▁were ▁not ▁previously ▁coordin ated . ▁▁ ▁North / S outh ▁networking ▁and ▁co - ord ination ▁ ▁Part ners hips ▁among ▁EU ▁and ▁developing ▁countries ▁that ▁focus es ▁specifically ▁on ▁developing ▁countries ' ▁needs , ▁who ▁are ▁joint ly ▁involved ▁in ▁setting ▁the ▁research ▁prior ities . ▁▁ ▁South / S outh ▁networking ▁and ▁co - ord ination ▁ ▁E ff ort s ▁aim ed ▁at ▁creating ▁last ing ▁long - term ▁partners hips ▁between ▁African ▁scient ists ▁and ▁research ▁institutions ▁in ▁Africa . ▁▁ ▁Support ing ▁relevant ▁clin ical ▁tri als ▁ ▁Acc eler ation ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁new ▁or ▁improved ▁dru gs , ▁v acc ines ▁and ▁micro b ic ides ▁against ▁H IV / A ID S , ▁mal aria ▁and ▁t uber cul osis , ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁phase ▁II ▁and ▁III ▁clin ical ▁tri als ▁in ▁sub - S ah aran ▁Africa . ▁▁ ▁Cap acity ▁building ▁ ▁Man if ested ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁strength ening ▁of ▁clin ical ▁research ▁capacity ▁in ▁Africa , ▁including ▁training ▁activities , ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁meet ings , ▁and ▁the ▁upgrad ing ▁of ▁clin ical ▁trial ▁sites ▁in ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁budget ▁of ▁the ▁ED CT P ▁is ▁€ 6 0 0 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 7 , ▁of ▁which ▁one ▁third ▁( € 2 0 0 ▁million ) ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁EU ▁budget , ▁an ▁equivalent ▁amounts ▁from ▁Member ▁States