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CERMES
Center for Medical and Health Research

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CERMES is a public scientific and technical establishment in Niger.

CERMES has a three-fold mission: research, public health and training.

CERMES has a Board of Directors and a Scientific Council, and on the executive side, a Chairman of the Board and a Managing Director.

Under the supervision of the Scientific Department, research is carried out by 3 Research Units:

  • Bacteriology and Virology Unit (UBV).
  • Paludology and Medical Entomology Unit (UEM).
  • Epidemiology, Health, Environment and Climate Unit (UESEC).

Public health activities are carried out by its 4 National Reference Laboratories (NRLs):

  • NRL antimalarial drug resistance.
  • The meningitis NRL is associated with the strip production laboratory.
  • NRL Cholera.
  • NRL Influenza.

For more information, visit the official CERMES website.

Scientific topics :

  • Bacteriology and virology
  • Medical Entomology and Epidemiology
  • Environment and Climate