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MRC Unit, The Gambia Hosts International Stakeholder Symposium

The Unit’s revitalised scientific strategy was showcased at a  on Wednesday 11th January 2012 in The Gambia.

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Major boost for malaria elimination research in The Gambia

Malaria prevalence in The Gambia has reduced substantially over the last few years.  However, the factors that maintain transmission despite the decrease in the disease remain little understood.

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Whole communities in Africa could be protected from pneumococcus by immunising young children

A study led by the Medical Research Council in The Gambia in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and published in this week’s PLoS Medicine shows for the first time in Africa, that vaccinating young children … read more

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Dramatic drop in child deaths

Dramatic drop in child deaths: Has The Gambia reached the Millennium Development Goal target seven years early? Simple health service measures could cut the number of children dying in rural areas of Africa by the age of five by over … read more

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