November 09, 2018
Bulletin interne de l'Institut Pasteur
The Institut Pasteur in Guinea opens its first laboratory in Conakry
The first laboratory at the Institut Pasteur de Guinée was officially opened on October 22, 2018. Based at Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, the Pasteur Laboratory will mainly focus on training, diagnostics and research.
With the support of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Expertise France agency, in connection with the LAB-NET program1 a 230m2 space generously provided by Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry has been turned into a modern training center, the Pasteur Laboratory. Its activities will mainly be focused on teaching, diagnostics and research.
The inauguration of the Pasteur Laboratory demonstrates the importance placed by French and Guinean authorities on building up local response capabilities to emerging diseases, especially hemorrhagic fevers and other zoonoses, as a matter of priority. The Pasteur Laboratory marks the first stage in the development of the Institut Pasteur de Guinée. The main building is currently under construction on a neighboring site, thanks to the support of the French Development Agency. The Institut Pasteur de Guinée is an independent Guinean public institution under the aegis of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, working in close cooperation with the Ministries of Health, Farming and the Environment, reflecting the "One Health" concept.