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Mosquito nets, answers and hope: DELGEME Plus raises awareness among high school students in Bamako

Mosquito nets, answers and hope: DELGEME Plus raises awareness among high school students in Bamako

As part of World Malaria Day, the DELGEME Plus program, in partnership with Lycée La Fontaine, organized an awareness day for adolescents. This campaign aimed to:– Fill an often-ignored gap: malaria prevention in children over 12. In recent years, efforts to protect children under 5 have borne fruit thanks to seasonal chemoprevention, treated mosquito nets,…

Press Release Decision of the Laureates of the Fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize                                                                       

Press Release Decision of the Laureates of the Fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize  

The Government of Japan has decided to award the Fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize to Dr. Abdoulaye Djimdé (Republic of Mali) for Medical Research Category, and Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) for Medical Services Category. Medical Research Category Dr. Abdoulaye Djimdé (Republic of Mali)Born in the Republic of Mali in 1964. 61 years old.Researcher…

Laureates of the Fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize

Laureates of the Fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize

1. The Government of Japan announces today its decision to award the Fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize as follows: Medical Research category: Dr. Abdoulaye Djimdé (Republic of Mali)Director, Malaria Research and Training Centre, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of BamakoIn recognition of his contributions to the treatment and control of malaria, training young researchers in African…

PARTICIPATION OF DELGEME PLUS MASTER STUDENTS IN AMR DURING INSP SCIENTIFIC DAYS – FIRST EDITION

PARTICIPATION OF DELGEME PLUS MASTER STUDENTS IN AMR DURING INSP SCIENTIFIC DAYS – FIRST EDITION

The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) organized its first Scientific Days at the International Conference Center of Bamako (CICB) on January 9 and 10, 2025. Objective of the event: The opening ceremony was chaired by the Minister of Health and Social Development, Colonel Assa Badiallo Touré. It brought together many personalities, including the Director…

Awareness campaign on antimicrobial resistance

Awareness campaign on antimicrobial resistance

Background Students from the first cohort of the DELGEME Plus program organized an awareness day as part of the World Antimicrobial Resistance Week (WAAW) on December 9, 2024, in Bamako, Mali. The activities took place: These students come from seven African countries (Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria and Tanzania), and are following a two-year…

Official launch of the Master in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Science

Official launch of the Master in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Science

Background Thursday, July 11, 2024 marked the official launch of the DELGEME Plus Master in AMR program, focused on combating antimicrobial resistance. The ceremony took place in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Bouréma Kansaye, the Rector of USTTB, the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, the Dean of…

DELGEME Plus Annual Meeting And Review of Research Topics of PhD and Post Doc Fellows

DELGEME Plus Annual Meeting And Review of Research Topics of PhD and Post Doc Fellows

From February 19 to 23, 2024, the DELGEME Plus Annual Meeting was held in Ibadan, Nigeria, to review the research topics of PhD and Post Doc fellows. This event, organized in a hybrid format, brought together partner institutions, fellows, and administrative staff from nine African countries. The main objective of this meeting was to provide…