IeDEA Stakeholders Meeting Mbalmayo, Yaounde -

IeDEA Stakeholders’ Meeting: Mbalmayo, Yaounde

Purpose:

To provide the Cameroon IeDEA stakeholders with an overview of the IeDEA study implementation in Cameroon as well as present the Cameroon IeDEA study 4-year strategic plan.

Present at the meeting were representatives from:

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
Clinical Research Education Networking and Consultancy (CRENC)
Directorate of operational research (DROS) at Cameroon’s Ministry of Health
Elizabeth Glacer pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
Cameroon National Ethics Committee for Human Health Research (CNERSH)
PEDIACAM
Limbe Regional Hospital, Bamenda Regional Hospital
Yaounde Jamot Hospital

Specific objectives:

To have a general overview of the IeDEA project implementation in Cameroon
To discuss the challenges and successes of the IeDEA project over the past years
To discuss potential collaborations and opportunities for scientific productivity within the IeDEA project
To discuss Ca-IeDEA stakeholders involvement and role in driving the IeDEA agenda forward
To present Ca-IeDEA 2018 to 2021 strategic plan and integrate stakeholders perspective of the plan in terms of long and short-term research priorities

Picture 1: Preparing to go for coffee-break after excellent presentations by key facilitators

IEDEA Stakeholder meeting. Mbalmayo, Yaounde.

Prof. Anastose Kathryn, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA. Prof Dzudie Anastase, Chair/CRENC and PI/Cameroon IeDEA. Prof Adebola, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA. Rogers Ajeh, Director of research, CRENC/IeDEA Cameroon.

Picture 2: Family Picture

Partners and stakeholders at the closure of the one-day CRENC/IeDEA Cameroon stakeholders’ meeting organized under the patronage of Cameroon’s ministry of health through the Directorate of Operational Research under the leadership of Prof. Ann Ceci Bisseck.

Picture 3: Cameroon IeDEA team in Rwanda, Kigali (2017)

Cameroon IeDEA team in Rwanda, Kigali (2017) under the leadership of Prof. Dzudie Anastase (Cameroon IeDEA PI) for the All-Africa IeDEA Regional Meeting.

Picture 4: Limbe Regional Hospital IeDEA team

Limbe Regional Hospital (LRH) IeDEA team during a coordination meeting with IeDEA site investigator of the LRH, Dr Denis Nsame (Director of the LRH).

Picture 5: Bamenda Regional Hospital IeDEA team

Bamenda Regional Hospital (BRH) IeDEA team during a coordination with the IeDEA site supervisor for the BRH, Dr. Kinge Thompson (Director of the BRH) and the IeDEA supervision team from CRENC and USA.

Picture 6: Yaounde Jamot Hospital IeDEA team

Yaounde Jamot Hospital (YJH) IeDEA team after a coordination meeting with the IeDEA site supervisor for the YJH, Prof. Eric Pefura (Medical adviser of the YJH) and the IeDEA supervision team from CRENC and USA.

Picture 7: Limbe Regional Hospital IeDEA team

Limbe Regional Hospital IeDEA team with the Cameroon IeDEA project Coordinator after a two-day seminar on research ethics and good clinical practice.

Picture 8: IeDEA/CRENC cervical cancer screening study team in LRH

IeDEA/CRENC cervical cancer screening study team in the Limbe Regional Hospital.