GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

Proposals should address several of the following activities:

• Improvement of the efficiency of the functioning of NECs and NRAs through the introduction of innovative systems, reliance practices and/or technologies that would facilitate the various functions of these bodies with better quality outputs and improved timelines;
• Development of national health research legislation;
• Promotion of quality control systems and processes for NECs and NRAs, as well as certification and accreditation of the various bodies, as well as adherence to international standards;
• Promotion of international cooperation in ethics and regulatory activities through transfer of promising and successful innovative systems and/or technologies from other regions in Africa or other continents, fostering national and regional collaboration among these bodies;
• Creation of linkages between ethics and regulatory functions with other important structures, such as clinical trial registries, whilst simultaneously enforcing the sharing of data in compliance with global requirements;
• Promotion of the adoption and update of AVAREF, WHO and other international standards and best practices, by countries, groups of countries, or regional harmonisation initiatives;
• Support already established training centres to provide both innovative training, and mentorship to NECs and NRAs.
• Development or scale-up of innovative systems and technologies that support ethics and regulatory functions, training, networking and promotion of good practices and evidence-based adoption of accreditation models from relevant internationally endorsed/peer-reviewed documented sources.

Proposals should clearly indicate the mismatch between the country disease burden, research activity and level of ethical review and regulatory oversight that justify the need for support in these areas.