THE MARCAD PLUS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF AT THE MULTILATERAL INITIATIVE ON MALARIA (MIM)
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About Marcad
The Malaria Research Capacity Development Consortium (MARCAD) seeks to train a core group of African scientists in West and Central Africa who will be able to provide relevant answers for the control and elimination of malaria. One PhD and two post-docs fellows are hosted at each partner institution across five African countries (Mali, The Gambia, Cameroon, Ghana and Senegal).
The University Cheikh Anta Diop UCAD, Senegal (Prof O. Gaye) leads the Consortium which includes USTTB, Mali (Prof OK. Doumbo); MRC, The Gambia (Prof U. D'Alessandro); UY1, Cameroon (Prof W. Mbacham) and UHAS, Ghana (Prof HK. Tagbor). Three European institutions collaborate in this programme: LSHTM-UK, LSTM-UK and UoC, Denmark.
DELTAS-Africa II Research Management and Communications Workshop
The MARCAD Plus Programme Manager, Ekoué Kouevidjin, and Communication Officer, Kodou Sene, attended the DELTAS-Africa II Research Management and Communications Workshop, held from March 10–13, 2025, in Harare, Zimbabwe.
MARCAD PLUS SELECTED FOR DELTAS AFRICA II PROGRAMMARCAD Plus is a consortium of institutions putting together their capacities to contribute significatively to malaria and NTDs elimination in West and Central Africa. MARCAD Plus is sponsored by the Welcome Trust and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), working in partnership with the Science for Africa Foundation (SFA)The MARCAD Plus program
Malaria and NTDs Research Capacity Development (MARCAD Plus) in West and Central Africa is among the 14 consortia selected for the second phase of The Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training, and Science in Africa (DELTAS Africa) programme. The DELTAS Africa II launch ceremony was held on March 14th, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya. READ MORE INFORMATIONS
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University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) of Dakar, Senegal
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