Progress on grants signed before 2011
Title Grantee Status
European science and training for the promotion of health in developing countries: “Networking the Networks” Prof. Bruno Gryseels, Institute for Tropical Medicine, Belgium Completed
Establishment and implementation of a joint international MSc in Clinical Research with a focus on Clinical Trial Methodology Dr Christoph Male, Vienna School of Clinical Research, Austria Completed
Workshop on Tuberculosis Immune Reactivation Inflammatory Syndrome (TB IRIS) Dr Robert Colebunders, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium Completed
A north-south working group to support the design integrated research proposals for malaria in pregnancy Prof. Jenny Hill, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK Completed
Strengthening laboratory capacity and nutrition skills in the context of an ICH GCP clinical trial for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV Prof. Marleen Temmerman, University of Ghent, Belgium Completed
Ifakara-Lambaréné-Manhiça Partnership Dr Enric Jane, Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica, Spain Completed
A proposal to establish a network of sites in sub-Saharan Africa to conduct clinical trials in tuberculosis and to build their capacity to participate in multicentre trials Dr Amina Jindani, St George’s Medical College, London, UK Completed
Identifying the common learning needs of investigators working in poverty-related diseases in African settings, and the materials to address these, notably in the areas of project and data management Dr Sheena McCormack, Medical Research Council, UK Completed
KIDS-ART-LINC: network of clinical centres treating HIV-infected children with antiretroviral therapy in Africa to inform public health care and treatment programs Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, Regional Center for Quality of Health Care (RCQHC), Kampala, Uganda Completed
Networking of European and sub-Saharan African research and capacity building in pharmacology Dr Concepta Merry, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Completed
Strengthening the National Tuberculosis Research Network in Ethiopia Dr Abraham Aseffa, Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Completed
Masters courses in clinical trials for sub-Saharan Africa Prof. Andrew Hall, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Ongoing
EDCTP Grant to support at least 21 Studentships for distance learning Master-course in clinical trials offered by LSHTM Prof. Diana Elbourne, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Ongoing