Eniyou Cheryll Oriero is a PhD student at the Medical research Council Unit, The Gambia and she is the first author of a recent publication titled “Validation of an apicoplast genome target for the

The Childhood TB Program of the Vaccines and Immunity Theme in collaboration with the National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Programme (NLTP) of The Gambia recently won a competitive grant from the Spec

In a ceremony attended by senior representatives of the Gambian Government, Religious and Traditional leaders, the MRC Unit, the Gambia on the 14th August 2015, signed a   £50,000 agreement with th

A lot of people are not aware of the existence or the role of Clinical laboratories in healthcare delivery.

The MRC head office awarded the Nutrition theme, headed by Professor Andrew Prentice,  a resource grant worth £840,000.00 and capital grant of £100,000.00, on the 1st  April 2014, for the refurbish

The library has undergone a complete makeover and will be a convenient, modern and practical space to serve the Research Information needs of Students, Researchers and all other staff alike.

On Monday 21 July 2015, the Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia handed over the rehabilitated overhead Water Systems and Borehole to Fajikunda Major Health Centre.

Worldwide, 400 million people are living with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

Malnutrition is endemic in children under 5 years  of age in many African countries, including The Gambia.

The Gambia was the first African country to introduce routine immunisation with conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine in 1997 which resulted in the virtual elimination of Hib diseas

Abdoulie Bojang, a higher scientific officer working in the PregnAnZI team is the first author of a recently published paper showing the seasonal patterns of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonizatio

A new laser test that can detect malaria in seconds with a simple skin scan is the first in-human device to diagnose the disease without drawing blood.The device works by sending a safe laser pulse