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Cameroon

1. Research for health – national priorities	5. Resources
2. Research for health – policies and governance	6. Country Background
3. Key Institutions	7. Country Reviewers
4. Research Financing and Partnership

1. Research for health – national priorities


	• National Health Research Priorities

2. Research for health – policies and
governance


	• Health Sector Strategy (2007 – 2015), Ministry of Health, 2007 *this document will be available soon*

	• Document d’Orientation de la Recherche en Santé, 2006 Division for Health Operations Research (DROS), COHRED and other national stakeholders involved in health research (currently under the validation by the Government). *this document will be available soon*

	• The Ministry of Public Health has formulated National Programmes against: HIV / AIDS; malaria; schistosomiasis and helminthiasis; tuberculosis; onchocerciasis; lymphatic filariasis; eradication of the Guinea worm; leprosy; human African trypanosomiasis; cancer; diabetes and hypertension; blindness; drugs and toxicomania. this document will be available soon

	• Sectorial Strategy for Research and Innovation, Ministry of Research, Science and Innovation (MINRESI) 2004 *this document will be available soon*

	• Cameroon: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, International Monetary Fund, 2003 *this document will be available soon*

3. Key Institutions


•	Government	• Mr. André Mama Fouda Ministre de la Santé Publique Ministère de la Santé Publique Yaoundé République du Cameroun Tel: +237 222 01 72 Fax:+237 222 02 33 Division de la Recherche Operationnelle en Santé Cellule de la Recherche Clinique Dr ONGOLO ZOGO Pierre Director Cellule de la Recherche Clinique Dr. ESSOMBA NTSAMA Claudine Chef CRC Mr. FOUDA Jean Marie Research Officer Tel: + 237 223 45 18 Fax: +237 223 45 79 Email:jdmaf2003@yahoo.fr • Mme. Tchuente Madeleine Ministre de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique et de la Innovation (MINRESI) Ministère de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique et de la Innovation (MINRESI) Youndé Cameroun Web:www.minrest.gov.cm
•	Research Councils	*Update in progress*
•	Academic Institutions and Research Institutions (non-profit)	• Centre International de recherche et de Référence “Chantal Biya” (CIRCB) Situé dans l'enceinte du CHU Melen P.O. Box: 3077, Messa Yaoundé, Cameroun Dr. Marcel Monny Lobe Director Tel: +237 22 31 54 50 Fax:+237 22 31 54 56 Email:circbdoc@yahoo.fr Web:http://circb.net/ • Institut Médicales des Plantes Médicinales (IMPM) Pr. ESSAME OYONO Director *Update in progress* • Laboratoire de Santé "Hygiène Mobile" (LSHM) B.P. 3595 Yaoundé Cameroun Tel: +237 22 22 38 37 Fax: +237 22 23 53 64 Dr KEOU BOPI Executive Administrator • The Biotechnology Center University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 3851 Messa, Yaoundé Cameroun. Tel: +237 22 23 74 29 Fax:+237 22 23 74 29 Prof Rose Leke Director Email:roseleke@yahoo.com Web:www.btc.org • ANRS Site - Yaoundé Central Hospital Pr. KOULLA SHIRO SINATA *Update in progress* • Centre Pasteur du Cameroun BP 1274 Yaoundé Cameroun Tel: +237 223 10 15 Fax: +237 223 15 64 Email:cpc@pasteur-yaounde.org Web:http://www.pasteur-yaounde.org/ • Centre de Recherche pour la Santé des Armées (CRESAR) Colonel – Doctor Eitel Mpoudi Ngole Director *Update in progress* • Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) BP 1857 Yaoundé Cameroun Tel: +237 20 15 08 ou 21 70 52 Fax: +237 20 18 54 Email:orstyde@ird.uninet.cm Web:http://www.ird.fr • Université de Yaoundé I, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales (FMSB) B.P. 1364 Yaoundé Cameroon Tel: +237 310 586 Fax: +237 311 224 Web:http://www.uninet.cm/ TETANYE EKOE Doyen • Université de Buéa P. O. Box 63 Buea, South Province Cameroun Tel: +237-332 21 34/ 237 3322690 Fax:237-343 25 08 Prof. Cornelius Lambi Mbifung Head of Institution Email: vpktitanji@yahoo.co.uk
•	Civil Society Organisations / NGOs	• Institut pour la Recherche, Développement Socio-Economique et la Communication (IRESCO) Yaoundé Cameroun Tel. Coordination : +237 22 31 97 78 Email:coordination@iresco.org Tel. Division Technique : +237 22 31 10 14 Email:tech@iresco.org Web:http://www.iresco.org • Fondation Paul Ango Ela (FPAE) B.P. 164 Yaoundé Cameroun Tél./Fax: +237 22 23 39 01, +237 22 22 31 49 Email:fpae@globalnet.cm Web:http://www.fpae.net • Fondation Shemka P.O. Box 546 Nkolbison, Yaoundé Cameroon Tel: +011-237-773-7745 Email:contact@shemkafoundation.org Web:http://www.shemkafoundation.org • “Femmes Santé et Développement” (FESADE) B.P. 724 Yaoundé Cameroon Tél./Fax: +227.23.42.32 • Réseau Camerounais des Associations des Personnes Vivant avec le VIH / SIDA (RéCAP +) Yaundé Cameroun Ms. Machoussi Executive Secretary • REDS (Réseau sur l'éthique, le droit et le VIH/sida) BP 5877 Yaoundé Cameroun Tel./Fax: +00(237) 22 20 68 59
•	Private Research Institutions (for profit)	*Update in progress*
•	Other	*Update in progress*

4. Research Financing and Partnership


•	Internal funding
•	External funding

5. Resources

•	What factors influence national health research agendas in low and middle income countries? Perspectives of health research stakeholders from six countries and 11 international agencies Record Paper 5 2006
•	Assessing the Efficacy of Health Research as a Development Strategy in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers. NYU Wagner – COHRED Capstone Project, 2006
•	What factors influence health research agendas in developing countries COHRED National Health Research series 2006
•	Research into Action, Issue 31 The Newsletter of the Council on Health Research for Development 2003
•	Tracking resource flows for health research and development (R&D) in Cameroon, COHRED, 2002 *this document will be available soon*
•	Health Research Development in Cameroon, A Historical Perspective African consultative process, in preparation for the International Conference on Health Research for Development Bangkok, 2000
•	Situation Analysis of Health Research in Cameroon African consultative process, in preparation for the International Conference on Health Research for Development Bangkok, 2000
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6. Country Background


•	WHO
•	World Bank
•	Canadian International Development Agency ( CIDA )
•	CIA

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Last updated: 23 April, 2008