Global Health EDCTP3 and the EDCTP Association are delighted to invite you to participate in the Twelfth EDCTP Forum, a unique platform for policymakers, researchers and stakeholders to advance global health through policy debates, scientific workshops and networking.
The twelfth edition of the EDCTP Forum will take place in Kigali, Rwanda on 15-20 June 2025 at the Kigali Convention Centre.
This year’s event will showcase the impact of the EDCTP programmes in the last two decades under the theme ‘Better health through global research partnerships’.
Join us to discuss and exchange how we can advance global health through equitable partnerships, collaborative research, innovation and capacity-building in sub-Saharan Africa and Europe!
Registrations will open in January 2025. Stay tuned for more information by following us on X and LinkedIn and join the conversation on #EDCTPForum.
Submit your abstract by 23 February 2025.
Abstracts are expected to fall under these 4 broad categories:
-Advancing biomedical innovations
– Knowledge translation and implementation science for public health impact
-Strengthening the research environment, research capacity and scientific leadership
-Equitable and ethical research
The forum will take place in Kigali (Rwanda) on 15-20 June 2025 under the theme ‘Better health through global research partnerships.’ This event is jointly organised by the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) and Global Health EDCTP3.
About
EDCTP is a partnership between the governments of 15 European and 30 African countries and the European Commission, working together to alleviate the health and economic burden of infectious diseases in Africa.
The EDCTP Forum is a biennial event providing an international platform for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge research addressing the burden of poverty-related and neglected infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and the capacity development and networking activities that support this goal. It attracts diverse stakeholders including representatives from research institutions and universities, the larger scientific community, health care providers, governments, regional bodies, regulators, civil society, and public and private research and development partners.
Venue
Kigali Convention Centre (KCC) 23VV+MQ9, Convention Ctr Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda
Abstract submission
Global Health EDCTP3 invites submission of abstracts for oral presentations or poster presentations of original contributions on innovations and impact in global health research, relevant to the scope of Global Health EDCTP3 Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda. Researchers working on projects supported under EDCTP2, Global Health EDCTP3 and other related Horizon Europe programmes are encouraged to use this opportunity to share new developments and results from their projects. We also welcome submissions from stakeholders working worldwide on health research in Africa. The Call for abstracts is currently open and will close on 23 February 2025.
Please read the information below carefully before submitting an abstract:
Format and eligibility
Abstracts must be submitted in English and should not exceed 300 words.
Abstracts should follow the format:
- Background
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
Abstracts must not have been published or submitted for presentation to any other national or international meeting.
Submission
Abstracts must be submitted via the online system by 23 February 2025. Only abstracts submitted online by the deadline will be considered. No changes to abstracts will be accepted after the submission deadline. Detailed instructions are available in the online submission system. For questions regarding abstracts, please contact info@edctpforum.eu.
Evaluation procedure
All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Programme Committee and external experts, in collaboration with Global Health EDCTP3. Selection of abstracts will be based on the following criteria:
- Abstract quality
- Relevance to the Forum theme and Global Health EDCTP3 activities
- Significance of the reported results.
The corresponding author will be notified of the outcome of the review by April 2025.
Please note that the final decision on whether the abstract is accepted and, if so, whether it will be for a poster or oral presentation will be made by Global Health EDCTP3 and the Programme Committee. It is expected that presenters will attend in person. Poster presenters will be allocated a time slot where they will present and address questions in person at the Forum.
Presenting authors whose abstracts have been accepted will receive further instructions for presenting their abstracts.
Financial support
Global Health EDCTP3 will support transport, accommodation and visa costs for a limited number of early and mid-career investigators with high-ranking abstracts, who have been accepted to present an abstract at the Twelfth EDCTP Forum. Access to all Forum sessions and meals as per the Forum programme are also foreseen. This support is intended for investigators with limited research funding. Selected recipients will be the primary authors of oral or poster presentations.
