Division (1) Activities

The EDCTP2 Programme shall include the following activities:

1. (a)

   promoting networking, coordination, alignment, collaboration and integration of national research programmes and activities on poverty-related diseases, including neglected ones, at scientific, management and financial level;

2. (b)

   supporting clinical trial research and related activities on poverty-related diseases, in particular HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other poverty-related diseases, including neglected ones;

3. (c)

   fostering capacity development for clinical trials and related research in developing countries, in particular in Sub-Saharan Africa, through grants for: career development of junior and senior fellows, promoting mobility, staff exchange grants, research training networks, strengthening ethics and regulatory bodies, mentoring and partnerships at individual or institutional or regional level;

4. (d)

   establishing cooperation and launching joint actions with other public and private funders;

5. (e)

   assuring awareness, endorsement and acknowledgment of the EDCTP2 Programme and its activities through advocacy and communication, not only at Union level and in developing countries, but also at global level.