Global Health EDCTP3

📢 Save the date for the EDCTP Forum 2027, to take place in Madrid from 5-9 April 2027! Get ready to share knowledge and join cutting-edge sessions on #GlobalHealth @SaludISCIII, @CienciaGob, @CsaiFundacion, @sanidadgob, @EDCTP 👉 More: link.europa.eu/ff6c8j #EDCTPForum2027

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious disease and Europe is stepping up to tackle it. Ahead of #WorldTBDay, at @EDCTP3 we join @EC_HERA and @EMA_News to advocate for new and better #TB treatments. 🔗 More: global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-event…

The @EU_Commission has opened a call for evidence on its EU global health resilience initiative, inviting stakeholders to contribute to shaping a stronger and more effective global health architecture. 📆 Feedback is open until 13 April. 🔗 More: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bette…

A single-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness, supported by #EDCTP, has been approved by @EMA_News. 💊 Projects ACOZI-KIDS and StrogHAT, funded by @EDCTP and @EDCTP3, are ensuring at-risk communities benefit from this innovation. 🔗 More: global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-event…

🚨 New funding for infectious disease research New call for developing randomised controlled trials to optimise existing #vaccines and #therapeutics for infectious diseases. 📆 Apply by 2 June 2026. 🔗 More: wellcome.org/research-fundi… @wellcometrust @NIHRglobal

How can #AI help diagnose #malaria? 🔬The #MultiplexAI project, funded by @EDCTP3, is developing an AI system that can turn a standard microscope into a smart diagnostic tool capable of detecting multiple parasites in a single blood sample. @ISGLOBALorg @Spotlab__ @Manhica_CISM

New study reveals the risks of #mpox virus infection during pregnancy. 🦠 Among 89 infected pregnant women, 51% experienced adverse pregnancy outcomes, including fetal loss (45%). Supported by @EDCTP3-funded PREGMPOX project. 🔗 Read the study: doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…

We are on #Bluesky! 👉 Follow us to stay up to date with Global Health @EDCTP3's latest updates on our funded projects, clinical trial results, upcoming events, funding opportunities, and other key organisational news. 📲 Join the conversation: bsky.app/profile/global…

New Stakeholders’ Group members for @EDCTP3 Our Governing Board has appointed 32 organisations and 3 observers to advise on the programme’s strategic direction and help strengthen its impact on global health initiatives. 🔗 Read more: global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-event…

The OPTIC-TB team in Tanzania held a refresher training for health facility staff in Dar es Salaam to strengthen study implementation and data quality. The interactive session reinforced key procedures and coordination among intervention sites. #OPTICTB #TB #Tanzania #TDA

Children living with #HIV who switch to specific second-line HIV treatments experience smaller losses in bone density. Supported by #EDCTP-funded CHAPAS-4 project. 🔗 Read the full study: journals.plos.org/globalpubliche… #GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge @EDCTP @PLOS

New tool to strengthen the fight against #malaria 🌍 The MARC SE-Africa Antimalarial Resistance Dashboard brings together the latest data to monitor and respond to emerging drug resistance across 19 endemic countries. Supported by @EDCTP3 🔗 Explore it: samrc.ac.za/antimalarial-d…

At #ISSAD2026 in Nairobi, partners from the #PROTECTnetwork presented progress on strengthening hospital networks in Africa to monitor maternal vaccine safety, including future vaccines against Group B Streptococcus (GBS). The project supports pregnancy registries and disease surveillance in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Uganda. 🔗 protect-network.org/blog/issad-202… #GlobalHealth cc @EDCTP3 @HorizonEU @EU

New draft guidance on how clinical trials should be conducted during public health emergencies. 👉 Designed for clinical research sponsors and stakeholders across the EU. A public consultation is open until 30 April. 🔗 More: ema.europa.eu/en/news/new-gu… @EMA_News @EU_Commission

📰 Vamos a organizar en abril de 2027, junto con @CsaiFundacion, el XIII @EDCTP3 Forum sobre ensayos clínicos y salud global, que se celebrará en Madrid ➡️ isciii.es/w/la-13%C2%AA-…

This women’s month, we celebrate Dr Christine Manyando. 🟣 After experiencing severe #malaria as a medical student, today she is leading the #EDCTP-supported SEMA ReACT consortium testing treatment strategies across Zambia and DRC. #IWD2026 @MedsforMalaria

In this video, two laboratory technicians from CISM explain how a study based on artificial intelligence is being implemented to support the diagnosis of malaria and other neglected tropical diseases: #MultiplexAI, funded by @EDCTP3. @ISGLOBALorg @Spotlab__

New review of 44 clinical trials on #onchocerciasis, #loiasis and #mansonellosis highlights the need for clearer, more consistent trial design and reporting. Supported by the @EDCTP3-funded eWHORM project. 🔗 Read the study: journals.plos.org/plosntds/artic… #GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge

🥼 Through the #ASAAP study, funded by @EDCTP3 and the @EDCTP, the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research Group has set up a fully equipped entomology laboratory at @KCCR_GH in Ghana. ▶️ Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=tjd1kf… #WhatIsGlobalHealthEDCTP3

🇨🇭 We are delighted to welcome #Switzerland as the newest member of the @EDCTP Association. This brings the total number of participating European countries to 16. More: edctp.org/news/switzerla…

Ahead of International Women's Day, we speak with Dr Delese Mimi Darko, Director General of the @AU_AMA_ 🗣️ ‘Women often face invisible barriers: limited access to networks, fewer sponsorships, and expectation to prove readiness.’ 🔗 Interview: global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-event… #IWD2026