I am truly grateful and humbled to be awarded the African Scientific Leadership Prize of 2025. This prize, funded by the EDCTP and the European Commission, acknowledges African male leaders like myself who are dedicated to revolutionizing science. Short video - www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzXu...
June 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I am truly grateful and humbled to be awarded the African Scientific Leadership Prize of 2025. This prize, funded by the EDCTP and the European Commission, acknowledges African male leaders like myself who are dedicated to revolutionizing science. Short video - www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzXu...
@thruzim.bsky.social has appointed two #PhD students for the #EDCTP funded #SOFAR network. They will register at @lshtm.bsky.social in April. Looking forward to working together. @tropeninstitut.bsky.social
January 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
@thruzim.bsky.social has appointed two #PhD students for the #EDCTP funded #SOFAR network. They will register at @lshtm.bsky.social in April. Looking forward to working together. @tropeninstitut.bsky.social
A single-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness, supported by #EDCTP, has been approved by @ema.europa.eu.
💊ACOZI-KIDS and StrogHAT projects, funded by EDCTP and GH EDCTP3, are ensuring at-risk communities benefit from this innovation.
🔗More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
💊ACOZI-KIDS and StrogHAT projects, funded by EDCTP and GH EDCTP3, are ensuring at-risk communities benefit from this innovation.
🔗More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
March 18, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A single-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness, supported by #EDCTP, has been approved by @ema.europa.eu.
💊ACOZI-KIDS and StrogHAT projects, funded by EDCTP and GH EDCTP3, are ensuring at-risk communities benefit from this innovation.
🔗More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
💊ACOZI-KIDS and StrogHAT projects, funded by EDCTP and GH EDCTP3, are ensuring at-risk communities benefit from this innovation.
🔗More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
The #EDCTP funded project SECRET, led by Bernard Kikaire, aims to strengthen research #ethics review & #ClinicalTrials in #Uganda & #Ethiopia. Plans & progresses were highlighted at 1st General Meeting in #Addisababa. #UNHRO @itmantwerp.bsky.social
#SPHMMC
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#SPHMMC
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September 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The #EDCTP funded project SECRET, led by Bernard Kikaire, aims to strengthen research #ethics review & #ClinicalTrials in #Uganda & #Ethiopia. Plans & progresses were highlighted at 1st General Meeting in #Addisababa. #UNHRO @itmantwerp.bsky.social
#SPHMMC
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#SPHMMC
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New study from the EDCTP-funded #WANETAM network found stool sampling to be a feasible and acceptable approach for childhood #TB diagnosis in The Gambia, based on the experiences of children, caregivers and healthcare workers.
🔗 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/6...
🔗 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/6...
July 29, 2026 at 8:10 AM
New study from the EDCTP-funded #WANETAM network found stool sampling to be a feasible and acceptable approach for childhood #TB diagnosis in The Gambia, based on the experiences of children, caregivers and healthcare workers.
🔗 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/6...
🔗 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/6...
📣 New evidence from the EDCTP-funded EMPIRICAL trial shows valganciclovir reduced early mortality among infants with severe HIV-associated pneumonia.
Trial partners continue advancing paediatric health research through Global Health EDCTP3-funded projects.
🔗 www.edctp.org/news/empiric...
Trial partners continue advancing paediatric health research through Global Health EDCTP3-funded projects.
🔗 www.edctp.org/news/empiric...
August 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
📣 New evidence from the EDCTP-funded EMPIRICAL trial shows valganciclovir reduced early mortality among infants with severe HIV-associated pneumonia.
Trial partners continue advancing paediatric health research through Global Health EDCTP3-funded projects.
🔗 www.edctp.org/news/empiric...
Trial partners continue advancing paediatric health research through Global Health EDCTP3-funded projects.
🔗 www.edctp.org/news/empiric...
Congratulations to Prof. @iiabubakar.bsky.social, appointed as the next @cepi.net CEO from April 2027.
ℹ️ His research within the #EDCTP-funded PANDORA-ID-NET project strengthened epidemic preparedness in sub-Saharan Africa.
