NMIMR Marks World NTD Day with a Call for Community Action

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by organizing a symposium to commemorate World NTD Day 2025 under the theme “Involving Communities: A Hands-on Approach to Neglected Diseases.” Management collaborated with the NTD Project being implemented at the Institute to organise the event which […]
THE NOGUCHI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH IS ISO 15189:2022 ACCREDITED

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has achieved a milestone by receiving ISO 15189:2022 accreditation from the Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS) with Accreditation certificate number KENSA/ML/177. The accreditation was granted following an extensive assessment of the Institute’s quality management system, laboratory processes, technical competence, and compliance with the ISO 15189:2022 standard. This underscores […]
Mr. Tanaka together with officials from MOFA and JICA visit NMIMR

Mr. Ryosei Tanaka, a Member of the House of Representatives of Japan, together with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ghana Office, visited the Institute as part of his official visit to Ghana. The delegation was warmly received by Prof. Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Director of […]
NMIMR Marks Festive Season with Noguchi Carofest 2024

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) ushered in the festive season with its annual Nine Lessons and Carols, dubbed Noguchi Carofest 2024: Service of Nine Lessons and Carols. This year’s celebration, held under the theme “Thrill of Hope”, highlighted the spirit of togetherness, love, and the joyous celebration of the birth of Jesus […]
SeqAfrica Expands AMR Genomics Sequencing Efforts Across Africa in Next Phase

In a move to increase surveillance data and allow governments to monitor and analyse antimicrobial resistance (AMR), informing healthcare actions and policy change throughout the African region, SeqAfrica, has launched the second phase of its work to expand AMR genomics sequencing in Sub-Saharan Africa. With a £3.6 million (DKK 31 million) regional grant from the UK […]
Nana Oye Akuffo Inducted into SRAI’s Distinguished Faculty

In an inspiring achievement for the research administration community, Nana Oye Akuffo, Senior Research Development Officer at the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, has been inducted as a member of the Distinguished Faculty of the Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI). This prestigious honour, the highest academic recognition within the field, celebrates individuals […]
NMIMR Celebrates 45 Years of Impactful Research for Sustainable Global Health

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has celebrated its 45th anniversary under the theme: “45 Years of Impactful Research for Sustainable Global Health” to demonstrate its continued commitment towards advancing research excellence. The anniversary celebrations began with a month-long lecture series dubbed the “October Lecture Series that highlighted the Institute’s immense contributions to […]
NMIMR remains crucial to Ghana’s Disease Surveillance and Emergency Response System – Dr. Asiedu-Bekoe

The Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, has lauded Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) for its immense contributions to disease surveillance and emergency response systems over the past years. Sharing insights into NMIMR’s responses to disease outbreaks during a lecture series that forms part of the […]
NMIMR and SWISS TPH, CSRS, to build Stronger Research Management for Health Research

A team from the Office for Research Support at the Institute is working with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Switzerland (Swiss TPH), the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques in CôteD’Ivoife (CSRC) to help strengthen the skills of research managers at the three institutions. This is part of a four-year project on ‘Institutional […]
NMIMR has been pivotal in malaria research – Prof. Koram

Prof. Kwadwo Ansah Koram, Professor of Epidemiology and the former Director of Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, has highlighted the invaluable contributions of the Institute to malaria research during a lecture series commemorating the Institute’s 45th Anniversary. Delivering the fourth lecture of the October Lecture Series, Prof. Koram reiterated the Institute’s decades-long commitment to […]