RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

For several decades, research efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa have focused mainly on Infectious diseases. However, Chronic diseases, both Communicable and Non-Communicable and Injuries now represent; according to WHO and the World Bank, the main causes of morbidity and mortality that can strain the health budgets of Developing Countries and undermine economic development efforts. The determinants of the increase in Chronic diseases such as Diabetes and Cardiovascular diseases, Cancers and Trauma (mainly related to road insecurity) remain poorly known in our environment. Therefore, our main research areas are primarily: