{"id":8434,"date":"2024-09-17T10:56:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T10:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpchq.org\/new\/?page_id=8434"},"modified":"2024-10-14T14:16:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:16:46","slug":"welcome-message-from-the-wanetam-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cpchq.org\/new\/welcome-message-from-the-wanetam-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Message from the WANETAM Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8434\" class=\"elementor elementor-8434\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3587fc0f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"3587fc0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome Message from the WANETAM Coordinator<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17df43d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-enteraddons-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"17df43d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;avante_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"enteraddons-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ea-breadcrumbs-wrap\">\r\n            <ul class=\"ea-page-title-wrap\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cpchq.org\/new\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a><\/li><span class=\"ea-breadcrumb-delimiter\">&#047;<\/span><\/ul>        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfec43c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfec43c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3096360 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3096360\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c6133 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dear Reader,<\/p><p>Welcome to the WANETAM Website.<\/p><p>Sub-Saharan Africa is still challenged by the heavy death toll caused by poverty-related diseases (PRDs) namely HIV, Tuberculosis, Malaria and other Neglected Tropical Diseases. Unfortunately, the necessary research capacity to address these health challenges is still weak both at institutional, individual and funding levels.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84472b0 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84472b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dear Reader,<\/p><p>Welcome to the WANETAM Website.<\/p><p>Sub-Saharan Africa is still challenged by the heavy death toll caused by poverty-related diseases (PRDs) namely HIV, Tuberculosis, Malaria and other Neglected Tropical Diseases. Unfortunately, the necessary research capacity to address these health challenges is still weak both at institutional, individual and funding levels.\u00a0<\/p><p>As a response to this situation, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edctp.org\/\">European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership<\/a>\u00a0(EDCTP) established four regional networks of excellence in Sub-Saharan Africa, including WANETAM with the objective of building essential capacities to conduct clinical trials to conduct clinical trials under best practices that follow ICH-GCP, GCLP and other internationally recognized guidelines.<\/p><p>After more than a decade of existence, WANETAM has become a renowned collaborative research platform attracting more and more scientists within the sub-region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c92694 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"4c92694\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00d91f2\" data-id=\"00d91f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;avante_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466461c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"466461c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a response to this situation, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edctp.org\/\">European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership<\/a>\u00a0(EDCTP) established four regional networks of excellence in Sub-Saharan Africa, including WANETAM with the objective of building essential capacities to conduct clinical trials to conduct clinical trials under best practices that follow ICH-GCP, GCLP and other internationally recognized guidelines.<\/p><p>After more than a decade of existence, WANETAM has become a renowned collaborative research platform attracting more and more scientists within the sub-region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ff63fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"2ff63fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adb8df6\" data-id=\"adb8df6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More specifically:<\/p><ul><li>WANETAM has been able to consolidate a network of skilled scientists from Francophone, Lusophone and Anglophone countries in West Africa.<\/li><li>500 young scientists have been supported through cross-cutting and specific short-term training courses.<\/li><li>6 Laboratories have been accredited and many clinical trials are being implemented in various sites within the Network and the support is still ongoing.<\/li><li>Established a solid researcher development programme across the network.<\/li><\/ul><p>Though we can be proud of the acquired results, we are conscious that the translation of research output and outcome into tangible benefits for our populations is still a big challenge. We are also aware that this challenge can be easily faced if we synergise with our peers from other networks and if we widen our partnership scope to the industry, other scientific collaborators, donors, government partners or any other entity willing to support or collaborate with us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad8c927 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad8c927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Succeeding in reaching this target will consolidate our networks and justify our uniqueness as EDCTP Node of Excellence in Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90cda6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d90cda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;avante_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am confident that the best is yet to come!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f106661 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f106661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Professor Souleymane Mboup\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc3004 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cc3004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;avante_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Coordinator of WANETAM<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome Message from the WANETAM Coordinator Home &#047; Dear Reader, Welcome to the WANETAM Website. 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