General Assembly
Scientific Advisory Committee
Board
Secretariat
The EDCTP programme is governed by the General Assembly of the EDCTP Association, the legal structure for the implementation of the second EDCTP programme (2014-2024). The Board of the EDCTP Association is entrusted by the General Assembly with the management of the Association and the oversight of the Secretariat. The Scientific Advisory Committee is the principal advisory body to EDCTP. The programme is implemented by the Secretariat.
The principal responsibility of the General Assembly is to ensure that all necessary activities are undertaken to achieve the statutory objectives of EDCTP and that its resources are properly and efficiently managed. The General Assembly entrusts the management of the Association and the oversight of the Secretariat to the EDCTP Association Board.
Mandated representative entity
Angola
Austria
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Congo
Denmark
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gabon
The Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Mali
Mozambique
Netherlands
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Portugal
Senegal
Switzerland
Tanzania
Uganda
United Kingdom
Zambia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Observers
European Commission - DG Research & Innovation
European Commission - DG DEVCO
WHO Regional Office for Africa
African Union Commission of Social Affairs
EDCTP Association
The EDCTP Board is entrusted with the management of the Association, supervises the Secretariat on behalf of the General Assembly, and is responsible for ensuring that the Association’s resources are properly and efficiently managed.
Prof. Yazdan Yazdanpanah (Chair)
France
Dr Christiane Druml (Vice-Chair)
Austria
Prof. Jeffrey Mphahlele (Vice-Chair)
South Africa
Dr Morven Roberts (resigned in November 2019)
United Kingdom
Dr Godfrey Biemba
Zambia
Andrea Spelberg (as of November 2019)
Germany
The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) is an advisory panel of independent scientific experts from Europe and Africa. Working with the Secretariat, the SAC develops the strategic framework for EDCTP and advises the General Assembly on technical and scientific matters relating to the EDCTP programme. The SAC is not involved in the review of applications submitted to EDCTP calls for proposals.
SAC members in 2019
Prof. Catherine Hankins (Chair)
The Netherlands
Prof. Richard Adegbola
Nigeria
Prof. Christian Burri
Switzerland
Prof. Eric Delaporte
France
Prof. Paulo Ferrinho
Portugal
Prof. Harleen Grewal
Norway
Prof. John Gyapong (Vice-Chair)
Ghana
Prof. Collen Masimirembwa
Zimbabwe
Prof. Martin Meremikwu
Nigeria
Prof. Keymanthri Moodley
South Africa
Dr Juliet Nabyonga-Orem
Zimbabwe
Prof. Michael Ramharter
Germany
Dr Jutta Reinhard-Rupp
Switzerland
Prof. Peter G Smith (Vice-Chair)
United Kingdom
Prof. Christine Stabell Benn
Denmark
Prof. Marleen Temmerman
Belgium
Prof. Halidou Tinto
Burkina Faso
External observers to the SAC
Dr Hannu Laang
European Commissio, Research and Innovation
Dr John Reeder
World Health Organization
Dr Joseph Okeibunor
World Health Organization: Regional Office for Africa
The EDCTP Executive Secretariat is based in two locations: the Europe Office in The Hague, The Netherlands and the Africa Office in Cape Town, South Africa
Dr Montserrat Blázquez Domingo
Senior Project Officer
Evangelia Boufardea
Grants System Officer
(as of February 2019)
Andreia Coelho
Administrative Support Officer
Nora Bünemann
Administrative Support Officer
Mary Jane Coloma-Egelink
Grants Finance Officer
Lucien de Corte
Information Technology
(IT) Officer
Christopher Dixon
Finance Officer
Nuraan Fakier
Project Officer
Neodia Flores-Mensing
Grants Finance Officer
Jean Marie Vianney Habarugira
Project Officer
Dr Michelle Helinski
Project Officer
Dr Hannah Hoffenkamp
Executive Governance Officer
Suzanne Hoogervorst
Travel & Events Officer
Dominika Jajkowicz
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Dr Louwrens Kiestra
Legal Officer
Gert Onne van de Klashorst
Communications Officer
Mariska Louw
Senior Administrative Officer
Shingai Machingaidze
Project Officer
Michelle Nderu
Project Officer
Lara Pandya
Strategic Partnerships Officer
Daniela Pereira
Communications Officer
Dr Johanna Roth
Project Officer
Sayma Siddiqui
Grants Finance Officer
Dr Michelle Singh
Project Officer
Jennifer Stamatelos
Administrative Officer
Ana Lúcia Weinberg
Strategic Partnerships Officer
Dr Daniel Weibel
Project Officer
Chris Bruinings
Finance Officer
Dr Debora Bade
Project Officer
(as of March 2019)
Abdoulie Barry
Director of Finance & Administration
Prof. Moses Bockarie
Director of International Cooperation (Africa) & Head of Africa Office
Dr Pauline Beattie
Operations Manager
Dr Thomas Nyirenda
South-South Networking and Capacity Development Manager
Dr Michael Makanga
Executive Director
Dr Leonardo Simão
High Representative Africa
Prof. Marcel Tanner
High Representative Europe