From September 18th to 29th, 2023, the Central Africa International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (CA-IeDEA) organised an intensive, 10-day training program held at Lemigo Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda. The program saw attendance from 20 researchers, representing organizations including CRENC, RD Rwanda, Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH), and Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC)
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CRENC – IeDEA: Leadership and Scientific Writing Training
Scientific productivity and research in Africa for Africa is limited and unequally distributed across the continent. Capacity strengthening, developing skills in scientific writing and leadership training , have been postulated to mitigate this trend. It is on this premise that the Clinical Research Education, Networking and Consultancy (CRENC) through Pr.
50th Ten-Day International Teaching Seminar on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
The 50thTen-Day International Teaching Seminar on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention held in Goa, India from June 17 to June 29 2018. CRENC was represented at this prestigious 10 days teaching seminar by Dr. Sih Colette. Dr. Sih is a fourth year resident in Internal Medicine at the Baptist Institute of
Research Methods Training At The Douala General Hospital
Over three-quarters of deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) occur in Low-and-Middle-income-countries, many of which reside in Sub Saharan African region. One of the nine global non-communicable disease (NCD) targets, is to reduce cardiovascular mortality by 25% by the year 2025. Whether this is attainable or not depends largely on the
Building and Strengthening Capacity for Cardiovascular Research in Africa
It is vital for any African institution to develop a critical mass of clinicians that can effectively do research and publish their findings. The Clinical Research Education Networking and Consultancy (CRENC), a Cameroon-based research organization, was established to improve skill acquisition in research in Africa by developing research priorities and
The way forward for clinical research in Cameroon: first scientific and research day in Douala, 2014
There is a huge need for health research to support contextually relevant health service and policy solutions to better the health of populations in sub-Saharan Africa. This need contrasts with the very timid engagement of healthcare practitioners in research in the region. It is against this background that the Douala
