Prof Charles Wondji and Dr Magellan Tchouakui

CANVeCT : Striving for an Evolution of the WHO Conditional Recommendation of Spatial Repellents

Funded by Unitaid to an amount of US$ 18 million and led by Prof Charles Wondji, this project aims to generate robust evidence to support the adoption of spatial repellents as a novel tool to reduce malaria burden in Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued a conditional recommendation for using spatial repellents alongside insecticide-treated…

Prof Charles Wondji presenting a spatial repellent during a stakeholder engagement meeting

CRID awarded US$18 million grant for Catalyzing the Adoption of a Novel Vector Control Tool against malaria

Prof Charles Wondji, CRID’s Executive Director and Head of the LSTM Research Unit at CRID, will lead a team of experts to generate robust evidence to support the adoption of spatial repellents as a novel tool to reduce malaria burden in Africa. Malaria prevention relies heavily on insecticide-based interventions, notably insecticide-treated nets. However, efforts to…

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS LEAD EPIDEMIOLOGIST

Position: Lead EpidemiologistLocation: Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé, Cameroon Role Summary CRID is seeking to fill a Lead Epidemiologist position to strengthen its capacity in implementing complex public health research initiatives. This role is essential for providing technical leadership in the design, coordination, and analysis of epidemiological studies, ensuring high-quality data collection…