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Aminata Collé Lo research protocol

Aminata Collé Lo, a Researcher and Fellow of the MARCAD, calls for the monitoring of '' asymptomatic individuals to eradicate malaria''

The Senegalese researcher Aminata Colé Lô, whose research focuses on the ways and means to eliminate malaria in Africa, has advocated greater monitoring of ''asymptomatic individuals'' in order to eradicating this disease.

"The parasite responsible for malaria transmission is highly variable. It changes shape at the level of its genes to become'' resistant to drugs used. An eye should always be kept on the malaria status in the country'', recommended the specialist in parasitology.

Aminata Colé Lô was submitting her research protocol on malaria, on Wednesday, in Accra (Ghana), at the second annual meeting of the Alliance for the Acceleration of Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA).

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MARCAD Program Director, Prof. Oumar Gaye, optimistic about malaria pre-elimination

It is possible to achieve malaria pre-elimination in the North and the Centre of Senegal by 2020, said Professor Oumar Gaye, Director of the Malaria Research Capacity Development in West and Central Africa (MARCAD) of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar(UCAD), on Monday in Accra (Ghana).

Malaria Centre Senegal Launch

Tuesday 14th March 2017, Dakar

MARCAD RESEACH METHODOLOGY COURSE

The PhD and Post-doc MARCAD’s fellows participated in a two week research methodology course from 13th to 24th February 2017. This session took place at the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD) in Senegal.
This course is the first activity of the Malaria Research Capacity Development (MARCAD) Training Committee for the fellows since the start of the programme on June 2016.