On July 4, 2025, the Cameroon National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) delegation, led by Dr. Zeh Meka, Permanent Secretary, visited CRID. The tour aimed to explore CRID’s technical capabilities and foster collaboration in the fight against malaria. The visitors were welcomed by CRID’s Executive Director Prof. Charles Wondji and a batch of researchers. They were…
Anopheles mosquitoes are becoming increasingly resistant to commonly used insecticides, particularly pyrethroids, the primary chemicals in bed nets across Africa. Beyond genetic mutations, which are known to play a key role in this enhanced resistance, researchers are now investigating another potential contributor: the mosquito’s microbiome. Mosquito microbiome refers to all the microorganisms (like bacteria, fungi,…
On Thursday, July 3, 2025, Achille Jérome Binyang, former PhD student at CRID successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the Faculty of Science of the University of Yaoundé I. Achille Binyang’s research focused on how mosquitoes that carry malaria parasites are becoming resistant to insecticides, and how mechanisms associated to this resistance might affect the…