Translating lab experiments of mosquito growth in a spatial context can help us predict the increasing risk of spreading infectious diseases. This is the story of climate change’s impact on the expansion of an emerging zoonotic disease-vector: Aedes aegypti. In 2020, while our collective lockdown at home due to COVID-19 places a much needed spotlight […]
We are pleased to share the full webinar programme for World Immunization Week 2020 with you – you can access the event pages here: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/series/vaccine-centre or get an overview of the programme on the VaC website here: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2020/world-immunization-week-2020 The programme poster is also attached. We are marking WIW 2020 with the theme #VaccinesWorkforAll by looking […]
Dr Anna Roca, Deputy Leader of the Disease Control and Elimination Theme of the MRC Unit The Gambia has been awarded the title of Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Professor Umberto D’Alessandro, MRCG at LSHTM Unit Director said, “I would like to congratulate Anna for her nomination as Professor of […]
The MRCG at LSHTM Genomics Core Facility has become the first and only service provider for the Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT), GridION platform after attaining the standard requirements by ONT, following an intensive training of the Genomics team in 2019. The lab has recently demonstrated proficiency with the running of the GridION, a third-generation sequencing […]
Researchers at the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have collaborated with the Ministry of Health of The Gambia to examine the implications of COVID-19 on West Africa. The commentary, published in Lancet Global Health shows that a rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases […]
Dr Ousman Secka, Manager of the Microbiology Labs at the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has been appointed as Country Ambassador for the American Society of Microbiology (ASM). The ASM is the oldest and largest single life science society in the world and sets out […]
24 March 2020 On 23rd March 2020, we tested a third positive case of COVID-19 in The Gambia. The patient has been moved from their residence in Basse, where they were self-isolating, and is currently isolated at our specialist clinic in Fajara. We wish them well in their recovery. We are supporting the Ministry of […]
23 March 2020 We have tested a second positive sample of COVID-19 at our specialist secure laboratories in Fajara. This test forms part of the Unit’s ongoing support to the Ministry of Health during the coronavirus outbreak. The Unit is supporting the Ministry of Health to rapidly identify any contacts the patient had. Those identified […]
20 March 2020 The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is aware of information circulating on social media and a local radio station, linked to the distribution of a supposed photo of the isolated COVID-19 patient in our Fajara Clinic. We inform the general public that […]
18 March 2020 The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is the only testing centre for COVID-19 in the country. However, our facilities are not open to walk-in requests for testing at the moment. COVID19 testing is facilitated by our partners at the Ministry of Health. […]
17 March 2020 A confirmed case of COVID-19 is in isolation and receiving excellent care at our specialist clinic in Fajara. We wish them well in their recovery. We are using tried and tested infection control procedures to prevent further spread of the virus, including the sanitisation of buildings. We are supporting the Ministry of […]
Many lower-level public facilities, the most common place of birth in Senegal, are unable to treat or refer women with obstetric complications, especially in rural areas, according to a new study published in BMJ Global Health. A rising number of women in sub-Saharan Africa are giving birth in health facilities. This helps women to access […]