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2026 Annual Meeting Travel Awards are available to all qualified students, early-career investigators and scientists actively working in tropical medicine and global health. Apply by April 1. (Last year's awardees pictured.) tinyurl.com/4sv83p34

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

Did you know? For decades, medical research and treatment plans have focused mainly on men, leaving women out of the picture. It’s time to flip the script—women shouldn’t be an afterthought in healthcare. Let’s change the status quo. Here’s how you can lead the way!

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

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

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-state… #Malaria #ZeroMalaria #AfricaMalariaReport #Malaria #EndMalaria #MalariaProgress #GlobalHealth #NTDs

#DELTASAfrica Programme Directors’ Meeting, February 2026, London, UK #FromScienceToImpact #DELTASAfrica #DELTASAfricaII #Africanscience #scientists #GlobalHealth

#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

#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 & Prevention and the Chinese Center for Disease Control & Prevention. #Malaria #GlobalHealth

Today we celebrate the brilliance, courage, and innovation of women and girls in science. We invite you to join us on Zoom:us06web.zoom.us/w/83867826217?… #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #WomenInSTEM #Malaria #leadership

Today, as we celebrate the #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsInScience, we recognise that across Africa, women are doing more than just "breaking glass ceilings." They are building the very foundations of scientific sovereignty, from data stewardship and research governance to life-saving genomic surveillance. As highlighted in Dr @EvelynGitau's recent op-ed: "Women are not only advancing scientific discovery; they are building the governance, data stewardship, and public trust that make science durable, sovereign, and impactful." 📖 Read the op-ed here 🔗 bit.ly/4qApfbv #IDWGS2026 #WomenAndGirlsInScience #AfricanScience #SWomenInSTEM #EquityInScience #STISA2034

🚨 #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/regist… #WomenInSTEM #IDWGS @oumouthier @JessyGoupeyou

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

#Publication ''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'' link.springer.com/article/10.118… Congratulations to the authors & #MARCADPlus @UHASGhana team

#WorldNTDsDay 2026 - Message by WHO's Director-General In 2024, around 1.4 billion people required interventions against neglected tropical diseases, a 36% decrease from 2010. As of early 2026, 58 countries have successfully eliminated at least one NTD... youtu.be/-p_9kWW-4C4?si…

#MARCADPlus PhD fellow, Dieu Merci Mbumba Lupaka, is attending the 4th edition of the Introductory Course in Epidemiology & Medical Statistics, organized by the @mrcunitgambia #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #Course #GlobalHealth #HealthResearch #DELTASAfrica

Pascal Fisemou & Sylvanie Masso, #MARCADPlus PhD fellows from Cameroon, are actively engaged in #fieldwork alongside Master’s students, working closely with local health authorities, community leaders & #CommunityHealthWorkers in Njombe-Penja #Malaria #NTDs #CommunityEngagement

Discover how countries can prevent #NTDs and protect people’s health #EndingNTDs #GlobalHealth #BeatNTDs #WorldNTDDay

African led science doesn’t need more diagnoses; it needs delivery. In a recently published commentary by our Calestous Juma Fellows in Nature Health, six achievable actions are laid out to fix the African health R&D ecosystem. Read the paper here 👉: bit.ly/3Zh3lPc #DoingWhatWorks #AfricanScience #HealthR&D #AfricanResearch #ScientificLeadership #HealthR&D #BuildingFromAfrica #CalestousJumaFellows

Warm wishes to you and your loved ones for a Happy #NewYear2026. May the #Year2026 be filled with joy, peace, good health, and success. #HappyNewYear2026 #NewYear #HappyNewYear #DELTASAfrica #MARCADPlus