Liberia, Malawi and Zimbabwe join EDCTP Association

30 March 2023

EDCTP is pleased to welcome the Republics of Liberia, Malawi and Zimbabwe on board as the newest member countries of the EDCTP Association. Liberia will be represented in the EDCTP General Assembly by Dr Thelma V. Nelson and Mr Amos Gborie, National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL). Zimbabwe will be represented by Professor Collen Masimirembwa, African Institute of Biomedical Science & Technology, and Dr Nyaradzo M. Mgodi, University of Zimbabwe – Clinical Trials Research Centre. The representatives for Malawi will be appointed and announced soon.

“We warmly welcome the Republics of Liberia, Malawi and Zimbabwe as EDCTP Association members, now bringing the total number of African countries to 24. Our strategic outreach efforts to further increase the representation of African countries in the partnership continue, to ensure broad participation across all regions of sub-Saharan Africa in the Global Health EDCTP3 programme.”

Dr Michael Makanga, EDCTP Executive Director

The Republics of Liberia and Zimbabwe formally submitted their expressions of interest in joining the EDCTP Association in February 2023 and the Republic of Malawi formally submitted its expression of interest in joining the EDCTP Association in March 2023. The admittance of all three countries was approved by the Association members on 21 March 2023. Additionally, all three countries have formalised their commitment to the EDCTP Association for participation in the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking.

About the EDCTP Association

The EDCTP Association is the legal structure for the implementation of the second EDCTP programme (EDCTP2, 2014-2024). Additionally, the EDCTP Association is part of the Global Heath EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking with the European Union, which is the legal structure to implement the activities of the third EDCTP programme (Global Health EDCTP3, 2021-2031). The EDCTP Association is governed by its General Assembly, in which Members (Participating States), Aspirant Members and Observers are represented (see the Articles of Association for more information on full and aspirant membership). EDCTP2 is supported under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Global Health EDCTP3 is supported under Horizon Europe, the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.

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