
From July 14th to August 29th, 2025, MARCAD Plus PhD fellow from the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dieu Merci Mbumba Lupaka, carried out a series of community engagement activities in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service’s Regional Health Team in the Volta Region, the Ho Municipal Health Directorate, the management teams of Ho Teaching Hospital and Ho Municipal Hospital.
MARCAD Plus fellows from the University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Mali, participated in a training on the NIH Biosketch format. The session was held on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, at the facilities of the Malaria Research and Training Center.
Read more: MARCAD Plus at USTTB training on the NIH Biosketch format

The Malaria and NTDs Research Capacity Development in West and Central Africa (MARCAD Plus) programme participated in the Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training, and Science in Africa (DELTAS Africa) Scientific Meeting, held from July 28–30, 2025, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Read more: Showcases Achievements at the DELTAS Africa Scientific Meeting
The Malaria Research Capacity Development Consortium (MARCAD) in West and Central Africa, in collaboration with the MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRCG), hosted the MARCAD Plus General Meeting from 6 - 9 May 2025 at the Ocean Bay Hotel, Banjul, The Gambia.
The MARCAD Plus Programme Manager, Ekoué Kouevidjin, and Communication Officer, Kodou Sene, attended the DELTAS-Africa II Research Management and Communications Workshop, held from March 10–13, 2025, in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Read more: DELTAS-Africa II Research Management and Communications Workshop
MARCAD Consortium Secretariat
Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontology
University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) of Dakar, Senegal