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Prevention and control of NCDs in Cameroon and other LMICs. #NCDsolutions Researcher@GDAR
Yaounde,Cameroon
Joined September 2015
Honored to have co-authored this blog. Congratulations to my fellow @GDARnetwork ECRs.
New GDAR blog! "Early Career Researchers: finding our way in global health research" https://t.co/4uW7zaYqm2 Wise words from Joanne Smith, Feyisayo Odunitan-Wayas, @mukomagudani, Rosemary Musuva, @Clwanga16, @edwingwa and @damiodekunle
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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
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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.
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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. @GDARnetwork
@NIHRglobal
@tcanelfe
@DrTolullah
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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 @GDARnetwork
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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 @GDARnetwork
@GroupHopit
@CameroonNCDA
@UKaid
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Pleased to be promoted to Clinical Professor @Cambridge_Uni. @GDARnetwork @MRC_Epid @WolfsonCam @YGLvoices @UrbanBetter
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 👇 https://t.co/Fy8yMjPEov
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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
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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" https://t.co/4uW7zaYqm2 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
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Great mobilization against breast cancer.#PinkOctober #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #BreastCancerAwareness #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth2022 @Yaounde, Cameroon
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