We wish him well in the role.
🔗 cepi.net/cepi-board-a...
ℹ️ His research within the #EDCTP-funded PANDORA-ID-NET project strengthened epidemic preparedness in sub-Saharan Africa.
We wish him well in the role.
🔗 cepi.net/cepi-board-a...
cepi.net
August 17, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Congratulations to Prof. @iiabubakar.bsky.social, appointed as the next @cepi.net CEO from April 2027.
ℹ️ His research within the #EDCTP-funded PANDORA-ID-NET project strengthened epidemic preparedness in sub-Saharan Africa.
We wish him well in the role.
🔗 cepi.net/cepi-board-a...
ℹ️ His research within the #EDCTP-funded PANDORA-ID-NET project strengthened epidemic preparedness in sub-Saharan Africa.
We wish him well in the role.
🔗 cepi.net/cepi-board-a...
🎥 How do we ensure #malaria vaccines are safe, effective, and ready for scale?
Through the EDCTP-funded MVPE-CC project, malaria vaccines RTS,S and R21 are being rolled out across sub-Saharan Africa already saving thousands of lives.
▶️ Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC9K...
Through the EDCTP-funded MVPE-CC project, malaria vaccines RTS,S and R21 are being rolled out across sub-Saharan Africa already saving thousands of lives.
▶️ Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC9K...
January 20, 2026 at 8:10 AM
🎥 How do we ensure #malaria vaccines are safe, effective, and ready for scale?
Through the EDCTP-funded MVPE-CC project, malaria vaccines RTS,S and R21 are being rolled out across sub-Saharan Africa already saving thousands of lives.
▶️ Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC9K...
Through the EDCTP-funded MVPE-CC project, malaria vaccines RTS,S and R21 are being rolled out across sub-Saharan Africa already saving thousands of lives.
▶️ Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC9K...
🔗 itg.be/en/health-st...
🤝 Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (DRC), Programme National de Lutte contre Trypanosomiase Humaine Africaine (DRC), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (France), and @dndi.org
🤝 Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (DRC), Programme National de Lutte contre Trypanosomiase Humaine Africaine (DRC), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (France), and @dndi.org
The last mile of sleeping sickness elimination
The EDCTP-funded StrogHAT project aims to generate the evidence needed to integrate acoziborole into national sleeping sickness control programmes
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January 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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🤝 Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (DRC), Programme National de Lutte contre Trypanosomiase Humaine Africaine (DRC), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (France), and @dndi.org
🤝 Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (DRC), Programme National de Lutte contre Trypanosomiase Humaine Africaine (DRC), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (France), and @dndi.org
🚨 New Project Publications! 🚨
Two studies from our #EDCTP -funded #GenPathAfrica consortium used genomic analysis to
🧬 provide the first in-depth analysis of #DENV in Ethiopia
🧫discover #TB in shared water sources in rural South Africa, where TB-spread is high
Read more▶️ tinyurl.com/44hwxuuu
Two studies from our #EDCTP -funded #GenPathAfrica consortium used genomic analysis to
🧬 provide the first in-depth analysis of #DENV in Ethiopia
🧫discover #TB in shared water sources in rural South Africa, where TB-spread is high
Read more▶️ tinyurl.com/44hwxuuu
March 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🚨 New Project Publications! 🚨
Two studies from our #EDCTP -funded #GenPathAfrica consortium used genomic analysis to
🧬 provide the first in-depth analysis of #DENV in Ethiopia
🧫discover #TB in shared water sources in rural South Africa, where TB-spread is high
Read more▶️ tinyurl.com/44hwxuuu
Two studies from our #EDCTP -funded #GenPathAfrica consortium used genomic analysis to
🧬 provide the first in-depth analysis of #DENV in Ethiopia
🧫discover #TB in shared water sources in rural South Africa, where TB-spread is high
Read more▶️ tinyurl.com/44hwxuuu
A 2-Day Translational Vaccinology training concludes at #MRCG with participants from #Gambia & #SierraLeone.
