EDCTP is committed to working with a wide range of partners that share the goal of enhancing the health of people in sub-Saharan Africa through research. Globally, EDCTP has established close working relationships with international funding organisations, multilateral bodies such as WHO, and the private sector, to align and coordinate activities and to organise joint funding schemes. Regionally, it has developed partnerships with key organisations within Africa, including the WHO Regional Office for Africa, the African Union, the African Union Development Agency/New Partnership for Development (AUDA/NEPAD) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).