The 10th EDCTP Forum will be held as a virtual meeting hosted from the Joaquin Chissano International Conference Centre in Maputo from 17 – 20 October 2021.
The Forum theme – Equity in research for health – is at the core of the EDCTP mission. The second EDCTP programme, EDCTP2, has seen increasing participation from across Africa and Europe in our projects. Nevertheless, gender and geographical disparities remain. We welcome your engagement and your input in discussions at the Forum about successes and challenges in achieving equity in research, and how best to ensure that research processes and outputs address health inequities.
The Forum objectives reflect the need for global research cooperation in preparedness and response to disease outbreaks, in public health emergencies, and in strengthening health systems. Awareness of this need has never been greater than it is now.
The hybrid format of the Forum (virtual and live from Maputo) presents a platform to take stock of the activities and achievements of currently operational Europe-Africa research and capacity building partnerships, including their contribution to strengthening the clinical research environment in African countries and progress towards sustainable development goals.
EDCTP is proud of its record in supporting the career development of African scientists, with more than 240 postgraduate students and 196 fellows supported under EDCTP2, many of whom will attend the Forum and contribute to its programme. We welcome participation from all stakeholders working in the remit of EDCTP2.
The call for abstracts (oral and poster presentations) is now open - Deadline: 12 June 2021. Visit https://www.edctp.org/news-resources/events/edctp-forums/
Our host partners, the Ministry of Health of Mozambique, through the National Institute of Health and the Manhiça Health Research Centre promise an exciting and interactive meeting experience. We look forward to your participation.
Read moreThere is only one week left to share your research and participate to the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health, to be held virtually on 19-22 October. Submissions will close on 4 May at 23.59 CEST.
We welcome submissions on issues including tuberculosis (TB) and TB co-infections, tobacco control, lung health and air pollution, as well as civil society initiatives, community engagement, human rights and other related topics, like COVID-19. Check out the full list of tracks here https://theunion.org/our-work/conferences/52nd-union-world-conference-on-lung-health/list-of-tracks
The types of proposals open for submissions are abstracts, symposia, workshops and post-graduate courses. Satellite sessions can be submitted until 30 June.
By presenting your research at the Union World Conference, you contribute to lung health discussions on a global stage. We look forward to ensuring that this year's conference is the most interactive and innovative edition to date, and that the information presented reaches broader and new audiences.
Note: abstract submissions for TBScience will open in June 2021.
Read the abstract and session guidelines and submit your proposal now https://wclh2021.abstractserver.com/submission. Registration to the conference will open in June.
For any queries, please contact scientific@theunion.org.
The HIV & Adolescence workshop is a highlight in my calendar every year. Unique because of its wholesale involvement of young people, state of the art keynote lectures, and engaging conversations involving young and older, clinician and non-clinicians, scientists, and advocates. It provides cutting-edge reviews of the latest innovation, science, and issues challenging young people in a world that is facing its 4th decade of battling HIV. If you need a dose of information, activism, hope, and education all in one workshop please join!
The International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence strongly believes in the engagement and inclusion of young people in the workshop.
We are pleased to waive the registration fee for all delegates that are 25 years of age and below.
Additionally, we offer a 50% discount on the registration fee for all delegates that are 30 years of age and below.
If you are eligible for this discount, please click the button below to submit your application.
For more information visit https://virology.eventsair.com/international-workshop-on-hiv-adolescence-2021/registration/Site/Register
Read moreThe University of the Western Cape, South Africa and SPaRCS partners invite all interested to this interactive webinar which seeks to sensitise a broader health systems and public health audience to pharmacoviligance (PV) and clinical trials oversight of medicines and vaccines. We will also be sharing information about the SPaRCS project and commence conversations for networking & collaboration within sub-Saharan African countries.
Keynote speaker: Dr Helen Ndagije (Director: Product Safety, National Drug Authority, Uganda)
*SPaRCS aims to strengthen pharmacovigilance (PV) systems and clinical trials oversight of National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) in Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini and Zimbabwe.
Date and Time: Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 14:00-15:30 South African Standard Time
Registration: https://uwc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMuc--hpj8sHdUCzMsh5fy_LZ6fKFw_DKg7
Further information: tpetersen@uwc.ac.za, Tamlin Petersen, School of Public Health, UWC
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