The Keneba Biobank, within MRC Keneba field station, is a data and sample repository capturing the whole of the rural population of the Kiang West District of The Gambia (recently described in a Co

The Medical Research Council Group Human Resources Director Sally-Louise Smith visited MRC Unit The Gambia (MRCG) for the first time on 29 January to 5 February 2016.

The Gambia Government, through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and MRC Unit The Gambia, have worked collaboratively to determine the impact of the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate v

MRC Unit The Gambia was approved by the Open University (UK) as an Affiliated Research Centre (ARC) in 2006.

Under the theme, I Can, You Can, Gambia Can, MRC Unit The Gambia (MRCG) was presented with a Cancer Award for its immense contribution in the fight against cancer during the Cancer Walk on World Ca

The ‘Women in Science’ open discussion was an incredible success with enlightening contributions from the panelists and audience (also via WebEx).

The Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) investigators’ and International Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC) meetings and visits to VIDA field site successfully completed on 27 January 201

Dr Modou Jobe, a research Clinician with the Nutrition Theme of MRC Unit The Gambia, is a recipient of the Wellcome Trust Masters Fellow in Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

MRC Unit The Gambia will be taking part in the 2016 Cancer Walk organised by the Office of Her Excellency, the First Lady, Madam Zineb Jammeh in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and

After 37 years of continuous service with MRC Unit The Gambia, the Head of Human Resources (HR), Kathy Hill retired on 31st January 2016.

The annual Mixed Methods in International Health Research (QMM) 2016 course, will be hosted by MRC Unit The Gambia from 1 February to 26 February 2016.

Majidah Hamid-Adiamoh joined MRC Unit The Gambia as a scientific officer in 2004 and has been working with the malaria research programme ever since.