WHO Polio Emergency Supply Hub Commissioned
The Institute has commissioned an emergency supply hub to store and expedite the timely distribution of supplies for polio-related work and research. The ceremony, which took place on January 30, 2024 at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, was for the WHO to officially hand over a storage hub, funded […]
Launch of I-CERV-GH project to integrate routine cervical cancer screening for women living with HIV in Ghana
“90% of cervical cancer deaths worldwide come from Africa, and HIV patients are six times more likely to develop the disease”, Prof. George Boateng Kyei, Associate Professor of Virology, NMIMR, has revealed. Following this, the Institute, in collaboration with the National AIDS/STDs Control Program, the National TB Control Program, and the Cervical Cancer Prevention and […]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE DATA FOR EFFECTIVE MALARIA CONTROL PROJECT
POSITION: RESEARCH ASSISTANTS Malaria case management and vector control remain key interventions in Ghana’s malaria elimination strategy. Since monitoring and surveillance are key components in an effective elimination strategy, monitoring the therapeutic efficacy of antimalarial drugs and the effectiveness of vector control tools will provide great support to the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) strategic […]
First in-person meeting of the Pan-Africa Network for Genomic Surveillance of Poverty Related Disease and Emerging Pathogens (PANGenS)
The Pan-Africa Network for Genomic Surveillance of Poverty Related Disease and Emerging Pathogens (PANGenS) project which officially began in July 2023, has held its first in-person meeting at the Noguchi Memorial institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana. The meeting, held on 16th January, 2024 brought together a consortia of 15 countries; 12 in […]
Workshop to identify new and improved approaches to the study of placental function and pregnancy complications held at NMIMR
The Institute, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and Action on Preeclampsia Ghana, rolled out a three-day placental research capacity-building workshop from 4th to 6th December, 2023. The workshop under the theme “Enhancing Maternal Health in Ghana through Placental Research” aims to establish a network of individuals with placental research interests in Ghana and identify […]
Strengthening research capacity is key to mitigate current and future disease threats
At the eighth Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), researchers of the Institute revealed that capacity building is essential to eradicating current and future disease threats.The three-day scientific research meeting organized by the Institute from November 22–24, 2023, under the theme “Strengthening Research Capacity to Mitigate Current and Future […]
Prof. Abraham Kwabena Anang honoured with ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ by Japan
Prof. Abraham Kwabena Anang, former Director of the Institute, has been honoured with the esteemed Order of the Rising Sun by the Government of Japan at a ceremony held at the Japanese Embassy in Accra. The conferment, delivered on behalf of His Majesty Naruhito, the Emperor of Japan, by the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, His […]
Transitioning from BU-LABNET to Skin NTD LABNET
The network of Buruli ulcer PCR laboratories (BU-LABNET) in the WHO African Region concluded its fifth annual meeting held at the esteemed Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Accra, Ghana on 23–25 October 2023. This meeting marked a pivotal milestone in the fight against Buruli ulcer and other skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) […]
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 […]