African Vector Control: New Tools

Project Information

AVECNET

Grant agreement ID: 265660

Project closed

Start date 1 February 2011

End date 31 December 2016

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health

Total cost € 15 400 185,64

EU contribution € 11 999 989,00

Coordinated by

LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE
United Kingdom

Objective

The AvecNet consortium will develop practical solutions to the current limitations of vector control strategies in Africa using a combination of translationally-aware, state of the art science and end user analysis to ensure successful development and uptake of the new and improved approaches to malaria control and elimination. Our carefully balanced, multidisciplinary team of European and African experts includes vector biologists, engineers, epidemiologists, social scientists and leaders of large supranational consortia. These partners are all prominent members of global vector control research programs having unique specialization in Africa-centric projects.
Together we have developed a proposal focused specifically to address the three major research challenges that confront efforts to interrupt mosquito-mediated transmission of malaria in Africa:
1. The need for practical strategies to prolong the efficacy of existing insecticide-based vector control methods,
2.The need to develop new interventions that target all major malaria vectors, that are simultaneously effective, socially acceptable and sustainable,
3. The impact of the major demographic and environmental changes occurring in Africa on malaria epidemiology and control.
These research activities are cross-linked by specific tasks to reinforce our commitment to ensure sustainability, engage all stakeholders and strengthen research capacity in Africa.
Overall, the project will add significant value to the international research effort in vector control by taking forward the state of the art and translating this into new or improved control tools that will be trialled within the time frame of this project. The studies planned in this collaborative project will provide scalable solutions, giving the solid platform upon which ongoing and future vector control programmes can be built.

Fields of science

• medical and health sciences › health sciences › infectious diseases › malaria
• medical and health sciences › health sciences › public health › epidemiology

Programme(s)

• FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health

Topic(s)

• HEALTH.2010.2.3.2-4 - Controlling malaria by hitting the vector: New or Improved Vector Control Tools

Call for proposal

FP7-AFRICA-2010
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP-SICA - Large-scale integrating project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries(SICA)

Coordinator

LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE

• EU contribution: € 4 038 680,18
• Address: PEMBROKE PLACE ; L35QA LIVERPOOL 3 ; United Kingdom
• Region: North West (England) › Merseyside › Liverpool
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Hilary Ranson (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (16)

THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE

Tanzania

• EU contribution: € 1 976 362,34
• Address: KIKO AVENUE OFF OLD BAGAMOYO ROAD PLOT 463 ; 14112 DAR ES SALAAM
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Gerard Killeen (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

SCHWEIZERISCHES TROPEN UND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUT

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 1 026 717,04
• Address: KREUZSTRASSE 2 ; 4123 Allschwil
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Nordwestschweiz › Basel-Landschaft
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Pie Müller (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

Tanzania

• EU contribution: € 222 113,98
• Address: SOKOINE LUTHULI DRIVE OCEAN ROAD ; 255 DAR ES SALAAM
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: William Kisinza (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

PANEPISTIMIO KRITIS

Greece

• EU contribution: € 314 296,36
• Address: UNIVERSITY CAMPUS GALLOS ; 74100 Rethimno
• Region: Νησιά Αιγαίου › Κρήτη › Ρέθυμνο
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Eleni Karkanaki (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AFRICAN MALARIA NETWORK TRUST

Participation ended

Tanzania

• EU contribution: € 170 041,50
• Address: RING STREET OFF ROSE GARDEN ROAD 302 ; 33207 DAR ES SALAAM
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Wen Kilama (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 444 147,19
• Address: UNIVERSITY AVENUE ; G12 8QQ Glasgow
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Heather Ferguson (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 520 199,96
• Address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 ; 00185 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Aldo Liccardi (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

MINISTERE DE LA SANTE

Burkina Faso

• EU contribution: € 1 682 577,31
• Address: 7003 Ouagadougou
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Bibata Convolbo (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE ROYAL CHARTER

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 228 803,77
• Address: KEPPEL STREET ; WC1E 7HT London
• Region: London › Inner London — West › Camden and City of London
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Jana Sabinovska (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE RESEARCH FOR EQUITY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH TRUST

Malawi

• EU contribution: € 13 959,42
• Address: PO BOX 1597 ; Lilongwe
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Bertha Simwaka (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

INNOVATIVE VECTOR CONTROL CONSORTIUM

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 374 517,15
• Address: LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE PEMBROKE PLACE ; L3 5QA LIVERPOOL
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Tom Mclean (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

France

• EU contribution: € 350 132,62
• Address: RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 ; 75794 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Jean-Xavier Boucherle (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Kenya

• EU contribution: € 123 673,33
• Address: OFF MBAGATHI WAY ; 00200 Nairobi
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Bryson Alberto Ndenga (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 367 163,98
• Address: STOCKTON ROAD THE PALATINE CENTRE ; DH1 3LE Durham
• Region: North East (England) › Tees Valley and Durham › Durham CC
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Wendy Harle (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 84 099,22
• Address: KIRBY CORNER ROAD UNIVERSITY HOUSE ; CV4 8UW COVENTRY
• Region: West Midlands (England) › West Midlands › Coventry
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Jane Prewett (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS

Greece

• EU contribution: € 62 503,65
• Address: N PLASTIRA STR 100 ; 70013 Irakleio
• Region: Νησιά Αιγαίου › Κρήτη › Ηράκλειο
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Zinovia Papatheodorou (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data