MARCAD women scientists participate in GoFoWiSeR's reflections on how to increase the number of women in Science

Women must be better represented in science, it’s MARCAD and all the participants at the second Global Forum on Women in Scientific Research (GoFoWiSeR) conviction. An idea sustained during the  meeting organized by the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) from 18 to 19 July 2019 in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.

There is no longer need to demonstrate the low representation of women in the research area according to the participants present at this forum.

Women represent less than 30% of the world wide research area and in Senegal, where the meeting was hosted, "women represent only 10% of the researchers" said Professor Ndèye Coumba Touré Kane, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Senegal.

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Fellows, Steering Committee, Research Committee and Expert Advisory Board meeting 2019

MARCAD Steering Committee, Research Committee and Expert Advisory Board met the PhD and Posdoctoral fellows for an experience sharing, orientation and recommendations meeting on 15 and 16 July 2019 on the sidelines of the DELTAS Africa scientific conference held in Dakar, Senegal.

The meeting was hosted by the MARCAD/ UCAD Secretariat.

In his welcome speech to the attendees, Prof Oumar Gaye, Director  of the Malaria Research Capacity Development in West and Central Africa Director, expressed the importance of the research in  malaria elimination in Africa,  area  where MARCAD fellows are playing a major role through their research results, presented at  the conference during  oral and posters presentation sessions.

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MARCAD hosts the DELTAS Africa Scientific Conference 2019

Through the MARCAD programme coordinated by Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD), Senegal, hosted for the first time, in an african French-speaking country, the scientific conference of the DELTAS Africa programme of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) 2019 in Dakar.

Some 300 participants, mostly health scientists from Africa and around the world attended the DELTAS Africa 2019 scientific conference.

"The DELTAS Africa programme fits perfectly with our goals of excellence in the areas of science, health and future scientific leaders training’’ said Prof Abdoulaye Samb, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine UCAD and Vice-Chancellor of UCAD in his speech.

The Vice-Chancellor also praised the various efforts made in this regard by the University's doctoral schools, giving MARCAD as an illustrious example.

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DELTAS Conference showcases novel works of African scientists

Scientists from MARCAD was among 300 health researchers from Africa and other parts of the world that gathered in Dakar Senegal from 15th to 17th July, to showcase ground-breaking works aimed at reducing continent’s disease burden and creating healthier communities.

Scientific breakthroughs discussed at the meeting include progress made on research towards a Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) cure and early detection tools for cancer and malaria.

The Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training and Science (DELTAS) Africa Scientific Conference, themed, “A critical mass: developing world-class research leaders” was the first in Francophone Africa, demonstrating The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) commitment to break language and geographical barriers and help foster intra-African collaboration.

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