Governance - EDCTP Annual Report 2023

EDCTP2 is governed by the General Assembly of the EDCTP Association, the legal structure for the implementation of the programme. 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 programme is implemented by the Secretariat. The Association Board also represents the African and European Association members participating in the Global Health EDCTP3 programme on the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking Governing Board.

For more information on the EDCTP governance, please consult the EDCTP website: www.edctp.org.

African Union Commission:
Social Affairs

Dr Olawale Maiyegun
Director for Social Affairs of the African Union, Commission of Social Affairs

World Health Organization: Regional Office for Africa

Dr Prosper Tumusiime
Team Leader, Service Delivery Systems

Dr Joseph Cabore
Director for Programme Management, World Health Organisation African Region

Dr Delanyo Dovlo
Director of Health Systems and Services, World Health Organisation African Region

Dr Joseph Okeibunor
Scientist coordinating research activities in the WHO Regional Office for Africa

European Commission - Development Cooperation

Dr Jan Pähler
Head of Sector Health

Mr Kevin McCarthy
Policy Officer for Development Cooperation on Global Health

Dr Amalia Irina Vlad

Ms Mar Martinez
Programme Manager – Health

European Commission - DG Research & Innovation

Dr Barbara Kerstiëns
Head of Unit E2 – Combating Diseases

Dr Gianpietro Van de Goor
Principal Policy Officer for International Cooperation

Mrs Inmaculada Peñas-Jiménez
Policy Officer in Unit E2 – Combating Diseases

African Union Commission of Social Affairs

WHO Regional Office for Africa

European Commission - DG DEVCO

European Commission - DG Research & Innovation

Observers

Zambia

Mandated representative entity
National Health Research Authority

GA representative
Dr Godfrey Biemba
National Health Research Authority

Deputy GA representative
Hon. Prof. Nkandu Luo
Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Vocational Training, Science and Technology

United Kingdom

Mandated representative entity
Medical Research Council

GA representative
Dr Mark Palmer
Medical Research Council

Deputy GA representative
Dr Bianca D’Souza
Department of Health and Social Care

Uganda

Mandated representative entity
Uganda National Health Research Organisation (UNHRO)

GA representative
Dr Sam Okware
UNHRO

Deputy GA representative
Prof. Pontiano Kaleebu
Uganda Virus Research Institute

Tanzania

Mandated representative entity
Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology

GA representative
Dr Khadija Malima
Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology

Switzerland (Aspirant member)

Mandated representative entity
State Secretariat for Education and Research

GA representative
Prof. Jürg Utzinger
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Sweden

Mandated representative entity
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

GA representative
Prof. Hannah Akuffo
Sida
replaced by
Dr Maria-Teresa Bejarano
Sida

Deputy GA representative
Dr Markus Moll
Sida

Spain

Mandated representative entity
Instituto de Salud Carlos III

GA representative
Dr Tomás López-Peña Ordoñez
Instituto de Salud Carlos III

South Africa

Mandated representative entity
Department of Science and Technology

GA representative
Ms. Glaudina Loots
Department of Science and Innovation

Deputy GA representative
Ms Vinny Pillay
Department of Science and Innovation

Senegal

Mandated representative entity
University Cheikh Anta Diop

GA representative
Prof. Alioune Dieye
University Cheikh Anta Diop

Deputy GA representative
Dr Youssoupha Ndiaye
Ministère de la santé et de l’action sociale

Portugal

Mandated representative entity
Foundation for Science and Technology

GA representative
Dr Ricardo Pereira
Foundation for Science and Technology

Deputy GA representative
Ms Andreia Feijão
Foundation for Science and Technology

Norway

Mandated representative entity
Research Council of Norway

GA representative
Dr Jan Sigurd Røtnes
Norwegian Directorate of Health

Deputy GA representative
Mrs Karin Kålsås
Research Council of Norway

Nigeria

Mandated representative entity
Federal Ministry of Health

GA representative
Mr Godwin Brooks
Federal Ministry of Health

Deputy GA representative
Prof. Babatunde L. Salako
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

Niger

Mandated representative entity
Ministry of Public Health

GA representative
Mrs Sakina Habou Ocquet
Ministry of Public Health

Deputy GA representative
Dr Halima Boubacar Maïnassara
Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (CERMES)

Netherlands

Mandated representative entity
NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development

GA representative
Dr Gerrie Tuitert
NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development

Deputy GA representative
Mr Lander van Ommen
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mozambique

