Pleased to share the first paper from my PhD research looking at the impact of intrapartum azithromycin on nasopharyngeal microbiota development in Gambian infants. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S23… MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM @PregnAnZI SesayLabMRCG Anna Roca Abdul K Sesay @Thushan_deSilva

"High burden of Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Sub-Saharan projected to increase if left unchecked." Dr Modou Jobe presenting on "NCD Research in the Gambia." #MRCGat75 #MRCGatLSHTMImpact

Brilliant presentation of our COVID-19 research work in the Unit by my boss and PI, Prof ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦Anna Roca⁩ . ⁦MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM⁩ #75YearsAnniversary #LeadingWoman #WomenInScience

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Asso. Prof Usuf presenting on importance of pneumococal carriage surveillance in disease! Challenges and limitations also discussed! However settings were diagnostic is scarce or non-existent, carriage surveillance remains key!

Sharing results and discussions with the @PregnAnZI team

Can intra-partum azithromycin have an effect on child growth? Dr Bully Camara is telling us what is known about it and what is still unknown

Thank you Prof Anna Roca for the opportunity, and your continuous support to early career women scientists. #GreatLeader #AmazingPI

Huge congratulations to all our London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine graduates, who walked the stage yesterday in London. We wish you success in your careers as the next #heathleaders! 🎉💪🏿

We were pleased to host the new Director of World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global Malaria Programme Dr. Ngamije Daniel at the MRCG today. Joined by Dr Mary Hamel from WHO's Product Development Research Unit, they toured our state-of-the-art labs & clinical trial sites in Sukuta and Brikama.

Delighted to have the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Malaria Program Director Dr. Ngamije Daniel and Mary Hamel tour our Malaria vaccine trial site in Sukuta during their visit to the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM.

Our Internal medicine specialist Sheikh Omar Bittaye recently published a paper showing the rise of Severe Malaria among the youth group (15-24 yrs) in Gambia As we enter into the rainy season we want to encourage ‘everyone’ to be proactive in the fight against Malaria #WFCHealthSeries

📢 Job opportunity!🔬🌍 Join us as an Associate Professor/Professor - Lead Human Genetic Epidemiologist. Contribute to groundbreaking research in #genetic epidemiology while making a difference in The Gambia 🇬🇲 Apply now and be part of the future of innovation👇🏾 #ScienceJobs

#HappeningNow Co-Directors of LSHTM_malaria Centre, Jackie Cook & Sam Wassmer are currently visiting our Unit for 3 days, aiming to enhance collaboration on malaria elimination. Stay tuned for updates! #MalariaResearch

Jackie Cook @R0bMoon Sam Wassmer Michael Delves MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit 🎉Still on #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the remarkable women of the Malaria Research Group in Gambia! Your dedication and contributions to malaria research are invaluable. Thank you for your inspiring work! 💪🌟 #IWD🦟

Through our research into malaria and other health challenges, we continue to #InspireInclusion by contributing to global health. Women at our Unit are leading research efforts that will advance the health of women everywhere. #WomensMonth

Great news that The BMJ have agreed to make this article on co-infections in #malaria freely available for the next month AulaA Kaduni Bawa Jane Achan Edwin

On #WorldImmunisationWeek and this year marking 5⃣0⃣ years of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation, we are grateful to #Gambian communities for their continuous support to our work. Stay tuned for updates on our commemoration & see our press release👇🏾 tinyurl.com/yc23b5vc

At this year’s ESPIDSociety Research Masterclass competition in Copenhagen, our Clinical Research Fellow presented on mapping the timeliness of routine vaccination in 12–35-month-old children in 🇬🇲through a spatial modelling study. 🎉for winning the best presentation Oghenebrume Wariri