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Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Organization Type

Academic Institution

Location

Gambia

The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM) is one of two research units established in sub- Saharan Africa by the Medical Research Council UK and is the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM’s single largest investment in medical research in a low and middle-income country. MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM represents a unique concentration of scientific expertise and high-quality research platforms in the West African region.
The Unit’s investigator-led research is underpinned by the combination of excellent laboratory facilities and easy access to the field with well-defined populations that are highly supportive of the Unit’s research, excellent clinical services, rigorous ethical procedures, and ability to deliver GCP-compliant clinical trials. The MRCG at LSHTM’s large research portfolio spans basic research to the evaluation of interventions for the control of diseases of public health importance in sub-Saharan Africa.