NMIMR 2022/23 NSP Donates to Nsawam Prisons
The 2022/23 National Service Year Group of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research ended their one-year national service with a donation at the Nsawam Medium Security Female Prison and the Nsawam Camp Prison The group, through its leadership, undertook a visit to the Nsawam Prisons to donate items, including sixty (60) boxes of sanitary […]
From BU-LABNET to Skin NTD LABNET – The 5th Annual Meeting of the BU-LABNET
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in Accra, Ghana hosted the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Network Buruli Ulcer PCR Laboratories in the WHO African Region, from October 23 to 25, 2023. The meeting was organized by NMIMR, the BU-LABNET Coordinating Centre, Pasteur Centre of Cameroon, and the World Health Organization (WHO). The […]
Fifteen Scientists to be trained in Modern Laboratory Technology to combat Infectious Diseases
The Institute, in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is set to train fifteen (15) healthcare professionals from nine (9) West African countries; Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo in modern laboratory technology to enhance their skills in combating infectious diseases. The eight-week training course designed […]
Fifth annual meeting of the network of Buruli ulcer PCR laboratories (BU-LABNET) in the WHO African Region
The BU-LABNET will hold its fifth annual meeting in Accra, Ghana, on 23-25 October 2023 at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana (NMIMR,UG). This hybrid (physical and virtual) meeting is expected to bring together about 60 participants (network member laboratories, partners and skin disease experts) to take stock of progress since […]
NMIMR RECEIVES $3.5 MILLION USAID GRANT FOR MALARIA RESEARCH, MONITORING & SURVEILLANCE
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana has received a $3.5 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ghana Mission to conduct malaria research, monitoring and surveillance activities. The project titled, “Monitoring & Surveillance Data for Effective Malaria Control Activity ”, is a five-year program expected […]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS- RESEARCH ASSISTANT
The Program The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Legon, with funding support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is implementing a project titled ‘Supporting a Drug Discovery Hub Development in Ghana’. This project seeks to train young scientists and research assistants towards building a critical mass for drug discovery […]
Dr. Afriyie Boateng secures funding to understand malaria parasite interaction processes to develop new medications for treatment
In an outstanding achievement underscoring exceptional dedication and commitment to advancing medical research, Dr. Rita Afriyie Boateng, a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Parasitology department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, has received funding for the prestigious African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI) fellowship program. Dr. Boateng emerged from a pool of 296 applicants considered by the […]
NMIMR and Research Center Borstel Lead One of EDCTP3’s Genomic Surveillance of Poverty Related Diseases Networks
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), a constituent of the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, is set to implement one of the EDCTP3’s genomic epidemiology networks, in collaboration with Research Center Borstel (FZB) and 14 international partners. The project which is titled “Pan-Africa Network for Genomic Surveillance of Poverty Related […]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS The Program The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, with funding support from the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) 3 is implementing a project titled ‘Pan-Africa network for genomic surveillance of poverty related diseases and emerging pathogens’ (PANGenS). This four-year project seeks to […]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS
POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS The Program The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Legon, with funding support from the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) 3 is implementing a project titled ‘Pan-Africa network for genomic surveillance of poverty related diseases and emerging pathogens (PANGenS). This four-year project seeks to use […]