EU Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn discussed EDCTP with Bill Gates

Published on 25 January 2012 in 'Press Releases'

Poverty-related diseases and the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership were discussed by Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, with Mr Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Fou...

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World AIDS Day – 1 December 2011: EDCTP-funded research towards prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS

Published on 1 December 2011 in 'Press Releases'

Every year, World AIDS Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the HIV-epidemic and report on global efforts to alleviate the burden of this infection. Recent reports showed a decrease in the number of deaths from AIDS-related illness and n...

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Three new antimalarials found safe and efficacious in treating children with uncomplicated malaria

Published on 9 November 2011 in 'Press Releases'

The results of a large study comparing safety and efficacy of four new artemisinin-based therapy drugs have been published in PLoS Medicine on 8 November 2011. This EDCTP funded study was successfully conducted in seven sub-Saharan African countries ...

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WANECAM’s antimalarials study has started patient screening for Pyramax® sub-study in Sotuba, Mali

Published on 8 November 2011 in 'Press Releases'

The West African Network for Clinical Trials of Antimalarial Drugs (WANECAM) started screening patients at a clinical trial site in Sotuba near Bamako, Mali, for its pyronaridine-artesunate sub-study on 24 October 2011. Pyramax® is provided by Shin P...

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Investment in research essential for effective healthcare: International Clinical Trials Day 2011

Published on 20 May 2011 in 'Press Releases, Announcements'

Sustainable healthcare requires long-term commitment to health research. Investment in research will provide the scientific knowledge and evidence needed to inform health policies and to deliver effective healthcare. International Clinical Trials Day...

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