Global Health EDCTP3 2025 Calls

The Global Health EDCTP3 2025 is driving a global collaborative approach in health research, offering new funding opportunities to address key health challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. As part of the Horizon Europe programme, this institutionalised partnership invites research proposals that focus on critical issues such as malaria, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This article explores the 7 open topics in the Global Health EDCTP3 2025 call, detailing each and explaining how researchers can engage in these transformative initiatives.

What is Global Health EDCTP3 2025?

Global Health EDCTP3 is a key initiative within the Horizon Europe programme supporting research to combat diseases that severely affect global public health, with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. This institutionalised collaboration aims to accelerate the development of innovative interventions, ranging from new treatments to diagnostics and vaccines, that could change the global health landscape. The Global Health EDCTP3 2025 call launches 7 essential topics for making significant progress in tackling infectious diseases.

The 7 Open Topics in Global Health EDCTP3 2025

Here we explore the 7 key topics of the Global Health EDCTP3 2025 call, each addressing strategic areas for global health.

1. Fellowships in Public Health: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Modelling

The call HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-02-FELLOW-01 focuses on strengthening public health capacity through fellowships in biostatistics, epidemiology, and modelling. This topic aims to create a cohort of experts in Sub-Saharan Africa by supporting training in African and European institutions.

2. Research on Malaria Therapeutics

HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-01-MALARIA-02 promotes global collaboration to research new antimalarial drugs or combinations. This topic focuses on improving treatments to reduce mortality and morbidity from malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa.

3. Vaccines for Tuberculosis

Through HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-01-TB-01, this topic seeks to promote the development of vaccines to reduce the tuberculosis burden in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region severely affected by the disease. It will support research to advance the creation of new vaccines and vaccination strategies.

4. Strengthening Regional Networks of Excellence

HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-03-NETWORKS-01 aims to strengthen research and epidemic preparedness networks in Africa. This topic enhances collaboration between researchers, institutions, and governments to improve response capacity to emerging disease outbreaks.

5. Accelerating Vaccine Development for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-01-NTD-03 focuses on developing vaccines for neglected tropical diseases, such as leishmaniasis and filariasis, which affect millions in Africa. This topic supports both early and late-stage vaccine development for these neglected diseases.

6. Innovations in Diarrhoeal Disease Treatment

HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-04-CH-01 addresses the growing burden of diarrhoeal diseases, exacerbated by climate change. This topic supports interventions to control diarrhoeal diseases, such as bacterial diarrhoea, which remains a leading cause of death in children in Sub-Saharan Africa.

7. Transformative Innovations in Global Health

Finally, HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-04-ACCESS-02 focuses on disruptive innovations that make health products more accessible and affordable to vulnerable populations. This topic supports solutions that improve the delivery and accessibility of treatments and diagnostics in resource-limited areas.

Global Health EDCTP3 2025 Deadlines

The deadlines for submitting proposals for all these topics are 20 March 2025 and 2 September 2025. Applicants must submit collaborative proposals involving institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe, with a focus on inclusive and cross-regional partnerships.

How to Apply for the Global Health EDCTP3 2025 Calls?

To participate in the Global Health EDCTP3 2025 call, researchers must form consortia with institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe, ensuring an inclusive and collaborative approach. Proposals must demonstrate a significant impact on global health and align with the goals of the 7 topics outlined above.

Conclusion

The Global Health EDCTP3 2025 call presents a unique opportunity for researchers to address the most pressing global health challenges, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. With 7 key topics, this call represents a platform for innovation and progress in developing effective solutions for critical infectious diseases. Don’t miss the chance to contribute to a healthier future for millions worldwide!

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