The HIV work package, led by Professors Ndeye Coumba Toure-Kane and Almoustapha Maiga, is spearheading three pivotal projects across nine West African countries (Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Guinea Bissau, Togo, Ivory Coast, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Guinea) as part of WANETAM
West African Network for Tuberculosis, AIDS and Malaria
Researcher Development
On Monday, 20th May 2024, WANETAM commenced a five-day training on research ethics in Lome, Togo. Bringing together 18 participants from across West Africa, the training aimed at developing review capacities and capabilities of ethics review boards and committees within
As part of WANETAM’s efforts to promote researcher development and build a pool of highly trained and mentored early-career researchers, Dr. Baltazar Cá recently completed a three-month research placement at the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM. Dr. Cá holds
On 26th January 2024, WANETAM concluded its second annual retreat under its third funding cycle. Jointly organised with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), the retreat brought together representatives of network member institutions, work package leads and deputies, members of the Management Group, members of the Steering Committee and members of the network’s advisory board in Lagos, Nigeria.
On 8th January 2024, WANETAM commenced a week-long Malaria Grant Writing and Clinical Trials Management Workshop, organised in collaboration with the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) at the University of Ghana. Bringing together 20 early postdoctoral fellows from
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