MARCAD PARTICIPATION AT THE 7th MIM CONFERENCE

Twenty years after the first Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Conference (MIM) in Dakar , Senegalese was once more honored to organize the 7th edition of this prestigious conference, the meeting took place at the International Conference Centre of Diamniadio on April 15th to 20th 2018.

The MARCAD with the Department of Parasitology of the Faculty of Medicine of Cheikh Anta Diop University was the key organizer of the Conference with Professor Oumar Gaye chairing the Organizing Committee
The 7th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Conference (MIM) conference theme was ‘’ Dakar II: Two decades of progress, challenges and perspectives in ending Malaria’’.

The opening ceremony of the conference was chaired by the Senegal Head of State, His Excellency Macky Sall in presence of Dr Pedro Alonso, Director of WHO Global Malaria Programme and many other state authorities, prestigious scientists, stakeholders , communities and medias.

Some 2500 participants from all over the world came together to discuss latest findings in malaria research, control and elimination, during five intensive days.
Malaria being a research priority for MARCAD, the MIM conference in Dakar was for the programme a great event of advocacy with the different MARCAD institutions PIs , all members of the scientific committee .The MARCAD Secretariat was fully involved in the organization activities . All MARCAD Fellows attended the Conference and made presentations.

The Pan-African MIM conference with the participation of senior African Union people was an opportunity for MARCAD to advocate for a better involvement of the African Union in the goal of eliminating malaria from the continent.
Beyond the main goal the 7th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Conference (MIM), also served as an opportunity to review MIM’s 20 years of contribution to the global goal of ending malaria in Africa, build on the gains achieve and transmute MIM activities to better address current malaria research and control priorities.
The conference offered to the MARCAD fellows and all participants new insights for malaria research, new knowledge and practices on malaria control, prevention and treatment. Current and emerging challenges in malaria control were deliberated.