Honoured to welcome #AfricaCDC West Africa RCC Regional Director, Dr Alinon Kokou to #MRCG. Discussions centred on:

✅Collaborations
✅Strengthening #ClinicalResearch capacity
✅Enhancing regional #EpidemicPreparedness & response to build a more resilient African research ecosystem.

#Partnerships

This week, we're hosting a Flow Cytometry training for 1️⃣4️⃣ lab scientists from @ucadsenegal.bsky.social, l’Hôpital Dalal Jamm & #MRCG, funded by #FAISAfrica.

Organised with the Gambia Immunology Society, the course aims to enhance participants skills to strengthen lab capacity in #WestAfrica.

A 2-Day Translational Vaccinology training concludes at #MRCG with participants from #Gambia & #SierraLeone.

Organised with 🤝 @europevaccine.bsky.social & funded by #EDCTP, the training seeks to bridge the gap between research #VaccineDevelopment, manufacturing, testing & application.

#MMVC

#InauguralLecture by Prof Alfred Ngwa: Parasites on Wings - Malaria & River Blindness.

From pioneering #Cameroon River Blindness vaccine research to leading #Malaria parasites at #MRCG, a journey of science & impact for #GlobalHealth.

📆 26 Nov 2025
🕦17:15 GMT

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Gearing up for a new milestone in African science!

#MRCG, @lshtm.bsky.social & Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar officially opened Partnership Office in #Dakar, strengthening collaboration for health research across #WestAfrica.

#MRCGUCADPartnership #ResearchExcellence #RegionalCollaboration

#HappeningNow in #Dakar, Senegal!

A scientific showcase of cross boarder research collaboration btw #UCAD_Senegal, #MRCG & @lshtm.bsky.social.

Centred on public health, cross boarder disease surveillance & research initiatives including capacity building, genomics, childhood TB & #HepatitisB.

Strengthening capacity for data-driven health research!

Last week, #MRCG joined partners for a virtual kick off meeting of the #AFRICAI-RI project aims to establish Africa's first federated, multi-institution imaging data infrastructure for AI-powered respiratory disease detection.

#DidYouKnow in the 1990s #MRCG researchers have worked with local communities to conduct #ClinicalTrials assessing the RTS,S vaccine in enhancing #Malaria immunity in young children!

Today, RTS,S is the world’s first approved malaria vaccine, providing life-saving protection to #EndMalaria.

Expert Comment: First malaria medicine for babies approved | LSHTM The first malaria treatment specifically developed for newborn babies and young infants has been approved for use. The approval, by Switzerland’s medical agency Swissmedic, of Coartem Baby

Professor Umberto D’Alessandro, #MRCG Unit Director shares insights on the first malaria medicine approved for babies.

“Babies have been systematically excluded from clinical trials assessing the safety and efficacy of antimalarial treatments….”

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#EndMalaria

#MRCG participates in this year's Global Health #EDCTP3Forum, an exciting opportunity for policy discussions, research partnerships & networking opportunities.

The theme, 'Better Health Through Global Research Partnerships' aligns with our vision to improve health & save lives.

#EDCTPforum

Brian Greenwood receives WHO Lifetime Achievement Award | LSHTM Professor Sir Brian Greenwood, a pioneering figure in global health and infectious disease research at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), has been awarded the Lifetime

👏Congratulations to Sir Brian Greenwood, former #MRCG Unit Director 1980 -1995, on receiving the prestigious @who.int Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of 60+ years of transformative #malaria research & public health in The #Gambia and beyond.

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Expert Comment: What could the WHO pandemic treaty mean for global pandemic Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) will come together next week to discuss a proposed agreement to strengthen global collaboration on pandemic preparedness and response.The draft pandemic

Martin Antonio, Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Global Health at #MRCG shares insights on what the @who.int pandemic treaty means for pandemic response.

“Having member states endorse the treaty is a big leap forward in the fight against future pandemics."

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The Gambia Research Ethics & Methodology Training Initiative (#GamREMTI), a collaboration between #MRCG, University of The Gambia, and @umbaltimore.bsky.social, hosts a two-day workshop on Ethical Considerations in Communicating Research with Communities, supported by Fogarty International Centre.