The MRC Unit The Gambia (MRCG) is one of two research units established in sub- Saharan Africa by the Medical Research Council UK and is the MRC’s single largest investment in medical research in a low and middle income country. MRCG represents a unique concentration of scientific expertise and high quality research platforms in the West African region.

The Unit’s investigator-led research is underpinned by the combination of excellent laboratory facilities and easy access to the field with well-defined populations that are highly supportive of our research, excellent clinical services, rigorous ethical procedures and ability to deliver GCP-compliant clinical trials. Our large research portfolio spans basic research to the evaluation of interventions for the control of diseases of public health importance in sub-Saharan Africa.

Mission of The MRC 

• To deliver innovative, world-leading research aimed at reducing the burden of illness and death in the developing world, supported within an enabling, cost-effective research environment.
   
• To maintain the ability to attract and retain the highest calibre staff by ensuring that the unit’s reputation for scientific integrity, quality and excellence is preserved.
   
• To transform the outputs and outcomes of the unit’s research, using a variety of mechanisms, into changes in practice and policy that maximise the health and economic impact of the research.
   
• To train and develop unit staff in order to meet the required capacity to manage processes, people and resources effectively, and to increase capacity in health research in the sub-region.
   
• To address health issues of priority across the developing world by strengthening partnerships and engagement with a range of stakeholders including the people and the Government of The Gambia and the sub-region, funding partners and research collaborators.