Abdullahi AHMAD

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.

Abdullahi AHMAD

Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia (MRCG)
PhD

Project title: Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum Infections as Obstacle for Malaria Elimination: A Case Study of The Gambia

Dr Ahmad holds a medical degree from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria, a diploma in tropical medicine and public health from Charite Institute of Tropical Medicine, Berlin, Germany and an MSc in tropical medicine and disease control from Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany. He was a clinical research fellow with the GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals under the WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) career development fellowship during which he took part in the clinical development of the RTS,S malaria vaccine. He joined the malaria platform of the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia in 2012.
Dr Ahmad’s MARCAD PhD project is focusing on understanding the relevance of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections and gametocyte carriage in maintaining malaria transmission. After his PhD, Dr Ahmad aspires to play a vital role in research that would generate evidence to guide malaria control and elimination in west and central Africa.
Beyond research, Ahmad is passionate about travelling and experiencing new cultures.

MARCAD PLUS PROGRAM
MARCAD DIRECTOR PR GAYE INTERVIEW

MARCAD PLUS SELECTED FOR DELTAS AFRICA II PROGRAM

MARCAD 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
For Malaria elimination in Africa

MARCAD Director Pr Gaye interview with the Senegalese national press newspaper about the next DELTASAfrica meeting in Dakar ( from 15th to 17th july) and the importance of DeltasAfrica programme for the Continent.