MARCAD Females Fellow’s Leadership exposed at the Third Annual Women Leaders in Global Health Conference 2019

Speakers and participants from diverse sectors in Global Health among which our MARCAD postdoctoral fellow Aminatou Kone took part at the Third Annual Women Leaders in Global Health conference (WLGH), hosted by the University of Global Health Equity from 9-10 November 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda.

This year, the conference focused on the theme of Africa and the force of Women’s Leadership in the Continent.

Our fellow, Dr Aminatou Kone had a privilege to co-chair a panel discussion on how to write a successful grant application. She talked and shared with the younger generation of African female researchers about where to find opportunities for research funding that are adapted to them.

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MARCAD investments : Inauguration of a Biotechnology Production Centre at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon

In line with its vision of contributing to the capacity building of young internationally-competitive scientists and in the development of its partner institutions in West and Central Africa, MARCAD inaugurated a Production Centre on 18th October 2019, at the University of Yaounde 1 (UY1), Cameroon.

The inauguration was led by the Director of the programme, Prof Oumar Gaye. The event recorded the presence of students, MARCAD fellows and young researchers. It was organized in collaboration with the authorities of UY1, represented by the Director of the BTC, Prof JC Mbanya and the MARCAD PI in Cameroon, Prof Wilfred Mbacham.

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MARCAD DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS WORKSHOP

MARCAD organized a one-week course in data management and analysis for its Fellows (postdocs and PhD’s students supported within the program to allow them to gain more skills in STATA1 6 and R software programs, in order to better manage and use their research data. The workshop took place from 21^st – 25^th October 2019 at the University of Yaounde 1/ Cameroon.

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Official Launching Ceremony of the 3rd and 4th MARCAD Workshops in Yaoundé/Cameroon

The University of Yaounde 1 (UY1), Cameroon hosted the 3rd- and 4th MARCAD Training on Leadership and Biostatistics, held from 14-25th October 2019. The official launching ceremony of the two workshop took place, on Friday 18th, in the room conference of the Higher National School of the university.

The event was chaired by the vice-Rector, Prof Dontsi, in presence of the ambassadors of Senegal, of Tchad, of Central-African-Republic, the British high commission representant, the university authorities, MARCAD’s northern partners represented by Prof Charles Wondji, some professors of the University, the MARCAD secretariat, fellows and other participants.

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