In order to stay informed and up to date on all areas regarding Neglected Tropical Diseases, there is close collaboration between a substantial network of contacts which work closely to facilitate the fight against NTDs in line with the WHO 2020 target. In Cameroon, there is a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Basic Education which ensures both ministries put in effort to work in a cooperative partnership to improve the well-being, health and academic achievement of school students all around the country.
Our list of partners includes
The Ministry of Basic Education of Cameroon is responsible for implementing government policy regarding basic education. It actively participates in school-based deworming programs and the fight against schistosomiasis in schools, in collaboration with public health partners.
The World Health Organization is the United Nations agency responsible for international public health. WHO coordinates global efforts to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases, including schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis, by setting norms and standards, providing technical support, and monitoring health situations around the world.
The Ministry of Public Health of Cameroon is responsible for the formulation and implementation of government policy regarding public health. It coordinates national control programs against endemic and tropical diseases, and ensures improved access to healthcare for the entire Cameroonian population.
The Ministry of Secondary Education of Cameroon is responsible for defining and implementing educational policy at the general and technical secondary school levels. It plays a key role in raising awareness about neglected tropical diseases among young people through national school curricula.
Wellcome is a global charitable foundation that supports science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone. It funds researchers, takes on big problems, and helps build the foundations of knowledge to tackle disease, mental health challenges, and the urgent threat of climate and health. Wellcome is one of the world's largest non-governmental funders of health research.
The University of Yaoundé provides opportunities for quality education through teaching and research in an environment that is conducive to such pursuits and in ways that respond to market forces. The University is dedicated to the continuous quest for excellence, the promotion of moral and human values, and service to the community. Its teaching and research programmes emphasize relevance, encourage tolerance and promote creative, critical and independent thinking.
The Liberia MOHSW is responsible for administering governmental activities concerning the protection and improvement of public health and social welfare. This includes the promotion and conduct of research in the prevention and treatment of diseases hazardous to the public health.
Afriland First Bank is a Cameroonian bank founded in 1987 with the mission of mobilizing savings and financing the development of Africa. It supports economic and social development initiatives across the continent, including partnerships with health and research institutions committed to improving living conditions and combating endemic diseases in African communities.
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research and technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.
Pamoja Communications is a limited company, which specializes in planning strategies and creating communication materials, to help organisations communicate their knowledge effectively to key external stakeholders.
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) was the first institution in the world dedicated to the fight against tropical diseases. It works in more than sixty countries using innovation and research to improve the health of the world's poorest people.
The University of Buea provides opportunities for quality education through teaching and research in an environment that is conducive to such pursuits and in ways that respond to market forces. The University is dedicated to the continuous quest for excellence, the promotion of moral and human values, and service to the community. Its teaching and research programmes emphasize relevance, encourage tolerance and promote creative, critical and independent thinking.
