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Fifth EDCTP Forum: launch of official website, opening of registration and call for abstracts

EDCTP invites you to visit the official Fifth EDCTP Forum website (www.edctpforum2009.org). The Fifth Forum will take place from 12 to 14 October 2009 in Arusha, Tanzania. EDCTP forums are one of the major conferences in Africa on poverty-related diseases. The Forum website will keep you updated on the developments relating to the Forum’s programme, the call for abstracts and more. Read more »

20th World AIDS Day – 1 December 2008: EDCTP continues to empower Africa to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS

On 1 December 2008 the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) joins the world to commemorate the 20th World AIDS Day and wishes to express its commitment to the theme “Lead – Empower – Deliver”. HIV/AIDS continues to be a major threat to the livelihoods of our global village. Recently the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) stated that global estimates of the HIV epidemic have stabilised. Despite this observation statistics still show unacceptably high levels of new HIV infections and AIDS deaths. Read more »

EDCTP stand at Bamako 2008

On 17-19 November, the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health Bamako 2008 will bring together around 600 high-level stakeholders involved in improving health of poor people. EDCTP contributes to various sessions on the Tuesday, and invites all Forum participants to visit the EDCTP stand in the Bamako 2008 Research Showcase to share ideas and explore collaborations. Read more »

EDCTP Newsletter October 2008

The EDCTP October 2008 Newsletter has been sent out and is now also available on the website. In this issue of the newsletter, the first announcement of the Fifth EDCTP Forum is included. The Forum will take place on 12-14 October 2009 in Arusha, Tanzania and it will showcase results from EDCTP funded projects. Read more »