Wanetam 2

The West Africa network of excellence for clinical trials in TB, AIDS, and Malaria (WANETAM) is part of the EDCTP2 Programme, supported by The European Union. WANETAM 2 proposes a renewed consortium, to build on the previous achievements in capacity building for clinical studies and interventions. The new network has established a structured training and collaboration programme through thematic nodes of excellence in TB, HIV/AIDS and Malaria and a new capacity strengthening in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) and Ebola. In addition, cross-cutting training are planned to enhance professional development and scientific competency in clinical trials and research support.

The strategy of training and collaboration will focus on project-based training to build research leadership; hands-on clinical studies; resource and platform infrastructure development for data sharing and collaborative research; surveillance to build the evidence-base needed for designing clinical trials; diagnostics to support interventions; and building quality assurance management to support the steps for laboratory accreditation (Fig 1).