Fifth EDCTP Forum – Blog

Dr Alexis Nzila and Dr Dominique Pepper receive EDCTP award for outstanding African scientist

Posted by Ilona van den Brink on October 23, 2009 at 18:10 pm

By Ilona van den Brink

For the first time in the Forum’s history, EDCTP has extended an award for outstanding African scientists. Dr Alexis Nzila received the Award for Senior Outstanding African Scientist, and Dr Dominique Pepper received the Award for Junior Outstanding African Scientist.

The EDCTP-funded awards are awarded on the basis of a number of criteria including: innovation/ Intellectual Property, impact of research, publications and advocacy for health. The award consists of a certificate of recognition together with a cash prize of EUR 10,000 for one junior scientist (under 30 years old) and EUR 20,000 for one senior scientist, and aims at fostering the research activities of the winners, with the ultimate aim of strengthening clinical research capacity in sub-Saharan Africa.

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HIV/AIDS scientific sessions

Posted by Ilona van den Brink on October 23, 2009 at 17:36 pm

By Ochieng’ Ogodo

An effective AIDS vaccine could be the ultimate bullet to shatter the scourge that has ravaged humanity, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. However such a discovery has been very elusive for the last twenty years. Dr Anatoli Kamali, epidemiologist and Head of the HIV Intervention Programme at the Medical Research Council of Uganda says there have been advances in research in HIV/AIDS over the past years though the magic bullet is yet to be reached. Read More

Malaria scientific parallel sessions

Posted by Ilona van den Brink on October 23, 2009 at 17:21 pm

By Lara Pandya

The morning parallel session on malaria involved various presentations spanning the three main treatment research areas of uncomplicated malaria in children, pregnancy associated malaria (PAM), and severe malaria. Read More