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	<title>Fifth EDCTP Forum - Blog &#187; Preparations</title>
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		<title>Editorial &#8216;EDCTP: a genuine north-south partnership&#8217; (TM&amp;IH)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniela Pereira-Lengkeek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The November issue of the journal Tropical Medicine &#38; International Health includes an editorial entitled EDCTP: a genuine north-south partnership. The editorial describes EDCTP&#8217;s approach to strengthening clinical trial capacity in sub-Saharan Africa, including an overview of achievements to date and a look into the future. Read the article online.
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		<title>PanACEA had its kick-off meeting in Moshi, Tanzania, 10 and 11 October, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniela Pereira-Lengkeek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Dr Martin Boeree
Representatives of 11 African clinical trial sites and 3 European Universities, representatives of EDCTP, and pharmaceutical industry met for a kick-off of this new Consortium.  Intensive and constructive discussions were held on the science, the governance, the timelines and the capacity development aspects of the sites.  They were very nicely hosted by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And it rained&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilona van den Brink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ilona van den Brink
After some disappointing amounts of rain fell during the mvuli (short rains), on Saturday finally the rain came pouring down. Even EDCTP staff from the Netherlands (a rainy country by default) were welcoming the dark clouds surrounding Mount Meru.

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		<title>Towards a more realistic picture of clinical trials in Africa (PACTR)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilona van den Brink</dc:creator>
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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>All you need to know… about the Fifth EDCTP Forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilona van den Brink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ochieng’ Ogodo
From 12 to 14 October, policy makers, researchers, scientists and other stakeholders will be in Arusha, Tanzania locked in serious discourse on the state of clinical trials on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. During the Fifth European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) Forum they will discuss the latest developments, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What the chairs say&#8230; about the EDCTP Forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilona van den Brink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is special about this Forum edition?
The Fifth EDCTP Forum pioneers the biannual cycle of this very important event. It presents a unique opportunity to discuss the main poverty-related diseases (PRDs) HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Distinctive to this Forum edition is the focus on sharing the fruits of the research that has been supported by the [...]]]></description>
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