Mr. Mihara Asahiko, JICA Special Advisor, pays a courtesy call to Director
Mr. MIHARA Asahiko, JICA Special Advisor has paid a courtesy call on the Director to discuss existing cooperation between the Institute and JICA as well as opportunities for future collaborations. The call is part of the Special Advisor’s working visit in Ghana. In her remarks, the Director expressed her delight to receive Mr. MIHARA Asahiko. […]
NMIMR and International Collaborators receive B&MGF award
A team of scientists from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), Department of Chemistry – University of Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in collaboration with their counterparts from University of Dundee and University of Cape Town have received $1,896,319.00 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF) to improve existing […]
Africa CDC donates Genomic Sequencing Equipment to the Institute
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) through the Pathogen Genomics Initiative (PGI), on Wednesday, 6th April, 2022 donated Genomic Sequencing Equipment and Reagents to the Institute. This is to support the adaption and implementation of the integration of pathogen genomics and bioinformatics into public health surveillance, outbreak detection, investigations to improve […]
Invest to End TB: Save Lives
March 24 every year is set aside globally to commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB and step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.The theme of World TB Day 2022 – is ‘Invest to End TB. Save Lives.’ This conveys the […]
Director of Africa CDC Visits Noguchi
Dr. John Nkengasong, Director of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), on Friday, March 18, 2022, visited the Institute to interact with the Director and staff of the Institute. He used the opportunity to congratulate Prof. Dorothy Yeboah-Manu on her appointment as the first female Director of NMIMR and to staff for the hard […]
NMIMR celebrates IWD with FUSSAG and LELAC
The FUSSAG Women’s Committee and the Legon Ladies Club (LELAC) marked the International Women’s Day celebration on 8th March 2022 under the theme “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”. The celebration was in line with International Women’s Day commemorated globally on March 8, every year to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of […]
NMIMR Celebrates Women’s Day
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day for appreciating women across the globe for the significant roles they are playing. This year’s theme “BreakTheBias” can also mean having a workplace where people feel inspired, equipped, and supported, an environment that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. Free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. The Director, Prof Dorothy Yeboah-Manu together with the all-female […]
NMIMR to strengthen collaboration with MRC-Gambia
On Friday, March 4, 2022, the Director Prof. Umberto D’Alessandro and some Senior Members of the Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG@LSHTM) met the Director and Senior Members of the Institute to discuss areas of mutual interest for strategic partnership. This working visit is expected to strengthen […]
Dr. Helena Lamptey wins EDCTP-AREF Preparatory Fellowship Award
Dr. Helena Lamptey is Research Fellow in the Immunology Department of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. Her research interest is in Immune mechanisms and host receptor polymorphisms involved in the risk of viral and infectious diseases.
Training for Genomic Surveillance
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has rolled out a two week training workshop titled “Next Generation Sequencing for Genomic Surveillance”. The training which is being organized in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), West Africa Health Organization (WAHO), AfroScreen, and the Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) will bring together […]