Irish Aid grants EDCTP 1.25 million euros

Published on 14 June 2007 in 'Press Releases'

EDCTP is pleased to announce that Irish Aid has decided to support EDCTP with incremental core funding for 2007 and 2008. The aim of this funding is to promote a practical integration of European research activities on poverty-related diseases, advance EU economic interests and to contribute to Irish Aid's delivery of its international development agenda. EUR 500 000 will be made available to EDCTP for 2007 and EUR 750 000 for 2008. EUR 100 000 of this funding will be available for funding successful projects submitted to the two calls which EDCTP launched in 2006 on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and capacity building for HIV vaccines. Irish Aid have placed no restrictions on how this funding should be allocated other than that it should support excellent research and capacity building within the scope of the EDCTP remit. Ireland is a member of EDCTP and Irish Aid have indicated that they continue to take a keen interest in EDCTP's activities and may be prepared to

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Announcement of appointment of new ED

Published on 26 April 2007 in 'Press Releases'

EDCTP is very pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Charles Mgone as the new EDCTP Executive Director. Professor Mgone was formerly Head of the EDCTP Africa Office in Cape Town, a post which he took up on 2 January 2006.

 

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