The SUPER project will provide capacity building at the regulatory and ethics level for National Regulatory Authority, National and Institutional Ethics Committees, with the ultimate goal to strengthen an environement favourable for the clinical research addressing the burden of diseases in the Eastern African region. The project is coordinated by EACCR, the Network of Excellence in clinical research for Eastern African region, lead by Dr. Pontiano Kaleebu.
In a Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) study, a well-characterised strain of an infectious agent is given to carefully selected adult volunteers in order to better understand human diseases, how they spread, and
The impact of Covid-19 in Africa is a ticking bomb on which the European Union (EDCTP) intervenes by supporting research projects. In response to this, a consortium of African and
The spread of Mpox virus (MPXV) in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Republic of Congo (RoC) presents an urgent public health concern with global implications. MPXV cases