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1. Pursuant to Article 21(1), point (a), the Scientific Committee shall be the scientific advisory body of the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking.

2. In addition to Article 21(2), the Scientific Committee shall ensure the inclusion of scientific expertise from African countries.

3. In addition to the tasks listed in Article 21, the Scientific Committee shall perform the following tasks:

(a) assist in the design of the strategic and scientific planning of the activities of the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking;

(b) advise on strategies to foster synergies and partnerships with all stakeholders;

(c) contribute to the preparation of strategic and scientific documents relevant to the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking, as required;

(d) provide strategic and scientific advice to the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking and ensure the successful completion of on-going projects;

(e) identify strategic needs and priorities for accelerating the development of new or improved clinical interventions, including the required training, networking and capacity building to be undertaken to achieve those objectives;

(f) review the landscape of poverty-related and neglected diseases to identify the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking’s role in partnership with other stakeholders to accelerate the development or improvement of interventions against those diseases;

(g) assess the state of global product development pathways and the critical path opportunities for future product development;

(h) provide advice on the review of any calls for proposals and other programmes;

(i) provide support and input on the monitoring and evaluation framework of the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking, as well as in the monitoring of scientific outcomes and strategic impacts of the grants funded by the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking;

(j) advise, assist and participate in Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking working groups, stakeholder meetings, EDCTP Forum and other relevant events.

4. The chairperson shall prepare an annual report on the previous year’s activities and achievements of the Scientific Committee and submit it for approval by the Governing Board.