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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 16h

#Schistosomiasis Who is most at risk, what signs should we look out for, and how does schistosomiasis spread? Understanding the symptoms, risk groups, and transmission cycle is an important step towards creating awareness and protecting our communities. #NTDs #Awareness

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#MARCADPlus PhD fellow Aisha Pereira Badji is part of the IGHD Junior Associate Delegation participating in the #WorldHealthSummit 2026, taking place from 11–13 October in Berlin, Germany, and online. Learn More: www.worldhealthsummit.org #GlobalHealth #WomenInScience #Research

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Congratulations to #MARCADPlus fellow Arthur Boderie Calvin Garber on his appointment as Deputy Treasurer General at Federation of West African Medical Laboratory Science!🎉 Wishing you great success in this new leadership role. #malaria #research #Leadership #MedicalLaboratoryScience

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Join the conversation on Community Engagement in Research: Are We Funding It Equitably? 📅 29 September 2026 📷 12:00–13:30 BST | 14:00–15:30 EAT Register here: bit.ly/4gFWska #webinar #CommunityEngagement #research

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

As President of the Sierra Leone Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (SLAMLS), #MARCADPlus fellow Arthur Bodurie Calvin Garber took part in the 1st Statutory & Constitutive Congress of the Federation of West African Medical Laboratory Science Associations (FWAMLSA), held in Lomé, Togo.

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Warmest congratulations to Prof. Umberto D’Alessandro on joining the European Vaccine Initiative (EVI) as Medical Director. Read more: www.euvaccine.eu/post/prof-um... #Malaria #Research #Vaccine #GlobalHealth @europevaccine.bsky.social

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

And that’s a wrap! Drs. Fatalmoudou Tandina and Oumou Kalsoum Gueye, #MARCADPlus postdoctoral fellows, at the Pan-African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA) Kenya Chapter Annual Meeting 2026. #PAMCAKenya2026 #WomenInScience #Leadership

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#MARCADPlus Postdoc fellow Dr Oumou Kalsoum Gueye chaired two parallel scientific sessions focusing on “Larval Source Management” & “Gender and Community Engagement” during the #PAMCAKenya2026 Annual Meeting. #CommunityEngagement #malaria #leadership #womeninscience

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

At the PAMCA Annual Meeting, #MARCADPlus PhD fellow Pape Cheikh Sarr presented the preliminary results of his research on “Behavioral plasticity and metabolic resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. as key challenges for #malaria elimination in Senegalese Hotspots.” #PAMCAKenya2026 #malariaresearch

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#Publication "Relationship between nutritional status & #malaria risk among children receiving routine seasonal malaria #chemoprevention: evidence from a prospective cohort study in Mali" by #MARCADPlus PhD fellow, Soumba Keita thelancet.com/journals/lan... Congrats to the entire team at USTTB.

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#MARCADPlus was well represented at the International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA2026) in Montréal, Canada. #GlobalHealth #Parasitology #Congress #ICOPA2026

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#MARCADPlus is participating in the International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA2026 ), taking place from 16–21 August in Montréal, Canada. Learn more about the event: icopa2026.org #ICOPA2026 #Parasitology #GlobalHealth

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

As part of her #MARCADPlus PhD project, Soumba Keita is undertaking a four-week scientific immersion at @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social to strengthen her technical & analytical expertise in #malaria immunology through hands-on training in Luminex assays & sample processing. #GlobalHealth

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

“The Role of the Community in the Fight Against Malaria: The Role of the Family” was the theme of the 2nd edition of the Socio-Cultural Days on Mosquitoes and #Malaria, held from July 20–28, 2026, across 3 villages in Senegal, led by #MARCADPlus PhD fellow Pape Cheikh Sarr and his team.

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#Publication ''Malaria Vectors’ Diversity and Seasonality in Sustaining Disease Transmission in an Endemic Area of Faladie, Mali'' by Postdoctoral fellow, Dr Fatalmoudou Tandina www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/11/8/216 Warm congratulations to the authors & the entire #MARCADPlus team at USTTB.

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#Publication ''Establishment of a Stable Anopheles melas Laboratory Colony for the First Time and Characterization of Its Pyrethroid Resistance Profile in Senegal'' www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/17... Congratulations to the authors and the entire #MARCADPlus team at University Cheikh Anta Diop #Malaria

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

MARCAD Alumnus Dr Ousmane Sy participated in the DELTAS Africa Career Advancement Fellowship- Inception Meeting held from 21–24 July 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr Sy joined an elite cohort of scientists dedicated to advancing the sustainable socio-economic development of the continent.

