EDCTP calls and grants

EDCTP funds multicentre-multinational projects that integrate clinical trials, capacity building and networking. It has made capacity building and African participation mandatory in all its clinical trial activities in order to foster local ownership and scientific leadership in Africa. To strengthen the regulation, registration and ethical conduct of clinical trials, EDCTP supports the establishment and capacity development of National Ethics Committees (NEC) and Institutional Review Boards (IRB). In collaboration with the World Health Organisation, EDCTP contributes to strengthen the African national regulatory frameworks. EDCTP has also been instrumental in the establishment of the Pan-African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR), the only African registry with the status of WHO primary clinical trial registry.

In 2010, five calls for proposals were launched that included 1 for stand alone Senior Fellowships; 1 for Senior Fellowships linked to EDCTP Networks of Excellence (NoE); 1 for strengthening Ethics Review capacity; 1 for Member States Initiated projects (MSI) and 1 as a Joint Call by Member States (JCMS) to evaluate the impact of clinical trials in Africa. By the end of 2010, EDCTP has funded (contract signed) 163 projects to a total amount of approximately € 311 M including cofunding. Of these projects, 54 are clinical trials (including four MSI projects): 24 on HIV/AIDS, 18 on tuberculosis and 12 on malaria.

• Grants signed in 2010

  In 2010, a total of 31 grant contracts were signed. These include 7 grants for Integrated Projects on Clinical Trials, 9 Senior fellowships, 9 Ethics/IRB support, 2 Joint Programme Activities and 4 Member States Initiated projects. Read More

• Progress on grants signed before 2010

  Overall, 60 calls for proposals have been launched since the beginning of the programme in 2003 up to December 2010. By end of 2010, 61 were completed.
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