Fellows, Steering Committee, Research Committee and Expert Advisory Board meeting 2019

MARCAD Steering Committee, Research Committee and Expert Advisory Board met the PhD and Posdoctoral fellows for an experience sharing, orientation and recommendations meeting on 15 and 16 July 2019 on the sidelines of the DELTAS Africa scientific conference held in Dakar, Senegal.

The meeting was hosted by the MARCAD/ UCAD Secretariat.

In his welcome speech to the attendees, Prof Oumar Gaye, Director  of the Malaria Research Capacity Development in West and Central Africa Director, expressed the importance of the research in  malaria elimination in Africa,  area  where MARCAD fellows are playing a major role through their research results, presented at  the conference during  oral and posters presentation sessions.

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MARCAD hosts the DELTAS Africa Scientific Conference 2019

Through the MARCAD programme coordinated by Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD), Senegal, hosted for the first time, in an african French-speaking country, the scientific conference of the DELTAS Africa programme of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) 2019 in Dakar.

Some 300 participants, mostly health scientists from Africa and around the world attended the DELTAS Africa 2019 scientific conference.

"The DELTAS Africa programme fits perfectly with our goals of excellence in the areas of science, health and future scientific leaders training’’ said Prof Abdoulaye Samb, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine UCAD and Vice-Chancellor of UCAD in his speech.

The Vice-Chancellor also praised the various efforts made in this regard by the University's doctoral schools, giving MARCAD as an illustrious example.

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DELTAS Conference showcases novel works of African scientists

Scientists from MARCAD was among 300 health researchers from Africa and other parts of the world that gathered in Dakar Senegal from 15th to 17th July, to showcase ground-breaking works aimed at reducing continent’s disease burden and creating healthier communities.

Scientific breakthroughs discussed at the meeting include progress made on research towards a Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) cure and early detection tools for cancer and malaria.

The Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training and Science (DELTAS) Africa Scientific Conference, themed, “A critical mass: developing world-class research leaders” was the first in Francophone Africa, demonstrating The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) commitment to break language and geographical barriers and help foster intra-African collaboration.

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Africa: Malaria Vaccine Not Just a Dream - Dr. Aminatou Kone, MARCAD Postdoctoral fellow

INTERVIEW

Dakar — An African scientific conference this week was "a platform for this young generation to express their views about how they perceive the future of science in Africa. We will leave here with new motivations and more opportunities." - Aminata Kone

The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) in partnership with: the Malaria Research Capacity Development in West and Central Africa (Marcad), Developing Excellence in Leadership and Genetic Training for Malaria Elimination in Sub Saharan Africa (Delgeme) and Afrique One African Science Partnership for Intervention Research Excellence (Afrique One ASPIRE), hosted the 2019 Deltas Africa Scientific Conference at the King Fahd Palace Hotel, Dakar from 15 – 17 July 2019. At the event, AllAfrica's Aminata Sall spoke with Dr Aminatou Kone, a post-doc Marcad fellow from Mali.

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