Abstract
A New Vision for Clinical Trials in Africa
Highlights
The organization has not got off to an auspicious start
Last year the European Parliament and Council formed the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). The aim of this new funding body, which has a budget of 400 million spread over five years, is a noble one: to fund research in developing countries, in Africa, that contributes to the development of affordable prophylactics and drugs for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria
The history of many European countries is such that Europe has much stronger ties with Africa than does the United States, so it makes political sense for the European Union to fund research that provides a springboard for European researchers to compete effectively with US scientists
Summary
The organization has not got off to an auspicious start. Its executive director, Piero Olliaro, was ousted from power at the first EDCTP annual forum at the end of September. A New Vision for Clinical Trials in Africa Last year the European Parliament and Council formed the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP).
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