From 10th to 14th November 2025, a fieldworker training workshop on acceptability, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness was held in Bamako, Mali, at the Department of Public Health, Point G.
The training, led by Dr. Kadiatou Koita, Samba Diarra (qualitative components), and Dr. Hamidou Niangaly (quantitative components) from the University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), included:
đź“Ś Presentation on the IMVACS Acceptability, feasibility, cost-effectiveness protocol
đź“Ś Sessions on ethical conduct in social science research
đź“Ś Ethical considerations in acceptability and feasibility studies
đź“Ś Role-playing exercises & simulations
đź“Ś Management of qualitative and quantitative data
🎯 Objective: Strengthen the team’s data collection capacity to ensure high-quality outputs for evaluating the acceptability, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness of integrating the R21 malaria vaccine.
The training blended theory and practice, culminating in a field-based pre-test of the data collection tools.
A similar initiative took place in Nanoro, Burkina Faso:
📅 5–7th November – qualitative component, led by Dr. Adélaïde Compaoré and Dr. Serge Ouaba from Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique / Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (CNRST/IRSS)
📅 11–13th November – quantitative component, led by Yabre Seydou (PhD student of the IMVACS project)
🤝 In both Mali and Burkina Faso, these trainings were conducted in collaboration with Jenna Hoyt and Dr. Euripide Avokpaho from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM).
