Tuberculosis (TB) is the cause of roughly 1.5 million deaths each year, and represents a major global health crisis.

The publication, entitled “Contribution of Xpert© MTB/Rif to the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis among TB-exposed children in The Gambia”, is scheduled to appear in the September issue of The I

The Nutrition Theme of MRC Unit The Gambia has been awarded two major grants to build on their existing epigenetics research which focuses on understanding the impact of maternal nutrition on the o

This issue reviews the performance of vaccines in challenging environments, summarises current views on the reasons why some vaccines work less well for some children or populations and considers w

In April 2014 a programme was launched by Her Excellency the First Lady Madam Zainab Jammeh to kick-start the process of virtual Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (eMTCT) in The Ga

The Vaccination and Paediatric Microbiome Project (VPM) celebrated the completion of two-years of follow-up, a graduation ceremony recently held for the first VPM study recruits.

Scientists have shown for the first time that a mother’s environment around the time of conception could permanently change the function of a gene influencing immunity and cancer risk in her child.

Dr Olubukola Idoko is a clinical trial coordinator and paediatrician at MRC Unit The Gambia.

In every country, back pain and depression are among the leading causes of years lived with disability; mental and substance abuse disorders cause one-fifth of disabling conditions   

 “Community-based scheduled screening and treatment of malaria in pregnancy for improved maternal and infant health: a cluster-randomized trial (COSMIC)” is funded by EU/FP7 and runs until August 2

Each year on April 25th people across the globe take part in a variety of activities to mark World Malaria Day (WMD).

To raise awareness and help combat tuberculosis (TB) in The Gambia, the TB team from MRC Unit The Gambia joined the Gambian Government, the National Leprosy and TB Control Programme (NLTP) and the