International Development Grant
CHVI HIV/AIDS Prevention Trials Capacity Building - Phase II
Project Number: CA-3-M012901001
Status: Closed
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $6,000,000.00
Start Date: February 11, 2009
End Date: March 31, 2014
Duration: 5.1 years
Project Description
The goal of this program under the Clinical Trials Capacity Building component of the Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI) is to strengthen the capacity of researchers and research institutions to conduct high-quality clinical trials and to build site capacity to undertake clinical trials of HIV vaccines and other preventive technologies in low- and middle-income countries. The second phase of the project continues to support building sustainable African capacity and leadership to conduct future HIV/AIDS prevention trials with a special focus on innovations in HIV vaccines trials. The project also seeks to advance the collaboration and networking of African Canadian and international researchers and institutions in global HIV/AIDS prevention trials. The project intends to build capacity at multiple levels (individual team institution network etc.) while emphasizing the need to extend the concept of capacity beyond the traditional technical and scientific skills to include management leadership administration and community and policy engagement.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of March 2013 include: Nine project teams in 14 African countries have started their work to strengthen the ability and leadership of African researchers and research institutions to conduct future HIV/AIDS prevention trials; five complementary research grants were awarded to young African researchers to increase research and development activities; two African-based research teams completed their projects that build stronger infrastructure and procedures for clinical trials; the number of collaborations between Canadian and African researchers increased through the convention of the Afri-Can Forum and by engaging with Health Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research; in Botswana the knowledge about the use of evidence was increased through the training of 58 parliamentarians including five Ministers; additional funds were obtained for two research teams supported by this program; in Benin two students completed their doctoral degrees and one physician completed a Master’s of Science degree in epidemiology through support of this program.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
IDRC - International Development Research Centre
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Donor country personnel
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP