EDCTP Eighth EDCTP Forum Defeating poverty-related and neglected diseases in Africa: harnessing research for evidence-informed policies Programme and Abstract Book 6 – 9 November 2016 Lusaka, Zambia The EDCTP programme is supported under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. EDCTP Eighth EDCTP Forum Defeating poverty-related and neglected diseases in Africa: harnessing research for evidence-informed policies Programme and Abstract Book 6 – 9 November 2016 Lusaka, Zambia The EDCTP programme is supported under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Colophon Lusaka, November 2016 Eighth EDCTP Forum www.edctpforum.org Design: Sam Gobin, www.samgobin.nl Print: Groen Media, Leiden European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Europe Office Postal address P.O. 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Box 19070 Tygerberg 7505, Cape Town South Africa Visiting address Francie van Zijl Drive, Parowvallei Cape Town, South Africa Phone +27 21 938 0690 Fax +27 21 938 0569 Contents Welcome to the Eighth EDCTP Forum 5 Forum theme 6 Organisers 7 Conference information 9 Badges 9 Certificate of attendance 9 Continuous Medical Education 9 Evaluation 9 Meals 9 Mobile app 9 Registration/Information desk 10 Social event 10 Speaker registration and check-in desk 10 Social media 10 Webcast 10 Wifi 10 Programme at a glance 11 Programme Sunday 6 November 2016 18 Programme Monday 7 November 2016 20 Programme Tuesday 8 November 2016 35 Programme Wednesday 9 November 2016 53 Plenary session abstracts 66 Oral abstracts 71 Poster abstracts 88 Satellite meetings 165 Meet the experts 168 Exhibitors 169 Institute acronyms 171 Author index 176 contents | 3 4 | eighth edctp forum 2016 Welcome to the Eighth EDCTP Forum Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Organising and Programme Committees, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to Lusaka and to the Eighth EDCTP Forum, our biennial conference that provides an international platform for the presentation and discussion of frontier clinical research on poverty-related and neglected infectious (PRNIDs) diseases, capacity development and networking activities in sub-Sa- haran Africa. The theme for the Eighth EDCTP Forum is: 'Defeating poverty-related and neglected diseases in Africa: harnessing research for evidence-informed policies'. While many projects funded under the first EDCTP programme (EDCTP1; 2003–2015) broke new ground and contributed to national and international guidelines and the registration of new medical products or regimens, the battle to defeat PRNIDs continues in sub-Saharan Africa, with numerous challenges to be addressed. The second EDCTP programme (EDCTP2; 2014–2024) seeks to build and expand on previous success- es, addressing emerging issues and the changing disease landscape, in addition to sustaining and strengthening regional, national and institutional capacities to conduct high quality clinical and health research in sub-Saharan Africa. The Eighth EDCTP Forum provides excellent networking opportunities and an international plat- form for sharing experiences, exchanging knowledge and discussing how best to harness efforts to defeat PRNIDs. The Forum encompasses infectious diseases in the scope of EDCTP: HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, respiratory infections, and emerg- ing infectious diseases. In addition, there will be specific sessions on developing clinical research, ethics and regulatory capacities. We have prepared for you a comprehensive and exciting scientific programme with keynote ad- dresses by prominent speakers from the North and South, oral presentations in plenary, parallel and collaborative sessions, panel discussions, educational workshops, meet-the-expert sessions and poster presentations. Moreover, a new feature of the Eighth EDCTP Forum is the line-up of im- pressive symposia organised by EDCTP stakeholders that we are certain will be of interest to you. Alongside the main programme there are satellite meetings and exhibitions. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all our EDCTP member states and sponsors for their generous support and to our dedicated staff, colleagues, and friends for their untiring help, support and advice in planning and implementing the Forum. In particular, we extend a special thanks to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Zambia for co-hosting the Eighth EDCTP Fo- rum and for its support and efforts to make this Forum a great success. We wish you a stimulating, thought-provoking and inspiring conference, and look forward to inter- acting with you in the days to come. Kind regards, Organising Committee Chairs Gabrielle Breugelmans – EDCTP Thomas Nyirenda – EDCTP Programme Committee Chairs Pauline Beattie – EDCTP Moses Bockarie – EDCTP Marie-Louise Newell – University of Southampton – United Kingdom welcome to the eighth edctp forum | 5 Forum theme Dear stakeholders, It is an opportune moment to reflect on the theme of our Eighth Forum: 'De- feating poverty-related and neglected diseases in Africa: harnessing research for evidence-informed policies'. EDCTP is committed to defeating poverty-re- lated and neglected infectious diseases (PRNIDs). through the development of new or improved medical interventions in sub-Saharan Africa. We aim to do this through funding research capacity development, high-quality collaborative clinical research and product-related implementation research. The second programme of EDCTP has an expanded scope that covers all phases of clinical trials evaluating diagnostics, drugs, microbicides and vaccines. Several neglected infectious diseases, lower respiratory tract infections, diarrhoeal diseases, and emerging infections such as Ebola and yellow fever were added to the programme. Implementation of this diversified portfolio is guided by a strong practical focus on high-priority clinical challenges and policy-relevant questions, ensuring that the results of research feed directly into national and international policy-mak- ing. Health is wealth and this underpins the need to ensure evidence-informed health pol- icymaking as a means to improve the health of the affected populations, especially in resource-limited countries. EDCTP takes pride in promoting the power of sharing applied science. This includes promoting translation of research findings into policy and practice to ensure maximum public health benefit. As we scale up investments in research to combat PRNIDs, we are also promoting collaborative approaches to ensure optimal exploitation and use of research results beyond academia to bridge the chasm between research and policy-making. Operating on this premise, we are organising a high-level meeting linked to this Forum, involving policy makers from Africa and Europe. This meeting aims to provide a platform for sharing perspectives and experiences to demonstrate the value added by EDCTP to African countries through the facilitation of research uptake and the rapid trans- lation of results into policy of PRNIDs. EDCTP funds highly collaborative research; results from our recent bibliometric analysis show that this approach produces high-impact publications with higher chances of inform- ing policy and practice. The research output to be presented at this Forum and summarised in this abstract book provides a careful selection of some of this work. Moreover, this Forum presents a rare opportunity that brings together stakeholders working on different PRNIDs to share their knowledge and experiences at a common platform, a true reflection of the interconnectedness of these diseases in the real world. I wish you all a memorable stay in Lusaka and I trust that you will find this Forum inspiring and informative. Dr Michael Makanga 6 | eighth edctp forum 2016 Organisers Programme committee Chairs Dr Pauline Beattie – EDCTP Operations Manager Prof. Moses Bockarie – EDCTP Director of South-South Cooperation and Head of Africa Office Prof. Marie-Louise Newell University of Southampton (United Kingdom) Scientific Advisory Committee members Prof. Tumani Corrah, MRC (The Gambia) Dr Salim Abdulla, IHI (Tanzania) Prof. Eleni Aklillu, KI (Sweden) Dr Maryline Bonnet, Institute of Research for Development (France) Prof. Simon Croft, LSHTM (United Kingdom) Prof. Knut Fylkesnes, University of Bergen (Norway) Prof. Stefan Kaufmann, Max Planck Institute for infection Biology (Germany) Prof. Maria Fraga Oliveira Martins, IHMT, New University of Lisbon (Portugal) Prof. Clara Menéndez Santos, ISGlobal (Spain) Prof. Gita Ramjee, MRC (South Africa) Prof. Philippe Sansonetti, Pasteur Institute (France) Jean Marie Talom, REDS (Cameroon) Prof. Ali Zumla, University College London (United Kingdom) EDCTP Secretariat Dr Montserrat Blázquez-Domingo – Senior Project Officer Dr Christy Comeaux – Project Officer Nuraan Fakier – Project Officer Jean Marie Vianney Habarugira – Project Officer Dr Michelle Helinski – Project Officer Shingai Machingaidze – Project Officer Michelle Nderu – Project Officer Dr Monique Rijks-Surette – Senior Project Officer Dr Michelle Singh – Project Officer Organising committee Chairs Dr Gabrielle Breugelmans – EDCTP North-North Networking Manager Dr Thomas Nyirenda – EDCTP South-South Networking and Capacity Development Manager EDCTP Secretariat Dr Pauline Beattie – Operations