Mandated representative entity
Ministry of Health

GA representative
Dr Ilesh Jani
Ministry of Health

Deputy GA representative
Dr Francisco Saúte
Health Research Centre of Manhiça

Mali

Mandated representative entity
University of Science, Techniques and Technology of Bamako

GA representative
Prof. Abdoulaye Djimdé
University of Science, Techniques and Technology of Bamako

Deputy GA representative
Prof. Mahamadou Aly Thera
University of Science, Techniques and Technology of Bamako

Luxembourg

Mandated representative entity
Fonds National de la Recherche

GA representative
Dr Helena Burg
Fonds National de la Recherche

Italy

Mandated representative entity
Istituto Superiore di Sanità

GA representative
Dr Pietro Alano
Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Deputy GA representative
Dr Benedetta Mattioli
Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Ireland

Mandated representative entity
Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

GA representative
Prof. David Weakliam
Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Guinea-Conackry

Mandated representative entity
Centre National de Formation et de Recherche en Santé Rurale

GA representative
Mr Karifa Kourouma
Centre National de Formation et de Recherche en Santé Rurale

Deputy GA representative
Prof. Alexandre Delamou
Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry

Ghana

Mandated representative entity
Ghana Health Service

GA representative
Dr Abraham Oduro
Ghana Health Service

Deputy GA representative
Prof. Kwadwo Koram
University of Ghana

Germany

Mandated representative entity
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

GA representative
Dr Henning Gädeke
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

Deputy GA representative
Ms Andrea Spelberg
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

The Gambia

Mandated representative entity
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

GA representative
Dr Mustaha Bittaye
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

Deputy GA representative
Mrs. Phebian I.G. Sagnia
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

Gabon

Mandated representative entity
Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL)

GA representative
Prof. Ayola Akim Adegnika
CERMEL

Deputy GA representative
Prof. Jean-Bernard Lekana Douki
CERMEL

France

Mandated representative entity
Aviesan, Institut thématique multi-organismes

GA representative
Dr Eric D’Ortenzio
ANRS Maladies Infectieuses Emergentes

Deputy GA representative
Prof. Yazdan Yazdanpanah
ANRS Maladies Infectieuses Emergentes

Dr Virginie Sivan
Ministère de l’enseignement supérieur, de la recherche et de l’innovation

Finland

Mandated representative entity
Academy of Finland

GA representative
Dr Sirpa Nuotio
Academy of Finland

Ethiopia

Mandated representative entity
Armauer Hansen Research

GA representative
Dr Abebe Genetu Bayih
Armauer Hansen Research

Denmark

Mandated representative entity
Statens Serum Institute

GA representative
Dr Mikkel Lyndrup
Statens Serum Institute

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mandated representative entity
Université de Kinshasa

GA representative
Dr Julien Ntaongo Alendi
Faculté de Médecin, Université de Kinshasa

Deputy GA representative
Prof. Mbala Kingebeni
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicales, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Hygiène et Prévention

Congo

Mandated representative entity
University Marien Ngouabi

GA representative
Prof. Francine Ntoumi
University Marien Ngouabi

Deputy GA representative
Dr Arnaud Wilfrid Etou Ossibi
University Marien Ngouabi

Cameroon

Mandated representative entity
Ministry of Public Health

GA representative
TBD

Deputy GA representative
Prof. Anne-Cécile Zoung Kanyi Bissek
Ministry of Public Health

Belgium

Mandated representative entity
Department Economy, Science and Innovation

GA representative
Dr Kathleen D’Hondt
Department Economy, Science and Innovation

Deputy GA representative
Ms Jolien Roovers
Department Economy, Science and Innovation

Benin

Mandated representative entity
University of Abomey-Calavi

GA representative
Mr Sètondji Géraud Roméo Padonou
University of Abomey-Calavi

Deputy GA representative
Dr Marius Kèdoté
University of Abomey-Calavi

Burkina Faso

Mandated representative entity
Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme

GA representative
Dr Sodiomon Bienvenu Sirima
Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme

Deputy GA representative
Dr Ali Sie
Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna

Austria

Mandated representative entity
Medical University of Vienna

GA representative
Dr Christiane Druml
Medical University of Vienna

Deputy GA representative
Dr Hemma Bauer
Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research

Angola (Aspirant member)

Mandated representative entity
National Institute of Public Health

GA representative

Dr Joana Filipa Machado de Morais Afonso
National Institute of Public Health

Deputy GA representative

Dr Moisés Francisco
Angolan Health Research Centre