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	<title>Fifth EDCTP Forum - Blog &#187; Monday</title>
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		<title>Forum Recommendations: HIV/AIDS</title>
		<link>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/11/forum-recommendations-hivaids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniela Pereira-Lengkeek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reviewing the current state of clinical research on HIV/AIDS, the following recommendations for future research were made by the researchers that participated in the scientific sessions:

Microbicides and Vaccines

There is currently good safety data available and hints of efficacy which may serve as proof of concept. This research should continue.
Important data are expected to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forum Recommendations: Malaria</title>
		<link>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/11/forum-recommendations-malaria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniela Pereira-Lengkeek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Malaria]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reviewing the current state of clinical research on Malaria, the following recommendations for future research were made by the researchers that participated in the scientific sessions:

Vaccines
EDCTP is currently funding clinical trials involving candidate malaria vaccines GMZ2 and vectored vaccine AdCh63 MVA-TRAP.
Development of research capacity for testing vaccines in Africa was highlighted as a gap [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forum Recommendations: Tuberculosis</title>
		<link>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/11/forum-recommendations-tuberculosis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/11/forum-recommendations-tuberculosis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniela Pereira-Lengkeek</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/?p=382</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After reviewing the current state of clinical research on Tuberculosis, the following recommendations for future research were made by the researchers that participated in the scientific sessions:

The following areas still need more research work to be supported in TB:

Point-of-care diagnostics (RAPID assays) including sophistication of microscopy-based approaches
Active case detection
Diagnostic tests that will differentiate between latent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fifth EDCTP Forum presentations</title>
		<link>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/fifth-edctp-forum-presentations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/fifth-edctp-forum-presentations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniela Pereira-Lengkeek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cross-cutting issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The presentations of all three Forum days and electronic posters are now available for download. 
Global picture
 
Prof. Charles Mgone, EDCTP Executive Director
Introduction of the theme: Fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis: one world one partnership
Download presentation
Dr Diana Dunstan, EDCTP Assembly Chairperson
European and African programmes partnership: role of European member states and agencies
Download presentation
Dr Placido Cardoso, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in human capital to build healthy nations</title>
		<link>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/investing-in-human-capital-to-build-healthy-nations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/investing-in-human-capital-to-build-healthy-nations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilona van den Brink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ochieng’ Ogodo
Education and building a critical pool of skilled manpower is without a doubt an invaluable cog in the wheel that drives socio-economic development and ascertains the creation and sustenance of a healthy nation. During the opening ceremony on Monday, Swedish Ambassador to Tanzania, His Excellency Staffan Herrström addressed the impact of training and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Universal standards for clinical trials</title>
		<link>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/universal-standards-for-clinical-trials/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/universal-standards-for-clinical-trials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilona van den Brink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ochieng’ Ogodo
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) provides globally applicable standards for the conduct of medical research on pharmaceutical products on human subjects, reminds Raffaella Ravinetto, Head of the Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine in Belgium. The implementation of GCP in non-commercial research carried out in resource-constrained settings was one of the prime issues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video message from EU Commissioner for Science and Research</title>
		<link>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/video-message-from-eu-commissioner-for-science-and-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/video-message-from-eu-commissioner-for-science-and-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilona van den Brink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ilona van den Brink
European Union Commissioner for Science and Research Dr Janez Potočnik addressed the audience at the opening ceremony through a video message. The EU Commissioner comments on the progress of research coordination through EDCTP over the years, and referring to the independent evaluation of the EDCTP programme conducted in 2006, he remarks: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opening ceremony: research and innovation key to development</title>
		<link>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/opening-ceremony-research-and-innovation-key-to-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/opening-ceremony-research-and-innovation-key-to-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilona van den Brink</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/?p=88</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Ochieng&#8217; Ogodo
The Fifth EDCTP Forum in Arusha kicked off on Monday with strong calls for strengthening clinical trials partnerships with Africa. It emphasised the need for increased funding for research and innovation in health, setting up acceptable clinical trial standards, strengthening ethical committees and the establishment of infrastructures for provision of quality drugs and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Towards a more realistic picture of clinical trials in Africa (PACTR)</title>
		<link>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/towards-a-more-realistic-picture-of-clinical-trials-in-africa-pactr/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/towards-a-more-realistic-picture-of-clinical-trials-in-africa-pactr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilona van den Brink</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Preparations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Ochieng’ Ogodo 
Underreporting of clinical trials conducted in Africa is a serious problem, leading to wasteful duplication of research. According to Amber Abrams, the Pan-African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR) project manager for the South African Cochrane Centre at the Medical Research Council, the lack of coordinated regulation and ethical oversight of clinical trials in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Networks of Excellence to boost African clinical trials capacity</title>
		<link>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/networks-of-excellence-to-boost-african-clinical-trials-capacity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/2009/10/networks-of-excellence-to-boost-african-clinical-trials-capacity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilona van den Brink</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.edctp.org/forumblog/?p=57</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Ochieng’ Ogodo
 
Africa has been dodged with the lack of both human and infrastructural capacity for conducting clinical trials on diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Whereas some African countries have been collaborating with European counterparts, EDCTP’s Networking and Capacity Development manager, Dr Thomas Nyirenda says as long as the continent’s systems remain weak as [...]]]></description>
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