The EU-Africa PerMed project (Building Links Between Europe and Africa in Personalised Medicine) has the overall aim of integrating African countries into ICPerMed activities, thus contributing to a successful implementation of Personalised Medicine (PM) in the global context. It will foster joint PM projects and programmes between Europe and Africa, as well as strengthening bilateral EU-AU science, technology and innovation (STI) relations in the area of health.
The project started on the 1st. of February 2021 and finished on the 31st July of 2025.
Addressing global health challenges is only possible by building and strengthening international, inter-continental and national scientific cooperation between scientists, decision/policy makers, private practitioners, industries and health professional and civil society. EU-Africa PerMed has worked towards fostering a stronger global collaboration in PM through the umbrella of ICPerMed, and by this, to better tackle global health challenges such as infectious diseases and future pandemics as well as the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
List of project objectives and work plan
OBJECTIVE 1: To identify, contact and engage with relevant health-related organizations in Africa to interact and work with throughout the project, including: Research & Innovation (R&I) performers as well as the health care system, policy makers, funding agencies, private sector, civil society organizations and patients.
OBJECTIVE 2: To explore and analyse with relevant stakeholder, the potential for and advantages of collaboration in PM between Africa and Europe, identifying areas of mutual interest and added value for both regions and building sustainable links between both regions.
OBJECTIVE 3: To foster and facilitate the integration of health research funding and policy organisations from African Union (AU) countries in the ICPerMed consortium, though the participation of representatives of these organizations in workshops, conferences and related events and in ongoing collaborative funding actions such as ERA PerMed.
OBJECTIVE 4: To seek synergies and align with activities of ongoing EU-Africa research programmes and other by-regional policy actions, such as the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials partnerships (EDCTP) and the Africa-Europe Alliance for sustainable investments and jobs, as well as with international research consortiums active in Africa (GACD, GloPID-R, GAVI, IRDiRC, Global Alliance, H3Africa).
OBJECTIVE 5: To carry out capacity building and training activities addressing relevant PM issues for Africa, including the wider adoption of PM standards and taking into account the social, cultural, ethical and legal aspects of the African context.
OBJECTIVE 6: To contribute to raising awareness of PM and the benefits of a closer inter and intra-regional collaboration, in order to advance in the implementation of PM approaches, through the dissemination and communication of the project activities and results and the planification of a long-lasting strategy beyond the duration of the project.
WORKPLAN
