Despite the reduction in burden, malaria remains one of the main infectious diseases afflicting sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria cases are treated with antimalarial drugs. However, the malaria parasite may become resistant to them and this is why it is very important to monitor their efficacy. This is necessary for the prompt detection of emerging resistance and […]

Dr Karen Forrest is the Head of Clinical Services who plays a pivotal leadership role in strengthening the quality of health care delivery at the Clinical Services Department (CSD). Dr Forrest is an internal physician with a specialisation in gastroenterology. She obtained her medical qualifications at the University of Oxford and then did postgraduate training […]

Dr Ramatoulie Janha is a Postdoctoral Scientist working in the Calcium, Vitamin D and Bone Health (CDBH) group of the Nutrition Theme at MRCG Keneba. She is interested in nutrition research for optimal growth and development. She has experience in an African setting where poverty and the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies is high and the […]

Fatou Jaiteh started working as a Social Scientist within the Disease, Control and Elimination Theme of the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia in April 2015. With a background in biomedical science, public health, international development and medical anthropology her work involves conducting mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) research as part of transdisciplinary projects focused […]

Award to pursue Evaluating novel diagnostics and enabling preventive measures for childhood tuberculosis between the United Kingdom (UK) and partners in Sub-Saharan Africa MRC Unit The Gambia’s Professor Beate Kampmann, Theme Leader, Vaccines and Immunity and co-investigator Dr Uzochukwu Egere have recently been awarded a highly competitive Medical Research Council (MRC) Foundation Award to pursue […]

Dr Jayne Sutherland advocates the support of young female researchers in order to access top level positions. Dr Jayne Sutherland is currently Head of the Tuberculosis (TB) Research group at MRC Unit The Gambia, which provides a unique opportunity for multi-disciplinary research on TB using the long-running TB case-contact (TBCC) platform. The TBCC platform is […]

Transforming Healthcare delivery. Renowned for providing high quality care, the CSD recently launched a quality improvement programme, to continuously provide systematic changes to work that enables health care to be safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable. The improvements covers several aspects, including a patient satisfaction survey, the production of guidelines to standardize care and […]

MRCG to pilot sequencing samples directly in the field: at the heart of outbreaks MRC Unit The Gambia recently acquired two portable sequencing devices to pilot on field samples in the recently established Genomics Facility. These were provided as part of the continued collaboration between Oxford Nanopore and the Francis Crick Institute. The Oxford Nanopore […]

MRC Unit The Gambia has taken the first bold step to be install the biggest solar power generation system in Gambia. The solar panels harness the sun’s energy and convert to electrical power which will be fed directly into the MRCG Fajara internal distribution electrical system to augment and offset the consumption costs. This current […]

Given their important relationships with medium- and long-term outcomes,adolescent nutritional behaviours are assuming considerable importance in nutrition interventions. A study on delivering an action agenda for nutrition interventions addressing adolescent girls and young women: priorities for implementation and research, was recently published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. The study describes […]

Dr Jayne Sutherland is currently Head of the Tuberculosis (TB) Research group at MRC Unit The Gambia, which provides a unique opportunity for multi-disciplinary research on TB using the long-running TB case-contact (TBCC) platform. The TBCC platform is run in close collaboration with the national TB program to promote health systems strengthening and public engagement. […]

In August 2017, the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia (MRCG) was designated a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for New Vaccines Surveillance (WHOCC NVS). This designation was primarily in recognition of the contributions of the Molecular Microbiology Group within the Vaccines and Immunity Theme at MRCG for the control of epidemic meningitis outbreaks in […]