# Decision No 556/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the participation of the Union in a second European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Programme (EDCTP2) jointly undertaken by several Member States, Division (1): Activities

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The EDCTP2 Programme shall include the following activities:
(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;
(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;
(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;
(d) establishing cooperation and launching joint actions with other public and private funders;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/556/annex/II/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-556/annex-II/division-1
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