Prevention and control of NCDs in Cameroon and other LMICs. #NCDsolutions Researcher@GDAR
Yaounde,Cameroon
Joined September 2015
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Honored to have co-authored this blog. Congratulations to my fellow @GDARnetwork ECRs. gdarnet.org/2022/10/20/early…
New GDAR blog! "Early Career Researchers: finding our way in global health research" gdarnet.org/2022/10/20/early… Wise words from Joanne Smith, Feyisayo Odunitan-Wayas, @mukomagudani, Rosemary Musuva, @Clwanga16, @edwingwa and @damiodekunle
I had the opportunity to share part of GDAR research at #ICOPH2025, which examined how a multisectoral approach can be crucial in addressing climate change-Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) syndemic hazards in an urban context such as Yaounde, Cameroon.@GDARnetwork @Tiikm_SriLan
𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 11𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 Public Health 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (7th -9th August) in Bangkok, Thailand. #ICOPH2025#TIIKM#GlobalPublicHealth#InnovationInHealth#TogetherForAHealthierTomorrow#NetworkingForChange
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Climate change & NCDs impact us all, but especially our youth. Answering how does climate vulnerability within the urban environment in Yaoundé affect youth's physical activity & nutrition? This workshop empowers adolescents to design solutions for a healthier lifestyle. #HCD
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Schools are at the heart of healthy communities! A Human-Centered Design workshop where school authorities & NGOs co-create solutions for urban health challenges impacting physical activity, diet & NCDs is Key in the Rapid Growing and Urbanizing city of Yaoundé.
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Double-edged reality! Our Human-Centered Design roundtable unites School Education authorities & local NGOs who are both parents and authorities, Bringing real-world experience to climate change and NCDs policies, attaching policy to the realities of raising healthy adolescents.
Stimulating discussions on potential ways of strengthening existing policies in addressing climate linked disasters and intersection with key NCD determinants in urban settings #GDARspaces 2nd stakeholder consultation workshop-Yaounde @GroupHopit @DrTolullah @GDARnetwork
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Dr @yves_was Presenting Preliminary Results from the Yaoundé Environmental Audit of Syndemic Hazards. Focusing on climate hazards and food and built environment risk that influence diet and physical activity.
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Kudos to team @GroupHopit for a successful start of the @GDARnetwork GDARSpaces 2nd Stakeholder Consultation Workshop – Yaoundé @tatahlambed @MeelanThondoo @NIHRresearch @Nkem_Kembe
Arrival, Registration and kick-off of the GDARSpaces 2nd Stakeholder Consultation Workshop – Yaoundé
Tuesday 25 July 2023 at Djeuga Palace Hotel Yaounde
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Arrival, Registration and kick-off of the GDARSpaces 2nd Stakeholder Consultation Workshop – Yaoundé
Tuesday 25 July 2023 at Djeuga Palace Hotel Yaounde
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Pleased to be promoted to Clinical Professor @Cambridge_Uni.
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Congratulations to four Wolfson academics - @celiadonert, @DrTolullah, @philosofarr, @bulmerlab - who have all been promoted by the University of Cambridge in this year’s review 🎉
Find out more about their work 👇
wolfson.cam.ac.uk/about/news…
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Today is our Global Health Research Member event on 'Communicating research'. Leading #GlobalHealthResearchers will discuss how to communicate research to:
🟥Policy makers
🟦The media
🟨Stakeholders and communities
Share your thoughts on the event's talks using #GHRME2023
ALT NIHR Global Health Academy Member event 2023: Communicating research 21 & 22 March 2023 11am-3.30pm GMT
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Working @GDARnetwork means we align research methods and findings across cities while highlighting contextual realities. Our panel at #WSF2022 today was a great experience as we addressed #health #climate and #socialjustice @MRC_Epid @GroupHopit @UCTHealthSci @DrTolullah
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Working @GDARnetwork means we align research methods and findings across cities while highlighting contextual realities. Our panel at #WSF2022 today was a great experience as we addressed #health #climate and #socialjustice @MRC_Epid @GroupHopit @UCTHealthSci @DrTolullah
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Attending World Science Forum 2022 #WSF22 in Cape Town?
Join a panel discussion with Feyi Wayas @Nkem_Kembe @vickilambert @muzenda_trish @MeelanThondoo & Monika Kamkuemah:
Health, climate and social justice in African cities.
📆Wednesday 7 Dec, 17:00
🌍CTICC Room 1.61-1.62
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“Sometimes the ask is a hard one.. Sometimes we feel lost and overwhelmed. But ..we know opportunities that lie ahead..are worth the struggle of exploration” Proud of @GDARnetwork ECRs from Jamaica, South Africa, Kenya, Cameroon, Nigeria for the launch of their first blog 🙌🏿🎉
New GDAR blog! "Early Career Researchers: finding our way in global health research" gdarnet.org/2022/10/20/early… Wise words from Joanne Smith, Feyisayo Odunitan-Wayas, @mukomagudani, Rosemary Musuva, @Clwanga16, @edwingwa and @damiodekunle
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On day 3 #ICUH22 @MRC_Epid researchers @tatahlambed @MeelanThondoo James Woodcock, Haneen Khreis (joined by Thiago de Sa) led a session on health impact of transport modelling and infrastructure. I may be biased but this was really exceptional
Great mobilization against breast cancer.#PinkOctober #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #BreastCancerAwareness #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth2022 @Yaounde, Cameroon
