Ongoing Projects
We run several projects in different capacities.
VISIT TO OLUWO AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL MARKET: POTENTIAL PROJECT SITE FOR ZOONOSES RESEARCH
A visitation team comprising Prof. S.I.B. Cadmus, Dr. E.O. Cadmus, Prof. Morenikeji, and Miss Oluwatosin Fawole conducted an assessment visit...
Read MoreEnhancing Community Health: Strengthening Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (IPC)
Enhancing Community Health through Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (IPC) emphasizes practical, community-driven strategies to reduce the spread of infectious...
Read MoreOversight Visit to Agbona Community
On Friday, 17 October 2025, an oversight visit was conducted to Agbona village and neighbouring rural communities in Ilorin, Kwara...
Read MoreWAOH Medical Outreach and Anti-Rabies Campaigns in Various States
The WAOH Medical Outreach and Anti-Rabies Campaigns, led by Prof. Cadmus (Principal Investigator), were implemented across multiple states in Nigeria...
Read MoreENTOMOLOGICAL SURVEY ACROSS THE THREE SENATORIAL DISTRICTS IN EDO STATE
The Arboviral Unit of the Damien Foundation Centre for Genomics and Global Health, in collaboration with the Edo State Ministry...
Read MoreEwekoro Animal Health Outreach
The Ewekoro Animal Health Outreach was conducted on 11th and 12th of May, 2023 in villages within Ewekoro, Ogun State,...
Read MoreReport on Zoonotic Disease Prevention Sensitization and Training Program held at Odeda, Ogun State
The Zoonotic Disease Prevention Sensitization and Training Program was held on 22 November 2023 at Odeda Local Government, Ogun State,...
Read MoreCommunity Action Network Workshop among Hunters and Wildlife Traders on Zoonotic Diseases: Bridging Knowledge and Cultures
The West Africa One Health–IDRC program, in collaboration with the Mitigate Initiative, convened the Community Action Network Workshop for hunters...
Read MorePastoralists Health to Wealth Initiative: Community-Based One Health Sensitization and Livestock Productivity Program
The West African One Health (WAOH) Team, under the leadership of Prof. S.I.B. Cadmus, in collaboration with FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria,...
Read MoreNational Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Buruli Ulcer Control Team visits DFG-MRTC
The National TB Control team visited the Damien Foundation Genomics-Mycobacteria Research and Training Centre to assess the establishment. They checked...
Read MoreTeam Lead: Professor S.I.B Cadmus’s Interview with the Damien Foundation Belgium Nigeria.
With 450,000 new cases annually, Nigeria is the African country that suffers the worst from tuberculosis (WHO statistics, 2020). However,...
Read MoreArrival of 4-module GeneXpert machine.
In line with the DFG-MRTC’s mission of implementing modern day technologies into Mycobacterial research and diagnostics, the Lab welcomes the...
Read MoreA day workshop on “Update of Scientific knowledge in MDR-TB Management”
On the 2nd of July 2022, DF-GMRTC facilitated “A day workshop on Update of Scientific knowledge in MDR-TB Management” targeted...
Read MoreWhole Genome Sequencing applied to Tuberculosis Management.
A presentation on the implementation of both molecular and computational methods that provide an adequate solution to high-throughput investigation of...
Read More4th CCPZ International Conference
THEME: Emerging disease threats: Mitigation and surveillance strategies. the conference spanned areas such as Antimicrobial resistance patterns and emerging diseases,...
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VISIT TO OLUWO AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL MARKET: POTENTIAL PROJECT SITE FOR ZOONOSES RESEARCH
A visitation team comprising Prof. S.I.B. Cadmus, Dr. E.O. Cadmus,...
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Enhancing Community Health: Strengthening Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (IPC)
Enhancing Community Health through Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (IPC)...
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Oversight Visit to Agbona Community
On Friday, 17 October 2025, an oversight visit was conducted...
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WAOH Medical Outreach and Anti-Rabies Campaigns in Various States
The WAOH Medical Outreach and Anti-Rabies Campaigns, led by Prof....
Read MoreTRAININGS
Our ultimate goal is to train the next generation of African Scientists. We provide an intellectual and supportive environment to facilitate:
1. Training courses in Genomics and Bioinformatics of infectious pathogens of public health importance across the West Africa Sub-region.
2. Collaborative training towards the award of Master’s and PhD. degrees in tuberculosis and other Tropical Diseases.
3. Short Courses and webinars for different public and global health programs.
Know about us, our mission and vision.
Ongoing and future Projects.
