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			<title>EDCTP launches new calls for proposals</title>
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			<description>The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) welcomes project proposals as a response to the following calls: Senior Fellowships,Senior Fellowships linked to regional networks of excellence (NoEs) and Establishment and Strengthening of African National Ethics Committees (NECs) or Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) welcomes project proposals as a response to the following calls: Senior Fellowships,Senior Fellowships linked to regional networks of excellence (NoEs) and Establishment and Strengthening of African National Ethics Committees (NECs) or Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~4/t5koxMdwa4g" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>Connecting the Chain II: Linking Research and Development</title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/dZdBV20fHB0/Announcement.403+M56f544be3ab.0.html</link>
			<description>EDCTP is holding a meeting with key representatives from European National Development agencies or their equivalent to explore pragmatic and workable strategies for collaborating together most effectively in line with the Declarations of Paris (2005) and Bamako (2007). The meeting will take place on 9 June 2010 at the University Foundation in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting will discuss how to better coordinate clinical research and health development agendas in Africa in order to facilitate...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[EDCTP is holding a meeting with key representatives from European National Development agencies or their equivalent to explore pragmatic and workable strategies for collaborating together most effectively in line with the Declarations of Paris (2005) and Bamako (2007). The meeting will take place on 9 June 2010 at the University Foundation in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting will discuss how to better coordinate clinical research and health development agendas in Africa in order to facilitate...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~4/dZdBV20fHB0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>Launch of the first Southern African Network of Excellence</title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/ll0d42Hmz4U/Announcement.403+M50dd7754ee1.0.html</link>
			<description>The Trials of Excellence in Southern Africa (TESA), which is the first project of the Southern African Consortium, is the collaborative effort of ten southern African research institutes and universities involved in clinical trials of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Trials of Excellence in Southern Africa (TESA), which is the first project of the Southern African Consortium, is the collaborative effort of ten southern African research institutes and universities involved in clinical trials of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~4/ll0d42Hmz4U" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>PhD-program opportunities at LMU </title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/JcLe4eODAYI/Announcement.403+M5c25473fe15.0.html</link>
			<description>The Center for International Health (CIHLMU) at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich will open applications for the PhD-Program in International Health starting in autumn 2010. Interested candidates from around the world will be able to apply; preference would be given to students coming from existing partnerships.</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Center for International Health (CIHLMU) at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich will open applications for the PhD-Program in International Health starting in autumn 2010. Interested candidates from around the world will be able to apply; preference would be given to students coming from existing partnerships.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~4/JcLe4eODAYI" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>Launch of the EACCR Network of Excellence for clinical trials</title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/ghDfyyKnalA/Announcement.403+M5608b1946d9.0.html</link>
			<description>The East African Consortium for Clinical Research (EACCR) is pleased to announce the launch of its regional Network of Excellence for Eastern Africa on 21-22 January 2010. The EACCR is an EDCTP-funded project with the ultimate goal of integrating and synergising efforts to:</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The East African Consortium for Clinical Research (EACCR) is pleased to announce the launch of its regional Network of Excellence for Eastern Africa on 21-22 January 2010. The EACCR is an EDCTP-funded project with the ultimate goal of integrating and synergising efforts to:<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~4/ghDfyyKnalA" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>EDCTP 2003-2009 Internal Assessment</title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/0Ax9ts-niBw/Announcement.403+M5dd1a87adde.0.html</link>
			<description>In July 2009, EDCTP commissioned the Swiss Centre for International Health at the Swiss Tropical Institute to undertake an internal assessment of the EDCTP programme covering the period from its inception in 2003 to 2009. The goal of the assessment was to gauge the progress that EDCTP had made by the end of 2009 and to collect views on the future direction.</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In July 2009, EDCTP commissioned the Swiss Centre for International Health at the Swiss Tropical Institute to undertake an internal assessment of the EDCTP programme covering the period from its inception in 2003 to 2009. The goal of the assessment was to gauge the progress that EDCTP had made by the end of 2009 and to collect views on the future direction.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~4/0Ax9ts-niBw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
		<feedburner:origLink>http://www.edctp.org/Announcement.403+M5dd1a87adde.0.html</feedburner:origLink></item>
		
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			<title>Changes in EDCTP governance: North-North networking</title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/soYXq4ubwCE/Announcement.403+M5fa66f3bcdf.0.html</link>
			<description>From 1 January 2010, EDCTP governance of North-North networking will change. Until 31 December 2010, European Networking Officers (ENOs) were in charge of these activities, and they were united in the European Network of National Programmes (ENNP). This Network of representatives of the European national programmes developed proposals to coordinate and join national research activities and funding.</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From 1 January 2010, EDCTP governance of North-North networking will change. Until 31 December 2010, European Networking Officers (ENOs) were in charge of these activities, and they were united in the European Network of National Programmes (ENNP). This Network of representatives of the European national programmes developed proposals to coordinate and join national research activities and funding.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~4/soYXq4ubwCE" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>African clinical trials get a boost from Networks of Excellence (Nature Medicine)</title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/BnbUKH1jU6M/Announcement.403+M59e8e9ff2fc.0.html</link>
			<description>The year 2010 is taking off very well as the EDCTP-funded Networks of Excellence for Western, Eastern, Central and Southern Africa all have their contracts signed. This means that every sub-Saharan African region has its own network for enhancing the infrastructure and know-how to conduct clinical trials on infectious diseases. Nature Medicine published an article on the Networks in its January 2010 edition. </description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The year 2010 is taking off very well as the EDCTP-funded Networks of Excellence for Western, Eastern, Central and Southern Africa all have their contracts signed. This means that every sub-Saharan African region has its own network for enhancing the infrastructure and know-how to conduct clinical trials on infectious diseases. Nature Medicine published an article on the Networks in its January 2010 edition. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~4/BnbUKH1jU6M" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>PRESS RELEASE: Professor Hannah Akuffo succeeds Dr Diana Dunstan as Chair of EDCTP General Assembly</title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/GH8QwGuKkVQ/Announcement.403+M51ffbd8b409.0.html</link>
			<description>The members of the General Assembly of the European &amp; Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) have elected Professor Hannah Akuffo as its Chair as of 1 January 2010. Prof. Akuffo succeeds Dr Diana Dunstan, who has chaired the Assembly between 2006 and 2009. Dr Gabriele Hausdorf was appointed and Professor Patrice Debré re-appointed as vice-Chair.</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The members of the General Assembly of the European &amp; Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) have elected Professor Hannah Akuffo as its Chair as of 1 January 2010. Prof. Akuffo succeeds Dr Diana Dunstan, who has chaired the Assembly between 2006 and 2009. Dr Gabriele Hausdorf was appointed and Professor Patrice Debré re-appointed as vice-Chair.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~4/GH8QwGuKkVQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>21st World AIDS Day – 1 December 2009: EDCTP and access to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in Africa</title>
			<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/C7RKOdDfN9Q/Announcement.403+M528b74da283.0.html</link>
			<description>Universal access and human rights is key to this year’s World AIDS Day. The European &amp; Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) wishes to express its commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS, a disease that continues to be a major threat to the livelihoods of our global village.</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Universal access and human rights is key to this year’s World AIDS Day. The European &amp; Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) wishes to express its commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS, a disease that continues to be a major threat to the livelihoods of our global village.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~4/C7RKOdDfN9Q" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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