Calls for Proposals Overseas FY 2021 [Pre-announcement] International Collaborative Research Program for Tackling the NTDs (Neglected Tropical Diseases) Challenges in African Countries

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) is going to launch a call for proposals for FY 2021 International Collaborative Research Program for Tackling the NTDs (Neglected Tropical Diseases) Challenges in African Countries in early June.
This year the program accepts research and development proposals targeting the following diseases selected from the “Neglected Tropical Diseases” defined by the World Health Organization.

[Target diseases]
Buruli ulcer; Echinococcosis; Human African trypanosomiasis; Leishmaniasis; Leprosy; Mycetoma, chromoblastomycosis and other deep mycoses; Onchocerciasis; Schistosomiasis; Taeniasis and cysticercosis

For details, please refer to the Application Guidelines that will be released at the start of the call.

This project aims at developing of preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic measures and drug discovery for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) at research institutions in Japan and African countries in order to implement the research outcomes in society, as well as fostering young scientists of Japan and Africa through international joint research.

This call requires Japan-based researchers to develop proposals jointly with researchers in African countries. The Japan-based researchers must submit the proposal documents via e-Rad as applicants according to the application guidelines to be published on AMED website on this June.