The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM) is one of two research units established in sub - Saharan Africa by the Medical Research Council UK and is the MRC’s single largest investment in medical research in a low and middle income country. MRCG at LSTHM represents a unique concentration of scientific expertise and high quality research platforms in the West African region.