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.
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.
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.
