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The 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) opened on 22 October 2025, at the Durban International Convention Center in South Africa, launching a four-day convening under the theme: “Moving Towards Self-Reliance to Achieve Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa.” The conference that spotlights African-led innovations,…

Located in the Ouéléssébougou health district, the Community Health Center of the village of Freintoumou, in the Koulikoro Region, bearing the name of Professor Seydou DOUMBIA, has received a significant donation of medical equipment. EN-VIDEO HERE The donation, which includes an ultrasound machine with four probes (thoracic and cardiovascular, abdominal, pelvic,…

From 15 to 20 June 2025, the 12th European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Forum (EDCTP) was held in Kigali on the theme: ‘Better health through global research partnerships’. During this high-level scientific meeting, which brought together researchers from Africa and elsewhere, Dr Ilo DICKO, clinical investigator and research project…

The health of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mali, as in many other regions facing forced displacement, is a major concern. Due to the harsh living conditions in host sites, internally displaced persons (IDPs) are particularly vulnerable to health problems, both physical and mental. “We are conducting a study on the…

Dengue fever, also known as “tropical flu,” is an infectious disease caused by the virus of the same name, transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes or “tiger mosquitoes,” which develops mainly in urban and peri-urban areas. Now classified as a “re-emerging” disease, the incidence of this silent killer, sometimes confused with…

From February 2015 to June 2025, Fatoumata Bathily, Representative of the National Institutes of Health of the United States of America (NIH in Mali), contributed to the advancement of biomedical research in Mali over the past 10 years. VIDEO HERE This contribution, reflecting the status of the the institution she represents,…

On a working visit to the Republic of Mali, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for West Africa, Will STEVENS, accompanied by the US Ambassador to Mali, H.E. Rachna KORHONEN, paid a courtesy visit on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, to the biomedical research units of the University of Sciences, Techniques and…

Ebola virus disease (EVD), whose incidence decreased considerably at the end of 2015, occurs periodically in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Although vaccines exist and have already received WHO prequalification against the Zaire ebolavirus species, several questions remain regarding their safety and efficacy, including the durability and early immune responses generated…