Global Health EDCTP3 Emergency Funding for Monkeypox Outbreak - Call for Proposals

The Global Health EDCTP3 (European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership) has mobilised emergency funding to tackle the ongoing Monkeypox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries.

With a budget of € 5 million, the emergency call for proposals will support research and innovation projects that will advance our understanding of the ongoing epidemic, contribute to the development of preventive and management strategies and support an efficient public health response.

The funding will support projects working on:

- Vaccine research and development
- Therapeutic research and development
- Surveillance strategies, rapid diagnostics and epidemiological studies

The topic is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal.

The call for proposals will open for submissions on 14 May and is expected to close on 29 May 2024.