Dr. Jewelna Akorli wins the Senior Category of the 2nd PAMCA Women in Vector Control (WIVC) Excellence Award at PAMCA Conference 2022
Dr. Jewelna Akorli wins the Senior Category of the 2nd PAMCA Women in Vector Control (WIVC) Excellence Award at PAMCA Conference 2022, Kigali, Rwanda. The award is in recognition of her work in the field of vector research and her contribution to leadership in the control of mosquito-borne diseases. Her current primary research focuses on […]
The Third Country Training for West and Central African countries comes to an end
The fourth in a series of the trainings for healthcare professionals came to an exciting conclusion on September 30, 2022, at the Noguchi Memorial Institute, following eight weeks of intensive training in contemporary diagnostic techniques to battle emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in the African region.
Delegation from the Japan MOFA and GAVI visit the Institute
Senior officials from the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) led by Dr. Ezoe Satoshi, Director of Global Health Policy Division, International Cooperation Bureau, and a team from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), paid a working visit to the Institute. The visit was to inspect GAVI’s operations and strengthen partnerships and build […]
NMIMR and JICA conducting the 4th in a series of trainings for West and Central African national laboratories to combat Infectious diseases
The Institute is collaborating with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to train 15 healthcare professionals from 10 West and Central African countries in modern laboratory technology to enhance their skills in combating infectious diseases. The participating countries are; Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and The Democratic Republic […]
2022 Annual Research Meeting Announcement and Call for Abstracts
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) of the University of Ghana is organizing a 2-Day Annual Research Meeting (ARM) on November 17-18, 2022. The theme of the research meeting is “Epidemics, Pandemics and Diseases of Public Health Importance: Bridging the Research and Policy Divide The world has experienced many challenges during epidemics and pandemics, and the […]
Three Early Career Scientists awarded the 2022 AREF Fellowship
Three Early Career Scientists at the Institute have been awarded the 2022 Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) Research Development Fellowship Programme. Dr. Prince Asare and Dr. Dorothea Obiri will be at the University of Cambridge, and Dr. Frederica Partey will be at the University of Copenhagen to conduct research in their respective fields as Principal […]
COVID-19 National Trust Fund to support research by NMIMR into the effect of COVID-19 vaccines on Ghanaians
The Government of Ghana through the COVID-19 National Trust Fund is funding an 18-month research to be conducted by the Noguchi Memorial Institute, into the effect of COVID-19 vaccines on Ghanaians. At a brief ceremony to sign the GH¢ 2,274,000 contract at the Secretariat of the Trust Fund in the Jubilee House, Accra, on Tuesday […]
Workshop on Supporting a Drug Discovery Hub Development in Ghana
The Institute with support from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is implementing a project titled ‘Supporting a Drug Discovery Hub Development in Ghana’. The project seeks to train young scientists and technicians towards building a critical mass for drug discovery applications, equip them to compete effectively for international funding for research work in Africa, offer […]
NMIMR Annual Research Meeting – November 17-18, 2022
NMIMR-WHO rolls out WGS and Surveillance Training Workshop
Surveillance of bacteria species that are resistant to a wide range of antibiotics is key in tackling the menace of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a situation that is known to lead to limited therapeutic options and huge economic cost to infected patients. Knowing the entire genetic makeup (blueprint) of AMR bacteria by using a method or […]