#MARCADPlus participated in an online training workshop on predicting malaria risk using open-access spatial data, held from March 23–24 as part of the Grand Challenges Africa Project at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD), led by Dr Ousmane Sy, MARCAD alumnus
#Malaria #SpatialData #CapacityBuilding
#InternationalWomensDay Celebrating the strength, leadership, and impact of women in science and across all sectors. #MARCADPlus is proud to support women scientists shaping the future of research in Africa.
#IWD2026 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomenLeadership
#MARCADPlus PI in Mali, Prof. Safiatou Niaré, attended the Africa Fungal Disease Summit in Addis Ababa, co-organized by
Africa CDC and the Global Action For Fungal Infections (GAFFI).
#FungalDiseases #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #HealthSecurity
Congratulations 🎉 to #MARCADPlus fellow, Arthur Boderie Calvin Garber, on his new position as Associate Lecturer II at the University of Sierra Leone.
#Leadership #achievement
#MARCADPlus Director, Prof Oumar Gaye, is participating in the #DELTASAfrica programme Directors’ Meeting in London, United Kingdom.
Learn more about DELTAS Africa: scienceforafrica.foundation/deltas-africa
#AfricanScience #Research #science
#MARCADPlus MSc fellow Adul Cande attended an in-person training on BSL-3/BSL-2+ laboratory operations and molecular diagnostics, organized by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
#Malaria #GlobalHealth #AfricaCDC
At the 2nd Conference on Equitable Partnerships 2026 in Pretoria, #MARCADPlus PI in Mali, Prof Safiatou Niaré, delivered an oral presentation and participated in a panel discussion on ''Obstacles to #ResearchManagement in French-Speaking Countries in West Africa'' #Leadership
#MARCADPlus PhD fellow, Dieu Merci Mbumba Lupaka, is attending the 4th edition of the Introductory Course in Epidemiology & Medical Statistics, organized by the @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social
#PublicHealth #Epidemiology #Course #GlobalHealth #HealthResearch #DELTASAfrica
Pascal Fisemou and Sylvanie Masso, #MARCADPlus PhD fellows from Cameroon, are actively engaged in #fieldwork alongside Master’s students, working closely with local health authorities, community leaders & #CommunityHealthWorkers in Njombe-Penja. #Malaria #NTDs #CommunityEngagement
Warm wishes to you and your loved ones for a Happy #NewYear2026.
May the #Year2026 be filled with joy, peace, good health, and success.
#HappyNewYear2026 #NewYear #HappyNewYear #DELTASAfrica #MARCADPlus
''I was privileged to contribute to the Development of the 10-Year AMR Roadmap/Strategy for Sierra Leone, led in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine...'' Arthur Boderie Calvin Garber #MARCADPlus fellow
www.linkedin.com/posts/garber...
#MARCADPlus Postdoctoral and PhD fellows, Dr. Livingstone Asem & Angela Nana Esi Ackon, conducted familiarisation visits across nine districts in Ghana’s Volta Region. They engaged with district health directors & management teams on their research #malaria #CommunityEngagement #malariaelimination
#MARCADPlus PhD fellow Omar Sow delivered an oral presentation titled “Urogenital Schistosomiasis in Northern Senegal: Epidemiology and Genetic Analysis of Schistosoma haematobium Populations” at the first edition of SOSEPAME’s Young Researchers’ Days
#NTDs #StopNTDs #Research
#Publication "Determining the Trends of Different Plasmodium Species in Children 0 - 2-Year Post Administration Sulfadoxine and Pyrimethamine in Selected Hospitals in the Metropolitan District of Sierra Leone"
Congrats to #MARCADPlus MSc fellow Arthur B C Garber & team www.scirp.org/journal/pape...
#MARCADPlus is participating in the 1st Young Researchers’ Days of the Senegalese Society of Parasitology, Mycology, and Entomology (SOSEPAME), held in tribute to the late Professor Jean Louis Abdourahim Ndiaye, from December 2–3, 2025, at CIGASS/UCAD in Dakar.
