Today, Mali joins the nations of Colombia and The Philippines in celebrating the official global launch of the Solidarity Trial Vaccines (STV), a large international randomised clinical study coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), together with national ministries of health, to rapidly test new promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates. COVID-19 is one of the biggest […]
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Professor Samba Sow, Director-General of CVD-Mali, today addressed attendees at the 4th Forum Galien Africa in Dakar, Senegal. During a panel entitled AFRICA MOBILIZES FOR GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY, Prof. Sow discussed the issue of Crisis Communication, or Risk Communication and Community Engagement. Asked how he sees the role of the African scientific community in communication, […]
We are very pleased to announce that Professor Samba Sow, Director General of CVD-Mali, has been awarded the Speak Up Africa Leadership Award for 2021. Launched in 2019, this award aims to recognise and celebrate institutions and individuals who demonstrate exemplary leadership in sustainable development and whose initiatives are having a positive impact on the […]
WHO and the Ministries of Health of Colombia, Mali and the Philippines have announced the official launch of the Solidarity Trial Vaccines study. CVD-Mali is very proud to manage and implement the trial in Mali on behalf of the national government. Solidarity Trial Vaccines is an international randomised clinical trial platform designed to rapidly evaluate […]
We are extremely pleased to announce that CVD-Mali’s Director General, Professor Samba Sow, has today been honoured both by the Government of Mali and the prestigious National Academy of Medicine (USA) for work in public health and emergency preparedness. In a ceremony in Bamako today, Prof Sow was made a Commander of the National Order […]
On Wednesday 11 August 2021, Professor Samba Sow, Director General of CVD-Mali, had the pleasure of addressing the WHO’s press conference to introduce the global Solidarity PLUS trial. Solidarity PLUS is a new, large-scale study to trial new therapeutics to combat COVID-19 and prevent deaths in patients hospitalized and suffering severe cases of the disease. […]
CVD-Mali and the Malian government are delighted to be taking part in WHO’s global trial of new therapeutic treatments for COVID-19. The Solidarity PLUS trial for promising drugs will be conducted in 52 countries worldwide and is an unprecedented global collaboration for COVID-19 research and development. The Solidarity therapeutics trial will recruit patients in hospital […]