On Tuesday 11th November 2018, MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM organised a pilot training workshop for the teachers at Methodist Academy Senior Secondary School. This was part of the sensitization program to equip the teachers ahead of the Think TB engagement workshop organized for the students. The training focused on symptoms of TB, how […]
Abdoulie Bojang is a Microbiologist doing his PhD on understanding how public health interventions (i.e. prophylactic use of azithromycin) aimed at reducing mortality may establish antibiotic resistance in the community. Abdoulie Bojang rejoined MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM in 2008 after completing his MSc in Biomedical Science. He worked as a scientific officer for […]
A community open day was held at Keneba Field Station on Wednesday 7th November 2018. Over 500 visitors attended from 33 villages in West Kiang. In attendance was also the District Health Team and the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA). Buba Jabang (Head of Operations) and Dr Toby Candler ( Nutrition Theme Coordinator) welcomed the visitors […]
A one day interactive training workshop, funded by the Public Engagement small grants scheme of the LSHTM, was held at Methodist Academy Senior Secondary School on Saturday 24th November 2018. The training was conducted using creative methodologies such as infographics, games activities, and a TB musical to engage students and teachers. The workshop aimed at […]
Drs Anna Roca (Deputy Theme Leader of the Disease Control and Elimination) and Uduak Okomo were invited as speakers at the 2nd Women Leaders in Global Health (WLGH) conference, scheduled from 8-9 November 2018. The conference was hosted by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine bringing together established and emerging leaders from across […]
Professor Beate Kampmann and the Vaccines & Immunity Theme hosted the 4th Annual Midwifery Training Programme at Fajara main site on 12th and 13th November 2018. The training programme was facilitated by Dr Beverly Donaldson (Postdoctoral Research Midwife, Imperial College London), Dr Olubukola Idoko (Paediatrician, MRCG at LSHTM) and Dr Anna Battersby (Paediatrician in Community […]
Dr Julia Mwesigwa Epidemiologist Disease Control and Elimination Theme won the first-tier position of the Young Investigator Award competition held at the recently concluded 67th annual tropical medicine conference of the American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH). The conference took place from the 28th October to 1st November 2018 in New Orleans, USA. Julia […]
The MRCG at LSHTM would like to support the announcement for the call for nominations of the inaugural Greenwood Africa Award. London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has established this medal to mark Professor Sir Brian Greenwood’s 80th birthday in 2018. The award recognises the research achievements and future potential of a mid-career African scientist of exceptional promise […]
This paper provides an in-depth review of the methodological characteristics and study quality of childhood TB biomarkers, and compares the reported diagnostic performances to WHO-endorsed target product profiles for new diagnostics in children with presumptive tuberculosis (TPPs). It also gives targeted guidance for future biomarker studies, including the crucial need for adaptability of a promising […]
New research suggests that improved housing with access to piped water may be the crucial keys to eliminating malnutrition and stunting in children. The research, from the MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), was published today in the journal BMC Medicine. Childhood malnutrition and stunted growth are […]
His Royal Highness Prince of Wales visited MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM on Thursday 1st November 2018 as part of his tour to The Gambia. The visit was to celebrate The Gambia’s return into the Commonwealth in February 2018. The visit was the Prince of Wales’ first trip to The Gambia after the Commonwealth […]
The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) launched the Images of Public Engagement Competition as part of their 10th anniversary celebrations in 2018. People were invited to share images and captions of inspiring engagement activities, culture change initiatives, and of people involved in public engagement in UK higher education. The three competition categories were […]