Awards & grants

Open Calls
As a result of the first and second NACCAP open call, 4 partnership programmes were awarded:

• Infectious diseases Network for Treatment and Research in Africa (INTERACT);
• College of Medicine, Malawi-Amsterdam-Liverpool partnership for Research Capacity Development through the establishment of a Research Support Centre in the College of Medicine, University of Malawi.
• APRIORI - African Poverty Related Infection Oriented Research Initiative
• ART-A Program - Developing an affordable HIV drug resistance test for Africa

Co-funding
As a result of the NACCAP co-funding call for EDCTP proposals the following programmes were awarded with a grant:

• Prospective epidemiological studies of TB in neonates and adolescents in Karemo Division, Siaya district, Western Kenya, in preparation for future vaccine trials
• TB-treatment (still awaiting EDCTP contracts)
• Network of Excellence (still awaiting EDCTP contracts)

Joint call
As a result of the NACCAP co-funding call for proposals of the joint call between the European Member States & EDCTP the following project was awarded with a grant:

• Improving the balance between efficacy and development of resistance in women receiving single dose nevirapine (VIramune®, NVP) for the prevention of MTCT in Tanzania & Zambia

Commissioned project(s)

• WHO-EDCTP training workshops for national regulatory authorities in Africa
• Mapping of research systems in Tanzania (COHRED)

Networking and communication activities
Since NACCAP thinks it is of utmost importance for African researchers to attend the Annual EDCTP Forum, NACCAP sponsored bursaries for African researchers affiliated with NACCAP financed research programmes for the following Forums:

• Bursaries for the EDCTP Annual Forum 2009 in Arusha, Tanzania
• Bursaries for the ESF conference 2009 in Brussels
• Bursaries for the EDCTP Annual Forum 2007 in Burkina Faso
• Bursaries for the EDCTP Annual Forum 2006 in Stockholm
• ESSENCE group
• Exchange meeting NACCAP programmes