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Ndey Fatou Drammeh, #MARCADPlus PhD fellow, is currently undertaking advanced training in CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing of Plasmodium falciparum in the Moon Lab at @lshtm.bsky.social as part of her PhD work on Plasmodium falciparum experimental genetics. #malaria #MalariaResearch #EndMalaria

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#MARCADPlus Secretariat welcomed the Science for Africa Foundation Community & Public Engagement (CPE) team, led by Lillian Mutengu , to Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar. The teams discussed strengthening #ScienceCommunication and #CPE across Pillar 4 of #DELTASAfrica.

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We are delighted to announce that #MARCADPlus PhD fellow Aisha Mariama Pereira Badji has joined the Institute for Global Health and Development as a Junior Research Associate. Learn More about Aisha: ighd-gb.org #Leadership #WomenInScience #Research #NTDs

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Congratulations to Dr Fatimata Bintou Sall, #MARCADPlus Postdoctoral fellow, on being selected as one of the champions of the new cohort of African Voices of Science: The Path to Zero Malaria, an initiative led by Speak Up Africa. #Stopmalaria #Zeromalaria #EndMalaria #Malaria

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#MARCADPlus PhD fellow Ndey Fatou Drammeh took part inthe 2026 Malaria Centre's two-day retreat in UK. "It was a great experience to present my research alongside fellow Malaria Centre members and engage with such a diverse and collaborative community of malaria researchers" Fatou Drammeh

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

''It was a great pleasure to represent the MARCAD Plus Programme: capacity building in the fight against #Malaria and #NTDs during USTTB Scientific days" Prof Safiatou Niaré, #MARCADPlus PI in Mali.

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

#MARCADPlus fellow, Dr Majidah, presented part of her research findings on ''Genetic diversity & signatures of selection in #ivermectin target glutamate-gated chloride channel of #Anopheles populations in sub-Saharan Africa'' at the @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social Genomics Interest Group meeting.

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

A team from Science for Africa Foundation, led by Denis chopera, Senior Programme Manager, together with the finance & MEAL members, visited the #MARCADPlus Secretariat. The visit provided an opportunity for the MARCAD Plus fellows at the UCAD to present the progress of their research projects.

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Effective Research Capacity Strengthening: A Quick Guide for Researchers — developed by the Centre for Capacity Research at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Science for Africa Foundation, brings together the latest evidence and real-world case studies Download it free: bit.ly/4a2p3MI

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

📢 #Publication Alert " Towards Reliable Malaria Forecasting: A Noise-Resilient Wavelet-STL Hybrid Framework for Cameroon'' by #MARCAD alumnus Dr Akindeh Mbuh Nji riviste.unimi.it/index.php/eb... Congratulations to all the team at the University of Yaounde 1 #Malaria #Epidemiology #Biostatistics

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Our Comms Officer, Kodou Sene, joined the 2026 DELTAS Africa Science Communication Workshop. Organized by Science for Africa Foundation, the meeting focused on positioning science communication as a key driver of programme impact, funder confidence, & the long-term sustainability of #DELTASAfrica

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

#Publication " A systematic review of epidemiological models for #malaria transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa" by #MARCADPlus fellow, Dr Taiwo Adegoke link.springer.com/article/10.1... Warmest congratulations to the authors & to the entire #MARCADPlus team at the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Researchers! Use the recently updated & freely available WWARN Clinical Trials library developed to support global #malaria research efforts. The library's a comprehensive living systematic review of clinical efficacy studies from 1946 to the present day www.iddo.org/wwarn/wwarn-...

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

#MARCADPlus Postdoc fellow, Dr Fatimata Bintou Sall conducted a survey on the coverage of intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) among pregnant women to assess the effectiveness of a community-based strategy implemented in 6 health posts in the Kédougou health district. #Malaria #research

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Dr Ousmane Sy, #MARCAD Alumnus, alongside Prof Emery Metelo (DRC) and Prof Mawuli Dzodzomenyo (Ghana), at the World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2026. They are among the Grand Challenges Africa grantees who participated in #WHSNairobi2026.