Organised with 🤝 @europevaccine.bsky.social & funded by #EDCTP, the training seeks to bridge the gap between research #VaccineDevelopment, manufacturing, testing & application.
#MMVC
Organised with 🤝 @europevaccine.bsky.social & funded by #EDCTP, the training seeks to bridge the gap between research #VaccineDevelopment, manufacturing, testing & application.
#MMVC
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A 2-Day Translational Vaccinology training concludes at #MRCG with participants from #Gambia & #SierraLeone.
Organised with 🤝 @europevaccine.bsky.social & funded by #EDCTP, the training seeks to bridge the gap between research #VaccineDevelopment, manufacturing, testing & application.
#MMVC
Organised with 🤝 @europevaccine.bsky.social & funded by #EDCTP, the training seeks to bridge the gap between research #VaccineDevelopment, manufacturing, testing & application.
#MMVC
Results from the PediCAP trial, funded by #EDCTP, found that switching to oral amoxicillin after clinical improvement and completing treatment within 4-5 days was as effective as longer or intravenous-only approaches.
🔗 More: doi.org/10.1016/S014...
🔗 More: doi.org/10.1016/S014...
August 10, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Results from the PediCAP trial, funded by #EDCTP, found that switching to oral amoxicillin after clinical improvement and completing treatment within 4-5 days was as effective as longer or intravenous-only approaches.
🔗 More: doi.org/10.1016/S014...
🔗 More: doi.org/10.1016/S014...
Did you know #EDCTP funded a fast, effective, and easy-to-use #malaria treatment?
💊 DHAPQ clears parasites quickly and prevents reinfection with a simple three-day regimen, especially protecting children under five in sub-Saharan Africa.
🔗 More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/results-and-...
💊 DHAPQ clears parasites quickly and prevents reinfection with a simple three-day regimen, especially protecting children under five in sub-Saharan Africa.
🔗 More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/results-and-...
March 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Did you know #EDCTP funded a fast, effective, and easy-to-use #malaria treatment?
💊 DHAPQ clears parasites quickly and prevents reinfection with a simple three-day regimen, especially protecting children under five in sub-Saharan Africa.
🔗 More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/results-and-...
💊 DHAPQ clears parasites quickly and prevents reinfection with a simple three-day regimen, especially protecting children under five in sub-Saharan Africa.
🔗 More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/results-and-...
On #WorldHealthDay, we highlight ten of the many EDCTP-funded researchers and leaders shaping the future of global health.
At Global Health EDCTP3, we continue to support experts advancing infectious disease research.
🔗 Discover the full list: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
At Global Health EDCTP3, we continue to support experts advancing infectious disease research.
🔗 Discover the full list: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
April 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
On #WorldHealthDay, we highlight ten of the many EDCTP-funded researchers and leaders shaping the future of global health.
At Global Health EDCTP3, we continue to support experts advancing infectious disease research.
🔗 Discover the full list: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
At Global Health EDCTP3, we continue to support experts advancing infectious disease research.
🔗 Discover the full list: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
🦟 Promising results for a new single-dose #malaria treatment.
The Phase 2a CAPTURE-1 study found >90% efficacy at Day 28 in adults and adolescents in Gabon and Uganda, with no serious adverse events reported.
Supported by #EDCTP-funded PAMAfrica.
🔗 www.edctp.org/news/capture...
The Phase 2a CAPTURE-1 study found >90% efficacy at Day 28 in adults and adolescents in Gabon and Uganda, with no serious adverse events reported.
Supported by #EDCTP-funded PAMAfrica.
🔗 www.edctp.org/news/capture...
September 1, 2026 at 3:28 PM
🦟 Promising results for a new single-dose #malaria treatment.
The Phase 2a CAPTURE-1 study found >90% efficacy at Day 28 in adults and adolescents in Gabon and Uganda, with no serious adverse events reported.
Supported by #EDCTP-funded PAMAfrica.
🔗 www.edctp.org/news/capture...
The Phase 2a CAPTURE-1 study found >90% efficacy at Day 28 in adults and adolescents in Gabon and Uganda, with no serious adverse events reported.
