BASIC SCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION
Rationale; Addresses control and reduction of the burden of infectious and non-infectious diseases through basic science, immunological and molecular studies.
FUNCTIONS
- Develop and implement research proposals and epidemiological surveillance of disease parasites
- Develop and test diagnostic tools for parasite diagnosis
- Use molecular technologies to classify and identify disease conditions and pathogens
- Build capacity for basic science including molecular sciences and diagnosis for communicable and non-communicable disease