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

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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…

Gates Foundation: Setting up the African Centre for Vector Genomics (AVecGen)

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The African Centre for Vector Genomics (AVecGen) is a transformative, 36-month initiative designed to establish Africa’s premier centre of excellence in vector genomics. Anchored at the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) in Cameroon, AVecGen will feature cutting-edge genomics and bioinformatics infrastructure, positioning CRID as the continent’s leading regional reference hub for malaria vector…