On Wednesday 5th December 2007, an open day programme was held at Sukuta Health Centre to thank and inform the host community and the mothers whose infants have participated in MRC studies at the s

Over the past five years, malaria prevalence has declined dramatically in The Gambia.

The MRC The Gambia Unit has a 60 year record of internationally competitive research aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases in the developing world.

On Tuesday 17th June 2008, the Medical Research Council (UK) The Gambia and the University of The Gambia signed a Memorandum of Understanding, marking the official culmination of several years of c

Two MRC The Gambia scientists, Dr Climent Casals-Pascual (Malaria Programme) and Dr Thushan de Silva (Viral Diseases Programme) are the latest recipients of competitive MRC research awards.

In his opening remarks, Professor Ousman Nyan, Provost of the Medical School and Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University welcomed the MRC guests and described GAMIS as ‘one of the few but quite di

On behalf of the Executive Management Board of MRC (UK) The Gambia, I regret to inform you that Sam Dunyo passed away during the early hours of Thursday 1st May 2008 at the MRC ward, Fajara, follow

“It’s an honour, for me and for the unit… I feel great about it,” he says. Richard is a visiting professor at the University of Leicester who has been working at the unit for 18 years.

The Government of Japan has announced that Professor Brian Greenwood has been awarded the inaugural Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for medical research.

The workshop was declared open by the Honourable Secretary of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Malick Njie.

Today marks the launch of a new report giving an overview of MRC (UK) The Gambia’s scientific work over the past four years.

Diarrhoea is characterized by diverse clinical syndromes, but more commonly the passage of abnormally loose stool or stool mixed with blood and mucus.The WHO estimates that 18% of the 10.6 million