On Thursday, April 25, 2024, WANECAM 2 in partnership with the National Malaria Control Program celebrated World Malaria Day under the theme: Promoting health equity, gender equality and human rights. Highlighting the disproportionate effect of the malaria endemic on women and girls, as care providers and patients affected by the disease.
The event took place at the CALCIO field in Quinzambougou, commune II of the District of Bamako, and attendees were constituted of numbers of key figures in the field of health science and research, including the General Secretariat Ministry of Health and Social Development, the Director of the PNLP, the US Ambassador, the WHO Representative in Mali, and the UNICEF Representative in Mali.
The event provided an opportunity to take stock of progress made in the fight against malaria.
The WANECAM 2 stand was honored by a visit from the authorities, with Associate Professor Aminatou Koné, presenting the WANECAM 2 project and its progress in research.
She spoke about the progress of WANECAM 2 on drug development and drug efficacy in clinical trials in Mali and highlighted the importance of new molecular biology tools, including next-generation sequencing, in the molecular monitoring of malaria.
She also presented the establishment and capacity-building of MRTC-Parasito in relation to its tools as technical support to the NMCP.
