges for Better Health’ is now available in print and electronic format. At the forum, stakeholders involved in EDCTP-funded research presented an overview of ongoing clinical trials on HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria in Africa, and identified future priorities. The report summarises presentations and discussion held around the following themes:

• Ongoing clinical trials in Africa
• Clinical trials networks in Africa
• Challenges in building clinical trial capacity in Africa
  • Regulatory and ethics environment
  • Networks of Excellence

Furthermore, forum participants reflected and discussed on the future of EDCTP beyond 2010. The forum was held from 22 to 24 October 2007 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and was attended by around 180 participants from both Europe and Africa.

EDCTP’s Fourth Annual Forum report is available in print and on EDCTP’s website.