The first part of the session was a tribute to the remarkable life of African cardiologist and researcher Professor Bongani Mayosi, who died in July…
Universal health coverage in Africa
The fourth plenary session of the Forum (Wednesday 19 September, starting at 9:00 AM) served to put EDCTP-funded research on poverty-related diseases in the broader…
Partnerships and capacity building
The parallel session on partnership and capacity building was chaired by Dr Juliet Nabyonga-Orem (WHO AFRO) and Prof. Catherine Hankins(chair of the EDCTP Scientific Advisory…
Interview with Dr Leonardo Simão (EDCTP High Representative Africa)
Interview with Dr Leonardo Simão, EDCTP High Representative Africa, at the Ninth EDCTP Forum. In this interview, Dr Simão talks about his impression on the…
Breaking Barriers: Partnerships for product development
A distinguished international panel of speakers representing Private Enterprise, Public Sector, NGOs, Finance, Health Authorities shared their experiences and journeys with multi-stakeholder collaborations that brought…
Research during emergencies: the Ebola data platform
Dr Mahamoud Sama Cherif (University of Conakry, Guinea) presented on ‘Establishing equitable governance and partnership for the Ebola Data Platform Over the last 40 years…
Posters: an impression of the Tuesday sessions
Poster sessions this time look different; instead of row upon row of paper posters, we entered the age of interactive monitors. An impression of the…
The Research Fairness Initiative
The Research Fairness Initiative (RFI) aims to optimise the impact of research partnerships for all partners. Several institutions presented their experience with implementing the RFI…
Interview with HIV advocate Flaviah Namuwaya
Flaviah Dorothy Namuwaya is a young mother born and living with HIV. She found out about her status at age of 9. It was a…
A new force: Africa CDC
At 15 years old, EDCTP is still a youthful organisation, but now there are newer kids on the block! One of the most significant disease…