Congratulations to #MARCADPlus MSc fellow, Bréhima Tembely, from the University of Sciences, Techniques andTechnologies of Bamako (USTTB), on the successful defense of his Master’s thesis.
#MScdefense #malaria #research #Achievement
#MARCADPlus was once again well represented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting, #TropMed25 in Toronto, Canada.
#CommunityEngagement #MalariaElimination #BeatNTDs #Malaria #NTDs #MARCAD #DELTASAfrica #FromScienceToImpact @astmh.bsky.social
Dr Koba Privat Agniwo, #MARCADPlus postdoctoral fellow, presented his research on "Study of Schistosome genomic factors associated with the decline in praziquantel efficacy in Mali" at the #ASTMH Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada. #TropMed25 #PosterSession #NTDs @astmh.bsky.social
Dr Fatimata Bintou Sall, #MARCADPlus Postdoctoral Fellow, presented the results of her research on “Barriers and Facilitators to Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy Uptake in the Health District of Kédougou, Senegal” during the #ASTMH #TropMed25 poster session @astmh.bsky.social
Pape Cheikh Sarr, #MARCADPlus PhD fellow, presented his #research on « Insecticide resistance mechanism and the future of vector control in Senegal’s malaria hotspot areas » at the #ASTMH #TropMed25 #poster session. @astmh.bsky.social
#MARCADPlus is attending the #ASTMH Annual Meeting ( #TropMed25) in Toronto, Canada.
#Malaria #NTDs #Stopmalaria #NTDsElimination #research #DELTASAfrica #FromScienceToImpact @astmh.bsky.social
“This is an opportunity to sustain the existing strong engagement & collaboration between our partner institutions” highlighted Prof Oumar Gaye #MARCADPlus Director, during the official opening of the MRCG–UCAD Partnership Office in Dakar
#ResearchExcellence #ScienceCollaboration #Partnership
#MARCADPlus Director, Prof. Oumar Gaye & PI Prof Umberto D’Alessandro moderated a scientific showcase on cross-border research collaboration between the UCAD & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social ; organized as part of the official opening of the MRCG–UCAD Partnership Office in Dakar.
#RegionalCollaboration
As part of his #MARCADPlus PhD research project, fellow Omar Sow completed a three-month scientific stay at the Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tulane University, in New Orleans (USA), in the laboratory of Dr. Ronald Blanton.
#Malaria #NTDs #schistosomiasis
Prof Doudou Sow, member of the #MARCADPlus Capacity Advisor Team, participated in the first intensive training on the ELISA diagnostic technique dedicated to combating female genital #schistosomiasis, organized by the Research Center on Neglected Tropical Diseases (CRMTN).
#NTDs #NTDsElimination
#MARCADPlus PhD Fellows, Pape Cheikh Sarr & Dieu Merci Mbumba Lupaka, are attending the DELTAS Africa II Community Engagement (CE) Seed Fund Grantees Workshop from October 14–16, 2025, in Cape Town, South Africa.
#CommunityEngagement #Workshop
Warmest congratulations to Tah Calvino Fomboh, #MARCADPlus #MSc fellow from the University of Yaoundé I, on the successful defense of his MSc thesis.
#Malaria #Research #MasterDefense #fellow
In collaboration with the Ghana Health Service,Ho Municipal Health Directorate & Ho hospitals #MARCADPlus PhD fellow Dieu M Mbumba Lupaka led a series of #CommunityEngagement activities with health stakeholders to strengthen #malariaprevention in pregnancy in Ghana’s Volta Region
#MARCADPlus fellows from USTTB/Mali benefited from a #training session on the NIH Biosketch format. Held on 24 September, the session aimed to strengthen the skills of #Postdoctoral, #PhD, and #MSc fellows in preparing CVs using the NIH Biosketch format.
Congratulations 🎉to #MARCADPlus Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Koba Privat Agniwo, awarded an ASTMH
Travel Award after a highly competitive process. Dr Privat will present preliminary results from his MARCAD Plus research project at #TropMed25 @astmh.bsky.social
#ASTMH #research #NTDs #schistosomiasis
