of the measures funded. Cameroon, as a high-impact country in the GF portfolio, absorbed $164.4 million between 2018 and 2020. For the next period from 2021 to 2023, Cameroon has received a funding allocation [...] and Y-Note for the IT aspects in Cameroon. openIMIS is an open source tool that is currently being used successfully in the free HIV care and treatment campaign in Cameroon as well as in the BEPHA community [...] pilot is being prepared for the Chèque Santé, also in Cameroon. The...
chain and fiduciary controls and reporting during the different phases of the vaccine rollout in Cameroon. The role of the Monitoring Agent is to provide third-party specific monitoring, validation, and
Public Health of Cameroon (MINSANTE) through the "Project to Support Reproductive Health" (PASaR). This project is funded by the German Ministry of Cooperation (BMZ) and the State of Cameroon. The objective [...] The capacities of the Regional Funds in their health promotion role are strengthened. The state of Cameroon operates ten Regional Funds for Health Promotion that are the regional implementing partners of
Treatment of the neglected tropical skin disease Buruli Ulcer (BU) relies currently on a single drug, rifampicin, which is given in combination with streptomycin. Development of an alternative treatme
Molecular detection of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks from Cameroon (Publications)
Rickettsia sp. in northern Cameroon. The present work was conducted in order to identify potential tick-borne spotted fever group Rickettsia in the Adamawa region of northern Cameroon, which may contribute [...] collected from cattle in the municipal slaughterhouse of Ngaoundere in the Adamawa region of northern Cameroon. After morphological identification of tick species, extracted DNA was analyzed by PCR targeting [...] the first molecular evidence of rickettsial infection in ticks in the...
No hints for abundance of <em>Bacillus anthracis</em> and <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei</em> in 100 environmental samples from Cameroon (Publications)
abundance of the pathogens Bacillus anthracis and Burkholderia pseudomallei in environmental samples in Cameroon. Therefore, 100 respective samples were assessed in a proof-of-principle assessment. Methods: DNA [...] s of 100 environmental samples, which were collected between 2011 and 2013 in the Mape Basin of Cameroon, were screened for B. anthracis and B. pseudomallei by real-time PCR. The samples comprised soil [...] y overwhelming, ubiquitous occurrence of B. anthracis and B. pseudomallei...
Pyrethroid and etofenprox resistance in <em>Anopheles gambiae </em>and <em>Anopheles coluzzii </em>from vegetable farms in Yaounde, Cameroon:... (Publications)
Previous studies have indicated widespread insecticide resistance in malaria vector populations from Cameroon. However, the intensity of this resistance and underlying mechanisms are poorly known. Therefore
Introduction of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> disease in the Bankim Health District of Cameroon follows damming of the Mapé river (Publications)
particular region. In this report we investigate an anecdotal link between damming the Mape River in Cameroon and the emergence of BU in the Health Districts bordering Lake Bankim, the impoundment created by
