Scientific Advisory Committee
The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) is an advisory panel of independent scientific experts from Europe and Africa. It is the main advisory body to the General Assembly and the Secretariat.
Scientific advise
Working with the Secretariat, the SAC develops the strategic framework for EDCTP and advises the General Assembly on technical and scientific matters relating to the EDCTP programme.
The SAC is not involved in the review of applications submitted to EDCTP calls for proposals.
Transparency
As of 2017, the main documents reflecting the work of the Scientific Advisory Committee are published in a public version.
Members of the Scientific Advisory Committee
Currently, the Committee consists of the following members:
- Prof. Catherine Hankins (Chair) | Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, The Netherlands
- Prof. Richard Adegbola | Independent consultant in Immunisation & Global Health at RAMBICON, Lagos, Nigeria
- Prof. Christian Burri | Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- Prof. Eric Delaporte | University of Montpellier, France
- Prof. Paulo Ferrinho | Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Universidade NOVA, Lisbon, Portugal
- Prof. Harleen Grewal | University of Bergen, Norway
- Prof. John Gyapong (Vice-Chair) | University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho (Volta), Ghana
- Prof. Collen Masimirembwa | African Institute of Biomedical Science & Technology, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Prof. Martin Meremikwu | University of Calabar, Nigeria
- Prof. Keymanthri Moodley | Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Dr. Juliet Nabyonga-Orem | World Health Organisation, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Prof. Michael Ramharter | University of Hamburg / Bernard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
- Dr Jutta Reinhard-Rupp | Merck Serono, Geneva, Switzerland
- Prof. Peter G Smith (Vice-Chair) | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
- Prof. Christine Stabell Benn | University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
- Prof. Marleen Temmerman | Aga Khan University (AKU), Nairobi, Kenya; Ghent University, Belgium
- Prof. Halidou Tinto | Institute for Research in Health Sciences, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Observers to the Scientific Advisory Committee
European Commission: Research and Innovation
Dr Hannu Laang | Policy Officer in Unit E2 – Combating Diseases
World Health Organization
Dr John Reeder, Director Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
World Health Organization: Regional Office for Africa
Dr Joseph Okeibunor | Scientist coordinating research activities in the WHO Regional Office for Africa
Meetings and Decisions
18-19 September 2019 | Agenda en Summary of Decisions and Actions
22 May 2019 | Agenda and Summary of decisions and actions (joint meeting with the General Assembly)
21 May 2019 | Agenda and Summary of Decisions and Actions
08 May 2018 | Agenda and Summary of Decisions and Actions (joint meeting of General Assembly and Scientific Advisory Committee)
14-15 September 2017 | Agenda and Summary of Decisions and Actions
30-31 March 2017 | Agenda and Summary of Decisions
Annual reports, work plans and other documents
- SAC Work plan 2020
- SAC Annual Report 2019
- SAC Work plan 2018
- SAC Annual Report 2017
- Terms of reference for the Scientific Advisory Committee of EDCTP2
EDCTP Strategic Research Agenda
The Scientific Advisory Committee advises the EDCTP Executive Secretariat on the preparation of the EDCTP Strategic Research Agenda This document is used by the Secretariat in the preparation of the proposed annual EDCTP work programme which is then submitted to the General Assembly for approval.