Biomedical Research

  • Clinical trials and epidemiological studies:
    • o the development of clinical research protocols,
    • o Conducting clinical studies,
  • Design and conduct of basic studies;
  • Design, implementation and evaluation of disease control strategies:
    • Design, implementation and evaluation of community-based integrated management programs for childhood diseases (malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea, malnutrition),
    • Design, implementation and evaluation of projects and programs at the health center level.
  • Monitoring and evaluation of health projects and programs;
  • Social marketing and communication for health development:
    • o Design of behavior change communication plans and tools;
    • Market research for drugs and medical devices,

Quality assurance of clinical trials

  • selection of clinical trial sites;
  • obtaining ethical and regulatory documents;
  • Monitoring and evaluation of health projects and programs;
  • Preparation of the investigator file and implementation of various procedures;
  • Conducting clinical monitoring visits:
    • qualification visits;
    • site initiation visits;
    • routine follow-up visits;
    • closing visits;
    • site management.
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Clinical research data management

  • design of case report forms ;
  • database/electronic database design (eCRF);
  • Data entry (single or double entry);
  • Data review / query management;
  • coding of adverse events (MedDRA /ICD10);
  • la réconciliation des évènements indésirables graves ;
  • Export of data entry and analysis (SAS, Excel formats, …).

Capacity building

  • Introduction to health research ethics;
  • Introduction to Good Clinical and Laboratory Practice;
  • Introduction to clinical research;
  • Training on writing standard operating procedures;
  • Training on data management and statistical analysis
  • Training on microscopic diagnosis of malaria
  • Training on the use of biomedical equipment.

Pathologies of interest

They consist of :
  • Infectious diseases: malaria, pneumonia, diarrheal diseases, HIV/AIDS and related issues, tuberculosis, meningitis and neglected tropical diseases;
  • non-infectious diseases: malnutrition, sickle cell disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancers, autoimmune diseases, etc;
  • maternal and child health.
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A panel of experts

The GRAS has a highly qualified and multidisciplinary team made of :
  • specialists in biomedical sciences: physicians, pharmacists, medical biologists, epidemiologists, clinical trial specialists, health economists, etc. ;
  • specialists in human and social sciences: socio-anthropologists, demographers, experts in information, education and communication
  • specialists in medical informatics and statistics: statisticians, designers, database managers, etc. ;
  • specialists in quality assurance: clinical study managers, clinical research associates, monitors, auditors, etc.