Welcome to CDT-Africa Clinical Trial Unit (CCTU)

WHO WE ARE

The Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa) Clinical Trials Unit (CCTU) is based in CDT-Africa, at the College of Health Sciences; Addis Ababa University The unit works in partnership with investigators across all disease types and phases of clinical trial. The unit works to deliver high quality discovery and translational research that will have an impact on improving access to health care through the development of novel healthcare interventions (drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, behavioral interventions and care delivery mechanisms).

About us

The CDT-Africa Clinical Trials Unit (CCTU) works in partnership with investigators across all disease types and phases of clinical trial to deliver high quality research that will have an impact on improving access to health care through novel medical discoveries (drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, behavioral interventions and care delivery mechanisms).

Our Mission and Vision

VISION

The CCTU envisions to be an Africa based global hub that supports ground breaking clinical discovery research

MISSION

Improve access to medicines (drugs, vaccines and diagnostics) in Africa through innovative research studies

Core Values

Excellence

Our values are anchored in the pursuit of excellence in all our undertakings.

innovation

We believe innovation is at the heart of the transformation of institutions and nations.

Discovery

The pursuit of new ideas and inventions drives us.

Stewardship

We will maintain all that is given to us, or attain, with utmost diligence & care.

Solutions-Focused

We decide strategically to be solutions-focused rather than problems-focused.

Compassion

We operate with compassion in our dealings with students, staffs, partners, customers and the environment.

Our Staffs

CDT- Africa has staffs with a wide range of expertise required to deliver high quality clinical research.

Prof. Abebaw Fekadu

Professor of Psychiatry
Center Leader

Prof. Eyasu Makonnen

Professor of Pharmacology
Deputy Head and Clinical Trials Lead

Prof. Asrat Hailu

Professor of Immunoparasitology
Diagnostics Lead

Dr. Yimtubezinash W.

Assoc. Prof. of Medical Microbiology
Regulatory Affairs and Incubation Hub Lead

Dr. Girmay Medhin

Assoc. Prof. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Data Management Lead

Dr. Anteneh Belete

Assoc. Prof. of Pharmaceutical Tech. and Biopharmaceutics, Training Lead

Dr. Dawit Ejigu

Assoc. Prof. of Pharmacology
Associate Faculty of CDT-Africa

Dr. Tsegahun M.

Scientific Coordinator
CDT-Africa

Prof. Charlotte Hanlon

Reader, King’s College London
Associate Faculty of CDT-Africa

Dr. Getnet Yimer

Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Former Clinical trials lead

Dr. Esubalew Ayalew

Health economist,
Visiting Fellow

Dr. Merga Bilena

Associate Professor of Statistics, Postdoctoral fellow

Full Staffs

Our Services

We offer a range of services including trial management, biostatistics, data management, scientific writing, Pharmacovigilance, Phase I clinical studies, Economic evaluations, and trainings. We work with our partners to ensure smooth running, timely recruitment and high quality data acquisition and analysis.

Trial Management

Biostatistics

Scientific Writing

Our Studies

Profiles of clinical trials run by the center are presented.

Our Publications

We published the results of the studies and clinical trials conducted in our center in peer reviewed journals. The following are some of our publications