Supported by #EDCTP-funded PAMAfrica.
🔗 www.edctp.org/news/capture...
My PhD student at Centre Pasteur du Cameroun work now out - demonstrating that flies and fomites likely play a role as reservoirs and/or vectors for cutaneous chancroid.
Fabulous team in Cameroon - nested within our EDCTP funded project on Yaws diagnostics.
Fabulous team in Cameroon - nested within our EDCTP funded project on Yaws diagnostics.
Detection of Haemophilus ducreyi from environmental and animal samples in Cameroon
Author summary Cutaneous ulcers are a significant public health concern, particularly among children in tropical regions of the Pacific, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa. These lesions are prim...
journals.plos.org
May 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
My PhD student at Centre Pasteur du Cameroun work now out - demonstrating that flies and fomites likely play a role as reservoirs and/or vectors for cutaneous chancroid.
Fabulous team in Cameroon - nested within our EDCTP funded project on Yaws diagnostics.
Fabulous team in Cameroon - nested within our EDCTP funded project on Yaws diagnostics.
No. There are several EDCTP funded projects focused on immunogenicity. We have a proposal on effectiveness but unclear if it will move forward.
November 1, 2024 at 10:15 PM
No. There are several EDCTP funded projects focused on immunogenicity. We have a proposal on effectiveness but unclear if it will move forward.
A new #tuberculosis (TB) treatment combining #alpibectir and #ethionamide has shown promising results in patients.
Supported by #EDCTP-funded bEto-TB project.
🔗 Read the correspondence: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge
Supported by #EDCTP-funded bEto-TB project.
🔗 Read the correspondence: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge
February 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
A new #tuberculosis (TB) treatment combining #alpibectir and #ethionamide has shown promising results in patients.
Supported by #EDCTP-funded bEto-TB project.
🔗 Read the correspondence: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge
Supported by #EDCTP-funded bEto-TB project.
🔗 Read the correspondence: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge
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/globalpublic...
#GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge @plos.org
Supported by #EDCTP-funded CHAPAS-4 project.
🔗 Read the full study: journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
#GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge @plos.org
March 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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/globalpublic...
#GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge @plos.org
Supported by #EDCTP-funded CHAPAS-4 project.
🔗 Read the full study: journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
#GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge @plos.org
🚨 Big news! The EMA has issued a positive scientific opinion on a new fixed-dose combination of albendazole and ivermectin for treating soil-transmitted helminth infections and lymphatic filariasis in people aged 5 and up 🌍💊
www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
New treatment against parasitic worm infections funded by EDCTP receives positive opinion by the European Medicines Agency
New treatment against parasitic worm infections funded by EDCTP receives positive opinion by the European Medicines Agency
www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu
February 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🚨 Big news! The EMA has issued a positive scientific opinion on a new fixed-dose combination of albendazole and ivermectin for treating soil-transmitted helminth infections and lymphatic filariasis in people aged 5 and up 🌍💊
www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...
CAPRISA 012c trial found that a combination of two broadly neutralising antibodies was safe and well tolerated.
Funded by EDCTP, the trial evaluated CAP256V2LS and VRC07-523LS in 1,023 HIV-negative women in South Africa and Zambia.
🔗 www.caprisa.org/PressRelease...
Funded by EDCTP, the trial evaluated CAP256V2LS and VRC07-523LS in 1,023 HIV-negative women in South Africa and Zambia.
🔗 www.caprisa.org/PressRelease...
August 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
CAPRISA 012c trial found that a combination of two broadly neutralising antibodies was safe and well tolerated.
Funded by EDCTP, the trial evaluated CAP256V2LS and VRC07-523LS in 1,023 HIV-negative women in South Africa and Zambia.
🔗 www.caprisa.org/PressRelease...
Funded by EDCTP, the trial evaluated CAP256V2LS and VRC07-523LS in 1,023 HIV-negative women in South Africa and Zambia.
🔗 www.caprisa.org/PressRelease...
🆕 Article from the @PRECISE_network analysed #SARSCoV2 seroprevalence among pregnant women in southern Mozambique during the first three waves of the #COVID19 #pandemic.
