CT-Luso prepares in-person training programme and presents new project results

The preparation of the in-person training programme in Lisbon was the main focus of the 24th CT-Luso project meeting, held by videoconference on 7 October 2026 and moderated by Maria do Céu Patrão Neves. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the programme for this stage of training and...

CT-Luso publishes ethics and regulatory training manual for clinical trials

The CT-Luso project has published the Ethics and Regulatory Training Manual for Clinical Trials, designed to support the training of professionals involved in biomedical research, particularly in Portuguese-speaking African Countries (PALOP).The publication is the outcome of the training course...

 The CT-Luso Project, its partner institutions and training programmes were on the agenda of the meeting held on 7 October between the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society and the Minister of Health of São Tomé and Príncipe, Celso Matos. The meeting was part of the institutional visit to the...

The CT-Luso Project’s work in strengthening ethical and regulatory capacity for clinical research in Portuguese-speaking African countries was highlighted on 6 October during a meeting with the Portuguese Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe, Luís Leandro da Silva. The meeting took place...

The CT-Luso’s contribution to capacity building in health research was highlighted during meetings with the Director of Health Care Services of São Tomé and Príncipe, Isaulina Barreto, and with the Health Ethics Committee for Scientific Research (CESIC). The meetings took place on 5 and 6...

Training and Health Cooperation in Focus During Meetings with Higher Education Institutions in São Tomé and Príncipe

The CT-Luso Project was a key focus of meetings with the University of São Tomé and Príncipe (USTP) and the Victor Sá Machado Higher Institute of Health Sciences, held on 6 October during the institutional visit by the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society (OF) to the country. The meetings...

CT-Luso: Cooperation and Health Capacity Building in São Tomé and Príncipe

The progress made by the CT-Luso Project and opportunities for cooperation between Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe were the focus of a meeting held on 29 September at the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society (OF) in Lisbon. The meeting was attended by OF President Helder Mota Filipe, Mário de...

Science Summit: CT-Luso Presents Results to Strengthen Ethics and Regulation of Clinical Trials in the PALOP

On 22 September, CT-Luso presented at the Science Summit 2026, in New York, the results of its work to strengthen ethical review and regulatory capacity for clinical research in Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe. Helder Mota Filipe, President of the...

23rd Meeting: CT-Luso Prepares In-Person Training in Lisbon

The CT-Luso Project coordination team held its 23rd progress meeting by videoconference on 9 September, focusing on preparations for the final phase of the training programme, the production and dissemination of technical materials, and the growing international visibility of the project’s...

CT-Luso Article Published in Medicine and Law

An article developed under the CT-Luso Project has been published in Medicine and Law, the international journal of the World Association for Medical Law. Entitled ‘Strengthening Ethical and Regulatory Frameworks for Clinical Trials in Lusophone Africa: Insights from the CT-Luso Project’, the...