Professor Margeret Gyapong, Director of the Institute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), has received the 'Most Outstanding Female Scientist 2020 Prize' from the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP). She received this award for her involvement in research and innovation activities in sub-Saharan…
Nigeria, others to begin Lassa fever vaccine clinical trials The Punch
Published 29 June 2021
The United States of America has said that a new phase of Lassa fever vaccine clinical trials is set to begin in Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Public Affairs Unit of the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria.
According to the statement, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative was awarded €22.8m by the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to conduct a Phase IIB trial of the IAVI Lassa fever vaccine candidate among adults and children in Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
20 April 2021 - 07:52
Dr Moleen Dzikiti has been awarded a grant of more than R2m to study infant feeding practices among women living with HIV.
Dr Dzikiti from the University of Stellenbosch’s division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics received the R2.6m grant from European & Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP), a public partnership between countries in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.
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In South Africa, COVID-19 Pits Traditional Medicine Against Clinical Trial Rules 31/12/2020
In June,
Artemisia afra was in high demand on the streets of Johannesburg in South Africa. To treat COVID-19 symptoms, the Indigenous herb’s silvery leaves were for sale at roadside vendors and in the city’s popular traditional markets. Some people even pulled the plant from private gardens. And on the sides of nearby highways, people held signs for “mhlonyane” (
A. afra’s isiZulu name) and offered bushels to passing motorists like bouquets. Between February and July, the herb doubled in price.
People in the region have consumed the bitter plant for centuries to treat illnesses from colds to intestinal worms. With deaths rising as South Africa battled its first COVID-19 wave, people have turned to
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