Site visit for human virology work package in Mauritania

On February 14th to 16th, Guilain Mikaty, project manager for the human virology work package, visited the beneficiary laboratories of Mauritania :  INRSP (Institut National de Recherche et Santé Publique) and ONARDEP (Office National de Recherche et de Développement de l'Elevage et du Pastoralisme), in Nouakchott.

After two years of waiting due to the pandemic, it was a unique opportunity to meet the new focal point for human virology and Public Health workpackages Pr. Sidi Mohamed LAGHDAF.

A site visit has also been organized in the brand new COVID unit of INRSP as well as in the virology laboratory. Well designed and well equipped both units were built to manage specifically the samples of SARS-CoV-2 and suspected Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses. Mauritania has already started to implement One Health surveillance strategy to face some of the local health threats, in particular with intersectoral technical teams to investigate suspected cases of zoonoses and institutional meeting for decision making.”