Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking becomes financially autonomous from the European Commission and begins new implementation phase
The Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking is now able to implement its own budget.
The European Commission has been responsible for the establishment and initial operation of the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking (Global Health EDCTP3) until it achieved the operational capacity to implement its own budget. The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation has carried out the necessary procedures in collaboration with the EDCTP Association of participating countries in Africa and Europe, the other partner in the Joint Undertaking, to ensure that all requirements were fulfilled before financial autonomy.
The Global Health EDCTP3 now enters the next phase in its implementation, led by the new Executive Director, Dr Michael Makanga, who took up his duties on 16 November 2023. The Executive Director will now manage the administrative, operational and financial measures necessary for the proper implementation of the annual Work Programmes and other budgetary and strategic decisions. The 2024 Work Programme, including all funding opportunities for the year, is expected to be published in early 2024.
Background information
The Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking invests in global health through funding collaborative research and innovation projects tackling infectious diseases and supporting activities for research capacity building in Africa.
Information on the Global Health EDCTP3 strategy and funding opportunities can be found in the Scientific Research and Innovation Agenda and the dedicated annual Work Programmes.