Padua, 8 March 2024 — The Penta Foundation, an independent research organisation on infectious diseases in children and pregnancy, is proud to announce that it has obtained the UNI/Pdr 125:2022…
CoMeCT, short for Coordination Mechanism for Cohorts and Trials, is a new EU-funded project aiming to strengthen European preparedness and response capacity for future health emergencies. Over the next three…
Penta – Child Health Research announced a new collaboration with IAVI and Achilles Vaccines to accelerate the development of treatments for HIV, emerging infections and neglected diseases affecting children. This…
This week, expert scientists and clinicians from PediCAP and SNIP-AFRICA, two major research partnerships combatting antimicrobial resistance, convene in Johannesburg to present groundbreaking results and ways to advance antibiotic research…
For the past 6 years, Penta has run an initiative called the Youth Trial Boards (YTB), a platform for adolescents who are living with specific health conditions to actively participate…
The NeoIPC Clinical Practice Network successfully hosted a webinar on 23 November 2023, addressing the critical topic of surveillance of hospital-acquired infections in newborns. With 130 participants attending the online…
The CARMA Global study, part of the EPIICAL project, has successfully met its recruitment target and recruited 99 children and adolescents living with HIV from across the globe. The study…
In recent years, advancements in medical research have paved the way for an array of treatment options for children living with HIV. The efforts of scientists and researchers globally, have…
The PediCAP project, dedicated to investigating antibiotic therapy for severe and very severe childhood community-acquired pneumonia, actively participated in the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) forum held…
Congratulations to the 18 finalists for Penta’s inaugural Brighter Future Award. The selected finalists have demonstrated exceptional creativity in their approaches to tackling healthcare challenges, showcasing ground-breaking solutions with the…
In the quest to enhance our understanding of paediatric HIV and improve treatment outcomes, the EPIICAL project has worked tirelessly for the past eight years to gather and generate knowledge…
As we observe World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2023, the theme of “Preventing antimicrobial resistance together” serves as a stark reminder of the collective responsibility we all share in preserving the effectiveness of these…
Hospital-acquired infections pose a significant risk to the health and wellbeing of newborns, especially preterm babies. The NeoIPC Clinical Practice Network will be holding a webinar focusing on the role and potential of…
The NeoIPC Consortium is proud to announce the launch of a new surveillance toolkit to help neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) track and prevent hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in high-risk newborns,…
There is a growing need to ensure that knowledge generated from clinical trials is shared widely and accurately. However, young people often find themselves left out of this crucial exchange…
In the heart of Munyonyo, Uganda, on October 13-14, over 140 healthcare professionals and researchers gathered for our course, PentaTr@ining Uganda 2023. The bespoke two-day programme was a rich fusion…
The D3 (PENTA 21) investigators’ meeting took place in Uganda on 12 October 2023, bringing together partners from South Africa, Spain, Thailand, UK and Uganda to discuss progress, challenges and…
The Penta/EACS HIV treatment guidelines 2023 were launched on the 18th October 2023 at the EACS conference in Poland. Guidance on preferred and alternative first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) have been updated…