EU funds young scientists

LUSAKA: The European Union (EU) will spend 6 billion euros for the 7th research framework programme for young scientists in Africa.

Trias said this during the official opening of the European Union (EU) Contact Point Network (CPN) training workshop for young African scientists held at Ndola Central Hospital's Tropical Diseases Research Centre (TDRC).

He said from the six billion euros, 800 million euros would be set aside to research on poverty-related diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (TB) by African scientists from different countries on the continent in collaboration with the Europeans.

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