{"id":798,"date":"2019-08-16T15:30:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T13:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ucrc-mali.org\/?p=798"},"modified":"2019-08-16T16:26:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T14:26:39","slug":"laboratory-capacity-building-ucrc-and-usaid-towards-a-future-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucrc-mali.com\/?p=798","title":{"rendered":"Laboratory capacity building: UCRC and USAID towards a future partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"594\" src=\"http:\/\/ucrc-mali.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0056-1024x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucrc-mali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0056-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ucrc-mali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0056-600x348.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ucrc-mali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0056-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ucrc-mali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0056-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ucrc-mali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0056-65x38.jpg 65w, https:\/\/ucrc-mali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0056-320x186.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ucrc-mali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0056-85x49.jpg 85w, https:\/\/ucrc-mali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0056-216x125.jpg 216w, https:\/\/ucrc-mali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0056-90x52.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The UCRC Director, Professor Seydou Doumbia received on Friday, August 16, 2019, two stakeholders of the Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance (IDDS) project, including Aim\u00e9 C\u00e9saire Kalambry and Seydou FOMBA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting took place in the UCRC lab meeting room, in the presence of the NIH representative Prof. Laure Juompan, the UCRC Financial and program manager Mr. Cheick Oumar Tangara, the UCRC study coordinator Dr. Oumar Guindo, the head of the UCRC molecular biology unit Dr. Amadou Kon\u00e9, and the head of the UCRC Bio Chemistry\/Hemato Lab Dr Yeya dit Sadio Sarro.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussions\nfocused on possible partnership on laboratory capacity building, with a view to\ndeveloping or improving the national diagnostic networks, laboratory systems\nand surveillance mechanisms. This\nhelps to deal effectively with the ever-growing number of emerging and\nre-emerging infectious diseases. As demonstrated by recent outbreaks of Ebola\nand multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, these diseases can have a devastating\nimpact on populations and quickly cross geographical borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the\nend of the meeting, Professor Doumbia welcomed the focus on the center for this\npotential partnership and expressed his eagerness to explore with USAID the\nbest way to work together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHAT IS IDDS\nproject ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Infectious\nDisease Detection and Surveillance (IDDS) is a five-year USAID-funded project\nwith the following overall objectives: (1)\nImprove the detection of diseases of public health importance and\nidentification of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in priority infectious\ndiseases through an accessible, accurate, adaptable, timely, and integrated\ndiagnostic network system; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(2) Improve the quality of real-time surveillance systems for pathogens of greatest public health concern, including AMR and zoonotic diseases, and; (3) Generate evidence-based guidance and innovative solutions to strengthen in-country diagnostic networks and surveillance systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/ucrc-mali.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0054.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-813\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ucrc-mali.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0048.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-807\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ucrc-mali.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0038.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-809\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/ucrc-mali.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0037.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-805\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ucrc-mali.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0044.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-811\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/ucrc-mali.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0051.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-812\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/ucrc-mali.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0052.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-806\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/ucrc-mali.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_0049.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-810\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UCRC Director, Professor Seydou Doumbia received on Friday, August 16, 2019, two stakeholders of the Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance (IDDS) project, including Aim\u00e9 C\u00e9saire Kalambry and Seydou FOMBA. 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