http://www.edctp.org/ Updates from EDCTP.org en http://www.edctp.org/fileadmin/gfx/EDCTP_logo_red.jpg http://www.edctp.org/ 55 56 Updates from EDCTP.org TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100 EDCTP/Announcementshttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/TSECmFzj_LU/Announcement.403+M5c389e4dd13.0.html The Ethics, Law and Human Rights Collaborating Centre (ELH) of the UNAIDS/WHO African AIDS Vaccine Programme funded by EDCTP is offering five scholarships for Research Ethics Committee members in Africa to attend the South African Research Ethics Training Initiative’s (SARETI) modules on Institutionalizing Ethical Review of Health Research and Ethical Issues in HIV Vaccine Trials. ]]> Announcements Tue, 15 May 2012 18:13:00 +0200 http://www.edctp.org/Announcement.403+M5c389e4dd13.0.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/Qj_8XuH6Ivg/Announcement.403+M5727d8fe586.0.html The European and Developing Countries Partnership (EDCTP) has invited more than 20 pharmaceutical companies to a workshop on the possibilities of intensifying future collaboration. The workshop will take place in The Hague, The Netherlands on 26 June 2012. ]]> Announcements Thu, 10 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 http://www.edctp.org/Announcement.403+M5727d8fe586.0.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/PtgzGFIPeEw/Announcement.403+M54c1d767287.0.html The First EDCTP photo contest closed on 16 April 2012. The total number of participants was 21 who submitted a total of 75 photos. EDCTP would like to thank them for their efforts. Through the contest EDCTP sought to capture different aspects of the many research, capacity building and networking activities from the perspective of working or collaborating in EDCTP-funded projects. Considering the quantity and quality of the submissions, it was decided to identify one winner irrespective of... ]]> Announcements Wed, 02 May 2012 16:42:00 +0200 http://www.edctp.org/Announcement.403+M54c1d767287.0.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/VFyLxQy4Ddw/Announcement.403+M5e1abeb9b4f.0.html Today, the MARC project - Mapping of research ethics review and trial regulatory capacity in sub-Saharan Africa - launched an online review platform for Research Ethics Committees: the Research for Health and Innovation Organiser (RHInnO) platform. The platform was demonstrated at the Forum 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. The purpose of the platform is to facilitate an efficient ethical review clearance of clinical research involving human subjects. ]]> Announcements Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:21:00 +0200 http://www.edctp.org/Announcement.403+M5e1abeb9b4f.0.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/uqjllvBoREQ/Announcement.403+M5c642df5d53.0.html On the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, 24 March 2012, the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) has published a short video that highlights some of the EDCTP funded TB research in sub-Saharan Africa. Four major concerns drive tuberculosis research. The standard method of diagnosing the disease has low sensitivity among HIV co-infected patients. Diagnosis is a lengthy process which delays intervention, thereby increasing the risk of disease transmission,... ]]> Announcements Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:23:00 +0100 http://www.edctp.org/Announcement.403+M5c642df5d53.0.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/maizG_raj6M/Announcement.403+M511af579071.0.html Applications are invited for three scholarships to study the Distance Learning MSc Clinical Trials (CT) course commencing October 2012. These scholarship are offered by the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). The MSc Clinical Trials course is run by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), in collaboration with the University of London International Programmes. ]]> Announcements Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.edctp.org/Announcement.403+M511af579071.0.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/SX_UyHHfY9g/Announcement.403+M5964b143feb.0.html The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnerships (EDCTP) is committed to gender equality and empowerment of women to lead research and to have access to health research in sub-Saharan Africa. Many projects funded by EDCTP address the health needs of women and their children. Women also have an important role in all EDCTP activities. On this International Women’s Day, EDCTP congratulates all women and celebrates their contribution to the improvement of health research in... ]]> Announcements Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:32:00 +0100 http://www.edctp.org/Announcement.403+M5964b143feb.0.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/RvszIyqbpJU/Announcement.403+M5c090643204.0.html EDCTP published today the Proceedings of the Sixth EDCTP Forum as well as a short video on the event. The biennial Forum brings together EDCTP stakeholders to share progress made in the EDCTP programme. The Sixth Forum showed the growth and development of the programme since its launch in 2003, presented the scientific results of projects and illustrated the success of EDCTP’s approach to capacity building and networking. ]]> Announcements Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:31:00 +0100 http://www.edctp.org/Announcement.403+M5c090643204.0.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/W_7ZDj74wEc/Announcement.403+M5c3d6725f6a.0.html The first Malawi National Health Research Agenda (NHRA) will be presented in Lilongwe, Malawi, today Friday 24 February 2012. The NHRA describes the national priorities for the research efforts of Malawi for the next five years in order to inform policy and health care service delivery. The development of the national agenda was facilitated by the Health Research Capacity Strengthening Initiative (HRCSI), a programme implemented by the National Commission for Science and Technology. Malawi is a... ]]> Announcements Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0100 http://www.edctp.org/Announcement.403+M5c3d6725f6a.0.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EDCTP/Announcements/~3/CWPkZqbJP-Y/Announcement.403+M5b8f00b512a.0.html The Lancet infectious Diseases published a news article on the EDCTP-funded PanACEA consortium and its new approach to tuberculosis treatment research. The article is online and will appear in the March 2012 issue. The article is based on interviews with the three project coordinators of the clinical trials involved in the consortium. ]]> Announcements Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:01:00 +0100 http://www.edctp.org/Announcement.403+M5b8f00b512a.0.html