Matilda Aberese Ako

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.

Matilda Aberese Ako

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Post-doc

Projet title: Socio-cultural factors influencing knowledge, attitudes and acceptance of malaria interventions among pregnant women in Ghana

Matilda Aberese-Ako is a medical and organizational anthropologist and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Health Research in the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ghana. She previously worked with the Navrongo Health Research Centre as a research fellow. She has a BA hons degree in Integrated Development Studies from the University for Development Studies in Ghana. She also obtained an MA degree in Development Studies from the Erasmus International Institute of Social Studies and a PhD in Medical and Organisational Anthropology from the Wageningen University and Research, all in the Netherlands. Her current research focuses on behavioural and attitudinal influences on acceptance of malaria interventions among pregnant women in Sub Saharan Africa. She is also involved in studies on maternal and new born health care using community resources in rural areas of Ghana.

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.