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The Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Research Capacity Development (MARCAD Plus) in West and Central Africa is a programme that supports Masters, PhD and Postdoctoral fellows by strengthening their capacities in malaria & NTDs ’s researches.
#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
The 2025 Africa Malaria Progress Report is now available. Discover the latest data, challenges, and achievements in the fight against malaria. alma2030.org/heads-of-sta...
#Malaria #ZeroMalaria #AfricaMalariaReport #Malaria #EndMalaria #MalariaProgress #GlobalHealth #NTDs
At the Wellcome Collection in London, Dr Tom Kariuki, CEO, SFA Foundation & DELTAS Africa Programme Directors came together to reflect on a decade of partnership with Wellcome Trust & FCDO Services through the DELTAS Africa Initiative, & the shifting of the centre of gravity for science in Africa.
#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
🚨 #WebinarAlert
#WomenAndGirlsInScienceDay Join us for a dynamic discussion on challenges, leadership & solutions!
📅 Date: February 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM–12:30 PM GMT
💻 Platform: Zoom
🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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
#Plublication ''Health seeking behaviour of caregivers of children under five and its determinants in Ho West and Adaklu districts, Volta Region, Ghana: a community-based cross-sectional study'' lnkd.in/dRvE3zn7
Congrats to the authors and UHAS Ghana MARCAD Plus team
#research #paper #results
#WorldNTDsDay 2026 - Message by WHO's Director-General
In 2024, around 1.4 billion people required interventions against neglected tropical diseases, a 36% decrease from 2010. As of early 2026, 58 countries have successfully eliminated at least one NTD...
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#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
Discover how countries can prevent #NTDs and protect people’s health
#EndingNTDs #GlobalHealth #BeatNTDs #WorldNTDDay
Are you researching #malaria? The datasets we host harmonise tens of thousands of individual patient data, enabling researchers to answer new questions from existing data. Learn more www.iddo.org/wwarn/workin...
#DataReuse #DataForGood
" 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 " Science for Africa Foundation
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
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#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
As part of his #malaria #research, MARCAD alumni Dr Ousmane Sy granted an ITW to the Science For Africa Foundation (SFA) communications team on the sidelines of the inaugural Climate and Health in Africa Conference (CHAC 2024)
Full Video here :
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#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
#MARCAD alumni Dr Ousmane Sy presented his research findings on “Spatiotemporal analysis of Anopheles gambiae s.l. larval sites and malaria transmission in Djilakh, a hotspots village in central Senegal,” at the #poster session of the #ASTMH Annual Meeting #TropMed25. #malaria @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
#TropMed25 A solemn tribute was paid to distinguished scientists who passed away, including Prof. Jean-Louis Abdourahim Ndiaye, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to #Research & #GlobalHealth, during the opening ceremony of the #ASTMH Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada. #Malaria
#MARCADPlus is attending the #ASTMH Annual Meeting ( #TropMed25) in Toronto, Canada.
#Malaria #NTDs #Stopmalaria #NTDsElimination #research #DELTASAfrica #FromScienceToImpact @astmh.bsky.social