Strengthening #capacities in #malaria & #NTDs ’s researches by developing #competitive international #research groups in 7 countries in West and Central Africa.
Senegal
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"Bilan d'une décennie de lutte contre le paludisme saisonnier chez les enfants :
Couverture élevée (91-97 %)
Excellente tolérance (0,12 % d'EI)
Évolution programmatique majeure (TDO 3 jours)
Résilience du système...'' Dr Isaac A. Manga
ajpme.jams.pub/article/3/2/2…
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Researchers! Use the recently updated & freely available WWARN Clinical Trials library developed to support global #malaria research efforts. The library's a comprehensive living systematic review of clinical efficacy studies from 1946 to the present day
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Grateful to contribute to research shaping the future of malaria control. Thanks to @MARCAD7 @mrcunitgambia #Malaria #GlobalHealth #InfectiousDiseases #MalariaResearch
New research led by @ndeyfa2, a PhD student @LSHTM, shows malaria drug resistance isn’t driven by a single mutation, but a complex combination of genetic changes that help parasites with legacy mutations survive newer treatments.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/49aMu5W
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It was a pleasure welcoming these children as part of #WorldMalariaDay. It was a great opportunity to raise awareness about the roles of entomologists and parasitologists, (specialties that were largely unknown to them) in the fight against #Malaria.
@OwsdSecretariat, @MARCAD7
For #WorldMalariaDay , Dr Oumou Kalsom Gueye #MARCADPlus postdoctoral fellow, hosted an open day at @UCAD_Senegal for students from Cosmopolitan Bilingual School, an inspiring immersion into #malaria research.
#EndMalaria #FightMalaria #Worldmalariaday26 #communityengagement
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Today is #WorldMalariaDay
Did you know only the female Anopheles mosquito can transmit #malaria?
They need blood 🩸 to lay their eggs and that’s how the parasite spreads to humans.
Here are 3 things to know:
🌙 They usually bite in the evening or at night often while you’re sleeping
💧 They breed close to home in water like ponds, puddles and rice fields
🦟 When they rest on a wall, their abdomen sticks up like a handstand
Learn more: bit.ly/4ewj1XF
#EndMalaria
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Save the date : la parasitologie à Dakar (Sénégal) du 2-4 décembre 2026 pour un congrès conjoint entre SoAP et la SFP @UCAD_Senegal
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2026 Annual Meeting Travel Awards are available to all qualified students, early-career investigators and scientists actively working in tropical medicine and global health. Apply by April 1. (Last year's awardees pictured.) tinyurl.com/4sv83p34
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Did you know?
For decades, medical research and treatment plans have focused mainly on men, leaving women out of the picture.
It’s time to flip the script—women shouldn’t be an afterthought in healthcare.
Let’s change the status quo. Here’s how you can lead the way!
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Today, as we celebrate the #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsInScience, we recognise that across Africa, women are doing more than just "breaking glass ceilings." They are building the very foundations of scientific sovereignty, from data stewardship and research governance to life-saving genomic surveillance.
As highlighted in Dr @EvelynGitau's recent op-ed: "Women are not only advancing scientific discovery; they are building the governance, data stewardship, and public trust that make science durable, sovereign, and impactful."
📖 Read the op-ed here 🔗 bit.ly/4qApfbv
#IDWGS2026 #WomenAndGirlsInScience #AfricanScience #SWomenInSTEM #EquityInScience #STISA2034
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African led science doesn’t need more diagnoses; it needs delivery. In a recently published commentary by our Calestous Juma Fellows in Nature Health, six achievable actions are laid out to fix the African health R&D ecosystem. Read the paper here 👉: bit.ly/3Zh3lPc
#DoingWhatWorks #AfricanScience #HealthR&D #AfricanResearch #ScientificLeadership #HealthR&D #BuildingFromAfrica #CalestousJumaFellows
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Gearing up for a 🆕milestone in African science!
#MRCG, @LSHTM & @UCAD_Senegal officially opened Partnership Office in #Dakar, strengthening collaboration for health research across #WestAfrica.
#MRCGUCADPartnership #ResearchExcellence #RegionalCollaboration
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NECROLOGIE
C’est avec une profonde tristesse que le Ministère de la Santé et de l’Hygiène publique annonce le décès du Professeur Jean Louis Abdourahim Ndiaye, Professeur titulaire de parasitologie, survenu ce jour.
Médecin émérite, enseignant engagé et figure respectée du corps médical, le Professeur Ndiaye a marqué de son empreinte plusieurs générations de professionnels de santé. Son dévouement, son humanisme et sa rigueur scientifique ont contribué de manière significative au rayonnement de la médecine au Sénégal.
En cette douloureuse circonstance, le MSHP présente ses condoléances les plus attristées à sa famille, à ses proches, à ses collègues et à l’ensemble de la communauté médicale.
Que son âme repose en paix.
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🚨 #NewResearchAlert
@mrcunitgambia scientists with partners have developed a low-cost tool that rapidly detects low levels of #malaria from a finger prick offering a scalable solution for malaria elimination across #Africa.
Read more about it here 👇
lshtm.ac.uk/research/units/m…
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Introducing Echoes of Evidence, a new podcast from @SciforAfrica bringing science into everyday life.
In our premiere episode featuring Dr Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, we reflect on the power of science, the legacy of colonialism in Africa’s knowledge systems, and how modern research connects with the traditional role of the revered African medicine man.
📺 Watch here 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=RA5unz-C…
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Join the SoAP Webinar on “Funding of Scientific Research in Africa: Opportunities, Strategies; Experience Sharing” to learn more about research funding across the African continent
📅Tuesday, 9 September 2025
🕒 14:00 – 15:30 (GMT)
💻 Zoom
#Researchfunding #africanResearch
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Something new is coming.
A space where science meets storytelling.
A platform where African voices lead the conversation.
Soon, we’ll be launching a #podcast designed to rebuild trust in science, make research relatable, and spotlight African innovation.
Stay tuned…
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It was a privilege to provide a progress update of the DELTAS Africa Programme at the DELTAS Africa Scientific Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.
I reflected on the milestones achieved through the Programme over the past decade.
@SciforAfrica
#DELTASAfrica
#FromScienceToImpact
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Excited to be presenting the progress update at the DELTAS Africa Scientific Meeting
#DELTASAfrica
@SciforAfrica
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Congratulations! #Senegal 🇸🇳 has eliminated #trachoma as a public health problem, becoming the 9th country in @WHOAFRO to do so.
This marks a major milestone in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) 🔗bit.ly/3Ua8iH4
#endNTDs
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Prof. @UmbertoDAlessa2, 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….”
Read more: tinyurl.com/mwftby5h
