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About MRC The Gambia Unit
Established in The Gambia in 1947, the MRC is the UK ’s single largest investment in medical research in a developing country. The Unit’s research focuses on infectious diseases of immediate concern to The Gambia and the continent of Africa, with the aim of reducing the burden of illness and death in the country and the developing world as a whole. Learn more »
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Published: Tuesday 2 February 2010 | Views: 56
Professor Tumani Corrah 'There are other good institutions out there and we must remain competitive'
The MRC unit in The Gambia has outlined new plans for the next five years, which will include focusing its science on three new themed areas: Child Survival, Disease Control and Elimination, and Vaccines.Read more »
Published: Thursday 2 April 2009 - 22 mins
Professor Hilton WhittleEmeritus Scientist Professor Hilton Whittle has been studying some of the leading causes of illness and death in the developing world for almost forty years. Hilton, a pioneer of the Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Scheme, gives a potted history of one of the longest running longitudinal studies of an infectious disease in the Tropics. Listen now »
 
 
The Gambia: Leading the Fight against Pneumonia
Mosquito screens found to be cheap and effective in malaria prevention
Changes at MRC (UK) The Gambia: An Update
Malaria Elimination: Towards an Agenda for West Africa
Training for tomorrow’s science today
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MRC The Gambia is uniquely placed to carry out internationally competitive laboratory, field and clinical research (bench, bush, bedside) in a single institution
   
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