Professor of Immunology and Parasitology | Malaria expert | Routine Immunization advocate | Chair of the Gavi Independent Review Committee
Joined October 2014
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I am honored to receive the 2025 UNESCO–Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences. @UNESCO
I share this award with the scientists, health workers, and communities who make progress on health in Africa possible.
📢 Apply now: @WGHCameroon’s Rose Leke Fund for Women in Research!
3 grants of 500,000 FCFA for women Master's & final-year PhD students in Cameroon researching gender equality, equity, or GBV/femicide.
⏳ Deadline: Oct 20, 23:59 WAT 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
A new malaria threat is spreading in African cities.
Anopheles stephensi resists many insecticides, putting urban communities at risk.
This #WorldMosquitoDay, let’s protect every child with the best tools to prevent and treat malaria.
#MalariaEndsWithUs #4DosesMatter
I've just returned from Nigeria, a country I’ve criss-crossed for decades in the fight against polio and now malaria. It was a pleasure to join the “Science of Defeating Malaria” leadership course in Abuja and hear directly from Coordinating Minister @muhammadpate
Eliminating malaria is fundamentally about equity because the disease persists where systems are weakest- remote, underserved, & cross-border communities.
Read more on my co-authored op-ed with Dr. Seynudé Jean Fortune Dagnon on the shift to elimination.
africahealthwatch.com/p/from…
Malaria vaccines can save children's lives, but too many miss their 4th dose. Every child deserves maximum protection. Health workers and caregivers need our support to close that gap. #MalariaEndsWithUs #WorldMalariaDay #4DosesMatter
Vaccines. Bed nets. Chemoprevention.
@ALMA_2030 2025 World Malaria Report shows how leaders are embracing innovation to end malaria.
Investments in the latest tools and health systems are needed to reach every child. #MalariaEndsWithUs #WorldMalariaDay
Rose Gana F.Leke retweeted
Congratulations, Prof. @LekeRose!
Your work on malaria and your determination to eradicate polio have saved countless lives.
With leadership from women like you, we are inspired to keep working towards a healthier world.
I am honored to receive the 2025 UNESCO–Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences. @UNESCO
I share this award with the scientists, health workers, and communities who make progress on health in Africa possible.
Rose Gana F.Leke retweeted
I am honored to receive the 2025 UNESCO–Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences. @UNESCO
I share this award with the scientists, health workers, and communities who make progress on health in Africa possible.
Rose Gana F.Leke retweeted
Meet the 2025 laureates of the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences: Prof. Rose Leke, Prof. George F. Gao, and Prof. Abderrezak Bouchama.
🧬🔬Their achievements exemplify how advances in life sciences can transform lives, strengthen resilience, and shape a more equitable future for all.
Learn more: unesco.org/en/articles/unesc……
Rose Gana F.Leke retweeted
In Malabo today, moments before receiving the 2025 UNESCO–Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences from the President. Honored to be the first African woman to receive this distinction — a recognition of decades of work in advancing life sciences.
In Malabo today, moments before receiving the 2025 UNESCO–Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences from the President. Honored to be the first African woman to receive this distinction — a recognition of decades of work in advancing life sciences.
Each year, millions of African children arrive at hospitals unconscious from malaria complications. But early antibiotics + faster referral could save 20,000+ lives annually. We must act on the data and change the outcome. @TheLancet @guardian #EndMalaria
theguardian.com/global-devel…
It’s the #DayOfTheAfricanChild. We must protect the health of our children. Fighting for our children’s survival is how our generation protects the next.
@_AfricanUnion @gavi
Vaccines have saved millions, but millions more still wait. At #WHA78, let's prioritize resilient, country-led immunization programs that reach every child. The cost of inaction is measured in lives lost. #HealthForAll
Rose Gana F.Leke retweeted
My warm congratulations to @ProfJanabi on your election as Regional Director for @WHOAFRO.
You have earned the confidence and trust of the Member States of the region. This is a great privilege, and a very great responsibility.
I assure you of my support and that of my colleagues in Geneva.
Rose Gana F.Leke retweeted
Liberia is scaling up emergency obstetric and newborn care to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths.
With support from WHO and partners, nurses and midwives have been trained to deliver life-saving care in high-burden regions.
Read more:
afro.who.int/countries/liber…
