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Abstract
Sir Ian McGregor was eminent in the field of tropical medicine, his pioneering work contributing notably to understanding the immunology of malaria and the long-term effects of malnutrition. His special interest was community health in The Gambia, West Africa, where his fieldwork in West Kiang was remarkable for its meticulous long-term studies of a defined population. Sir Ian built up the Medical Research Council's Laboratories and staff accommodation in The Gambia from a run-down military hospital at Fajara to an important research centre, and served as Director from 1954 to 1974 and from 1978 to 1980.