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

New research led by Ndey fatou Drammeh, PhD student LSHTM and MARCAD Plus PhD fellow, shows malaria drug resistance isn’t driven by a single mutation, but a complex combination of genetic changes that help parasites with legacy mutations survive newer treatments. www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

#MARCADPlus Postdoc fellow Dr Diniba Edgard Dabira delivered a presentation at a press briefing organised ahead of #WorldMalariaDay by the National Malaria Control Programme of the Ministry of Health of The Gambia, in collaboration with partners @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social #WorldMalariaDay26

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

At the University of Kisangani, Dieu M. Mbumba Lupaka, #MARCADPlus PhD Fellow, facilitated the initiation of third-year undergraduate students into practical work focused on scientific research. This activity aimed to introduce students to the fundamentals of research methodology

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

#MARCADPlus MSc Fellow, Riam Salimato Baldé, attended the 4th edition of the Essentials of Clinical Trials training for health professionals, hosted by @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social . #ClinicalTrials #CapacityBuilding #Malaria #training #research #health #MSc #fellow #healthresearch

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Prof. Safiatou Niaré,#MARCADPlus PI in Mali, participated in a 3-day Pan-African meeting on health & #ClinicalTrials data sharing in #Abuja.The workshop focused on strengthening data systems, turning data into action that can save lives across #Africa @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social #DataSharing

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

#Publication ''Characterising recent antimalarial resistance in West Africa: Insights from amplicon sequencing of 17,384 Plasmodium falciparum infection samples'' www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Congratulations to #MARCADPlus MSc fellow Benjamin Kobna Njie & the authors #Research #Science

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

#MARCADPlus participated in an online training workshop on predicting malaria risk using open-access spatial data, held from March 23–24 as part of the Grand Challenges Africa Project at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD), led by Dr Ousmane Sy, MARCAD alumnus #Malaria #SpatialData #CapacityBuilding

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

#InternationalWomensDay Celebrating the strength, leadership, and impact of women in science and across all sectors. #MARCADPlus is proud to support women scientists shaping the future of research in Africa. #IWD2026 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomenLeadership

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

#MARCADPlus PI in Mali, Prof. Safiatou Niaré, attended the Africa Fungal Disease Summit in Addis Ababa, co-organized by Africa CDC and the Global Action For Fungal Infections (GAFFI). #FungalDiseases #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #HealthSecurity

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Congratulations 🎉 to #MARCADPlus fellow, Arthur Boderie Calvin Garber, on his new position as Associate Lecturer II at the University of Sierra Leone. #Leadership #achievement

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The 2025 Africa Malaria Progress Report is now available. Discover the latest data, challenges, and achievements in the fight against malaria. alma2030.org/heads-of-sta... #Malaria #ZeroMalaria #AfricaMalariaReport #Malaria #EndMalaria #MalariaProgress #GlobalHealth #NTDs

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

At the Wellcome Collection in London, Dr Tom Kariuki, CEO, SFA Foundation & DELTAS Africa Programme Directors came together to reflect on a decade of partnership with Wellcome Trust & FCDO Services through the DELTAS Africa Initiative, & the shifting of the centre of gravity for science in Africa.

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

#MARCADPlus Director, Prof Oumar Gaye, is participating in the #DELTASAfrica programme Directors’ Meeting in London, United Kingdom. Learn more about DELTAS Africa: scienceforafrica.foundation/deltas-africa #AfricanScience #Research #science

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

#MARCADPlus MSc fellow Adul Cande attended an in-person training on BSL-3/BSL-2+ laboratory operations and molecular diagnostics, organized by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. #Malaria #GlobalHealth #AfricaCDC

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

🚨 #WebinarAlert #WomenAndGirlsInScienceDay Join us for a dynamic discussion on challenges, leadership & solutions! 📅 Date: February 11, 2026 ⏰ Time: 11:00 AM–12:30 PM GMT 💻 Platform: Zoom 🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

At the 2nd Conference on Equitable Partnerships 2026 in Pretoria, #MARCADPlus PI in Mali, Prof Safiatou Niaré, delivered an oral presentation and participated in a panel discussion on ''Obstacles to #ResearchManagement in French-Speaking Countries in West Africa'' #Leadership

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MARCAD Plus @marcadplus.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

#Plublication ''Health seeking behaviour of caregivers of children under five and its determinants in Ho West and Adaklu districts, Volta Region, Ghana: a community-based cross-sectional study'' lnkd.in/dRvE3zn7 Congrats to the authors and UHAS Ghana MARCAD Plus team #research #paper #results

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