Malaria Consortium and Mahidol University set up an entomology scholarship in memory of Dr Sylvia Meek, former Malaria Consortium Technical Director, to honor her outstanding work to help reduce the impact of vector borne diseases. Somsanith Chonephetsarath, laboratory technician in the Medical Entomology and Vector Biology Department at Institut Pasteur du Laos, was successfully awarded the Dr Sylvia Meek Scholarship, which will allow her to take on a two years’ masters.
Members of the Fondation Mérieux Delegation including Mme Mireille Guigaz (Vice Chair of the Global Fund), Prof. David Heymann (Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Fondation Mérieux), Dr. Francois Xavier Babin (Director of International Development, Fondation Mérieux) and Dr. Laurant Malato (Representing the Fondation Mérieux in Lao PDR) visited IP Laos on the 2nd of July 2014. Dr. Ponmek Dalaloy (Former Minister of Health of Lao PDR and Honerary Chairman of the Board of IP Laos), Dr. Paul Brey, (Director of IP Laos) and Dr. Darouny Phonekeo (Deputy Director of IP Laos) presented the research activities ongoing at IP Laos and also provided a guided tour of the research and training facilities.