Funded by @ukri.org, with support from #EDCTP and @who.int.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#GlobalHealth #papers
Funded by @ukri.org, with support from #EDCTP and @who.int.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#GlobalHealth #papers
May 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
🆕 Article from the @PRECISE_network analysed #SARSCoV2 seroprevalence among pregnant women in southern Mozambique during the first three waves of the #COVID19 #pandemic.
Funded by @ukri.org, with support from #EDCTP and @who.int.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#GlobalHealth #papers
Funded by @ukri.org, with support from #EDCTP and @who.int.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#GlobalHealth #papers
Can #malaria prevention be delivered through routine immunisation systems?
The #MULTIPLYproject, led by #ISGlobal and funded by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social, shows it can, reaching ~45,000 children across 3 countries.
🟠 https://tinyurl.com/yc2ectzr
#EndMalaria #GlobalHealth #ChildHealth
The #MULTIPLYproject, led by #ISGlobal and funded by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social, shows it can, reaching ~45,000 children across 3 countries.
🟠 https://tinyurl.com/yc2ectzr
#EndMalaria #GlobalHealth #ChildHealth
From evidence to policy: how the MULTIPLY study is transforming malaria prevention in young children - EDCTP
The MULTIPLY project provides strong, real-world evidence that perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC) can be effectively delivered through routine immunisation services to reduce malaria burden in…
tinyurl.com
April 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Can #malaria prevention be delivered through routine immunisation systems?
The #MULTIPLYproject, led by #ISGlobal and funded by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social, shows it can, reaching ~45,000 children across 3 countries.
🟠 https://tinyurl.com/yc2ectzr
#EndMalaria #GlobalHealth #ChildHealth
The #MULTIPLYproject, led by #ISGlobal and funded by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social, shows it can, reaching ~45,000 children across 3 countries.
🟠 https://tinyurl.com/yc2ectzr
#EndMalaria #GlobalHealth #ChildHealth
What if a simple screening and prevention package could help prevent deaths in people starting #HIV treatment?
The #EDCTP-funded REMSTART trial showed that combining screening, preventive treatment and community support reduced deaths by 28%.
🔗 www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/results-and-...
The #EDCTP-funded REMSTART trial showed that combining screening, preventive treatment and community support reduced deaths by 28%.
🔗 www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/results-and-...
Reducing deaths from a serious HIV complication through early screening and treatment
A simple, three-part package combining screening, preventive treatment and community adherence support significantly cuts deaths among people starting HIV treatment with advanced disease.
www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu
August 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM
What if a simple screening and prevention package could help prevent deaths in people starting #HIV treatment?
The #EDCTP-funded REMSTART trial showed that combining screening, preventive treatment and community support reduced deaths by 28%.
🔗 www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/results-and-...
The #EDCTP-funded REMSTART trial showed that combining screening, preventive treatment and community support reduced deaths by 28%.
🔗 www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/results-and-...
We are in Hamburg for the 14th #ECTMIH!
🎤 Today - keynote lecture on digital innovations, behavioural research and implementation.
🔬 On Wednesday - 'Diagnostic innovation for infectious threats', with EDCTP-funded projects results
👩🏾🔬 We are sponsoring six researchers.
🎤 Today - keynote lecture on digital innovations, behavioural research and implementation.
🔬 On Wednesday - 'Diagnostic innovation for infectious threats', with EDCTP-funded projects results
👩🏾🔬 We are sponsoring six researchers.
September 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We are in Hamburg for the 14th #ECTMIH!
🎤 Today - keynote lecture on digital innovations, behavioural research and implementation.
🔬 On Wednesday - 'Diagnostic innovation for infectious threats', with EDCTP-funded projects results
👩🏾🔬 We are sponsoring six researchers.
🎤 Today - keynote lecture on digital innovations, behavioural research and implementation.
🔬 On Wednesday - 'Diagnostic innovation for infectious threats', with EDCTP-funded projects results
👩🏾🔬 We are sponsoring six researchers.