The West African Consortium for Clinical Research on Epidemic Pathogens (WAC-CREP) invites early and mid-career researchers to apply for the EPSILON Exchange Award through a competitive process. The award enables visits to consortium institutions (in Mali, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone) for up to 6 weeks to enhance skills in research and management pertaining to the activities described in…

Prof. Bassirou Diarra, Medical Biologist, Head of the BSL-3 Laboratory at the UCRC in Mali: « We are members of the West African outbreak rapid response team, so we are ready to be deployed, the laboratories are ready to conduct the tests, and as I also mentioned, we are working on evaluating other vaccines, just as we did for the Ebola…

First West African Consortium for Clinical Research on Epidemic Pathogens on Hantavirus and Ebola: Strengthening Preparedness for Emerging Outbreaks. was held on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 2 PM. HERE IS THE LINK. In the current context of climate change, population growth, increased mobility and travel, expanding human-animal contact, and ecological changes, the region and the world is prone to…

The University Clinical Research Center (UCRC) in Mali, hosted a collaborative benchmarking evaluation team on July 23, 2026. Led by Dr. Tanya Ansahta Garnett, this mission is part of the project “Strengthening Clinical and Genomic Research Capacities on Arboviruses (SC-GRA)”. This sub-regional program is funded by the Science for Africa Foundation (SFA), under the auspices of the Africa Pandemic Sciences…

From May 18 to 22, 2026, the Africa Pandemic Sciences Collaborative (APSC) brought together 35 experts in Cape Town from research institutions and academies across 11 countries, including Mali’s University Clinical Research Center. This strategic workshop aimed to structure the EPSILON communication network and transform research into concrete public health policies through science communication. On the sidelines of the event,…

In the face of multiplying epidemics across the continent (Dengue, Mpox, Yellow Fever, etc.), Mali is hosting, on April 7, 2026, the launch of the ambitious project « Strengthening Clinical and Genomic Research Capacities on Arboviruses » (SC-CRA). This strategic initiative aims to place African expertise at the heart of regional health security VIDEO. Professor Diakité, Rector of the University of Sciences,…

On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, our country hosted the official launch of the « Strengthening Clinical and Genomic Research Capacities on Arboviruses » (SC-GRA) project. The event took place under the auspices of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, with key representatives from the health sector in attendance. This sub-regional project, which I have the honor of chairing, will span…

A delegation from the WACCREP, composed of Mr. Cheick Oumar Tangara, and the MEAL Officer, Dr. Mountaga Diallo from Mali, participated in the Science for Africa Foundation’s EPSILON project workshop for Program and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) officers, held in Lagos from November 24 to 28, 2025. During this five-day workshop, the team presented a WACCREP project titled…