Global Health EDCTP3

🚨 @EDCTP3 is activating an emergency funding mechanism to accelerate research in response to the ongoing Bundibugyo #Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. 🔗 Read more: global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-event…

ESSENCE is conducting a crowdsourcing exercise to identify priority needs and opportunities for implementation research to support public health impact. Responses will help shape a panel discussion at the World Congress on Public Health. 🔗 Survey: forms.gle/egdEMqryujRMqv…

⏰ Last day to share your views on the future of EU #research #partnerships. The European Commission is seeking input on how partnerships like @EDCTP3 should be structured for 2028-2034. 🗓️ Deadline: 14 July Submit your feedback: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bette…

🌍 The #NeoSep1 clinical trial, an international effort to improve treatment options for newborns with #sepsis, has expanded to Asia. In Africa, the trial is embedded within the SNIP-AFRICA project, funded by @EDCTP3. 🔗 Read more: penta-id.org/news/neosep1-a…

Genomic surveillance is transforming outbreak detection, but many settings still face gaps in infrastructure, skills, and sustainability. New @Nature Perspective shows how @EDCTP3 projects are strengthening capacity across Africa. 🔗 nature.com/articles/s4385…

The @EDCTP3-funded SNIP-AFRICA project is inviting healthcare professionals and researchers to the 2nd edition of its #NeonatalSepsis course. Free online training by @Penta_ID on sepsis care, research skills and communication. 📅 Apply by 17 July 🔗 snip-africa.org/snip-africa-op…

🚀 Happening Now: The EpiScientia Network Kick-off Meeting is underway! Gathering in Kigali, Rwanda! From !th to 10 July 2026. Today marks the beginning of an exciting journey to strengthen infectious disease surveillance and public health intelligence across Africa with the kick-off meeting. Over the coming days, consortium partners from Africa and Europe are coming together to launch the EpiScientia Network, aligning on a shared vision to: 🔹 Build capacity in Health Informatics, Data Science and Infectious Disease Modelling 🔹 Strengthen African National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) 🔹 Deploy a federated, privacy-preserving health data infrastructure 🔹 Translate data into evidence for better public health decision-making Funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking, EpiScientia brings together universities, NPHIs, Africa CDC, research institutes and technology partners to create sustainable impact across the continent. We look forward to an inspiring 3 days of collaboration, innovation and partnership. Learn more about the project: episcientia.eu #EpiScientia #PublicHealth #HealthInformatics #DataScience #DiseaseModelling #GlobalHealth #NPHI #OHDSI #CapacityBuilding #HorizonEurope #EDCTP3 @EDCTP @EDCTP3 @heritage_rdlabs @ugent @Uni_Rwanda @AfricaCDC @RBCRwanda @EPHIEthiopia @iressef @IRSPCAQ

🌍 The #3SICONTROLProject funded by @EDCTP3 has reached another important milestone with the successful completion of a household enumeration exercise covering nearly 2,000 households and more than 9,000 people, in Zambia. 3sicontrol.com/3si-project-co… #GlobalHealth #NTDs #Taeniasis

🫂 This month, we celebrate #AfricaWomenDay. We want to highlight the health consequences of gender inequality. ⚠️55.84% of women in sub-Saharan Africa face significant barriers to accessing healthcare. All women should have timely, equal and affordable care. @EDCTP3

Spain will play a key role in advancing global health in 2027, hosting three major international forums: 🔹 #EDCTPForum 2027 in Madrid, 5-9 Apr 🔹 8th Global Forum on TB Vaccines in Zaragoza, 12-14 Apr 🔹 #ECTMIH 2027 in Barcelona, 25-28 Oct 🔗 global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-event…

🗣️ @EDCTP3 joined the EU Global Health Policy Forum 2026 on the Global Health Resilience Initiative. Our Executive Director highlighted how equitable partnerships and locally led science are key to building trust in research and strengthening global health resilience.

📣 Are you planning to apply for our open calls for proposals? A new version of the Q&A document for the 2026 calls is now available, with updated clarifications. Two calls remain open until 2 September 2026. 🔗 Read it: global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/document/downl… #Calls2026

📣 Call for proposals to develop innovative solutions for improving the detection, treatment, and long-term management of cardiometabolic diseases (#CMDs) 🔹 Funded by @novonordiskfond 🔹 Up to DKK 7 million per project 📅 Apply by 1 September: novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grant/globa…

Local context can strongly shape community-based research. @EDCTP3-funded WINGS-4-FGS project shares key lessons from baseline qualitative data collection on Female Genital #Schistosomiasis (FGS) awareness in rural Ghana. 🔗 Discover them: wings4fgs.eu/news/sunday-in…

Propose a scientific symposium for the #EDCTPForum2027 🗣️ Scientific symposia will provide a dedicated space to present, discuss, and debate high-impact topics in global health. 📅 Deadline: 2 September 2026 (17:00 Brussels time) 🔗 Submit a proposal: edctpforum.eu/scientific-sym…

Eight Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) are joining forces to call for sustained investment in @EDCTP3 in the coming years. 🔗 Read the paper: dndi.org/publications/2…

2025 marked a key year for @EDCTP3 🔹33 new projects funded 🔹Results in paediatric HIV and parasitic infections 🔹400+ organisations across 64 countries involved 🔹€700+M in-kind contributions mobilised 🔗 Read our Annual Activity Report 2025: global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/2025-review_en…

📰 The 2nd edition of the #CryptoT&T newsletter, funded by @EDCTP3, is now available! This edition shares updates on the project's progress, implemented activities, partnerships, key milestones, and the expected impact of this initiative. cismmanhica.org/so/4cPyNVZ1F?l…

Our collaborator Nehemie from Burundi, using our @EDCTP3 project Greatlife to establish whole genome sequencing in support of public health. Great job, pleasure to collaborate! @DTUtweet @1986Bom @erasmusmcintl journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… @AfricaCDC @WHOAFRO @WHOGOARN @mvankerkhove

Did you know that until recently there was no medicine specifically designed for pre-school children with #schistosomiasis? Arpraziquantel, co-funded by #EDCTP, is the first treatment developed for children aged 3 months to 6 years old. 🔗 Read more: global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/results-and-in…