Clinical and public health research to improve maternal and newborn health & to control sexually transmitted infections

The overall aim of the proposed staff exchange programme is to establish a long lasting collaboration between Moroccan, South African and European research teams involved inclinical epidemiological and public health research. This effort should ultimately lead to improved mother and child health and better control of sexual transmitted diseases.

The proposal is therefore structured in seven work packages:

1. Management and coordination

2. Maternal & newborn health research

3. STI research

4. HPV research

5. Antibiotic resistance

6. Public Health and Social Health Protection

7. Clinical, epidemiological and public health research