MIRNA brings together institutions across Africa and Asia with a shared commitment to optimising maternal immunisation readiness. The governance model is collaborative and inclusive, with representation from all nine partner countries.
Funding is courtesy of the Gates Foundation.
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LEADERSHIP
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Country |
Institution |
Personnel |
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South Africa (Co-ordinating Institution) |
University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Vaccines & Infectious Diseases Analytics (VIDA) Research Unit |
Prof Shabir Madhi – Programme Lead |
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Prof Michelle Groome – Project Technical Lead/Principal Investigator |
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Prof Ziyaad Dangor – Research Director |
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Ethiopia |
College of Health Science, Haramaya University |
Prof Anthony Scott – Principal Investigator |
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Prof Nega Assefa – Principal Investigator |
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Ghana |
Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service |
Dr Kwaku Poku Asante – Principal Investigator |
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Dr Samuel Afari-Asiedu – Co-Principal Investigator |
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Kenya |
Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Global Health Research |
Dr Hellen Barsosio – Principal Investigator (Technical Co-lead) |
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Dr Rose Jalang’o – Co-Principal Investigator |
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Pakistan |
Aga Khan University and VITAL Pakistan Trust |
Prof Imran Nisar – Principal Investigator |
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Uganda |
Makerere University College of Health Sciences |
Prof Annettee Nakimuli – Principal Investigator |
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Prof Kirsty Le Doare – Principal Investigator |
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Dr Eve Nakabembe – Co-Investigator |
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Bangladesh |
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research |
Dr Shams El Arifeen – Principal Investigator |
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Nigeria |
Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy, Bayero University Kano |
Prof Hadiza Shehu Galadanci – Principal Investigator |
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Burkina Faso |
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé - Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro |
Prof Halidou Tinto – Principal Investigator |
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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Contact |
Affiliation |
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Dr Dorothy Oluoch |
KEMRI-WT |
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Prof Elizabeth Mason |
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London |
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Dr Marta Tufet Bayona |
GAVI |
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Dr Ignacio Esteban |
GAVI |
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Dr Lisa Noguchi |
Director, Maternal and Newborn Health Jhpiego/Johns Hopkins University |
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Dr Laura Nic Lochlainn |
Lead for the Life Course & Integration Team, WHO |
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Prof Ann Beatrice Kihara |
Senior Lecturer at the University of Nairobi, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Specialist Obstetrician Gynaecologist at Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi, Kenya |
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Dr Danny Feikin |
Department of Immunisations, Vaccines, and Biologicals, WHO |
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Prof Saad Omer |
University of Texas Southwestern |
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Mrs Olive Tengera |
International Confederation of Midwives |
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Prof Mark Jit |
Chair and Professor of the Department of Global and Environmental Health, New York University |
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Gloria Lihemo |
UNICEF |