On Tuesday night, Forum delegates were treated to an exciting entertainment programme offered by the Forum’s local host, the National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) of Tanzania. The dancers of the JKT/JWTZ Group took the attention of the delegates off their plates and onto the dance floor, and most likely inspired some of the dancing moves exercised directly after dinner.
An effective AIDS vaccine could be the ultimate bullet to shatter the scourge that has ravaged humanity, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. However such a discovery has been very elusive for the last twenty years. Dr Anatoli Kamali, epidemiologist and Head of the HIV Intervention Programme at the Medical Research Council of Uganda says there have been advances in research in HIV/AIDS over the past years though the magic bullet is yet to be reached. Read More
The morning parallel session on malaria involved various presentations spanning the three main treatment research areas of uncomplicated malaria in children, pregnancy associated malaria (PAM), and severe malaria. Read More
One of the stickiest areas in research in Africa is the legal ownership of research results. For that reason, a satellite meeting on the subject was held to sensitise African researchers and to identify needs in order for funders to better align their funding strategies and policies. The meeting was jointly organised by NACCAP and EDCTP. Read More
