EDCTP supports four Regional Networks of Excellence, in Central, East, Southern and Western Africa, to strengthen regional networking and to provide platforms for research training and multicentre studies. The Networks offer several learning and collaboration opportunities through trainings, workshops and other resource materials.
In Central Africa, the Central African Network on TB, HIV/AIDS and malaria (CANTAM) joins institutions involved in clinical trials. The Network started its activities on 19 December 2008 .
The West African Network on TB, AIDS and Malaria (WANETAM) builds capacity to prepare West African sites for clinical trials on HIV, TB and malaria. The network started its activities on 31 July 2009.
The East Africa Consortium for Clinical Research (EACCR) strengthens clinical trial sites in Eastern Africa. The Network started 14 May 2009.
The Trials of Excellence in Southern Africa (TESA) is a regional network established in 2009 under the first programme of the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP1), wi...