Mission
The Department of Public Health aims to achieve better health in the population through strengthening the public health science base, training the next generation of public health leaders and influencing health policies and programmes in Cameroon and beyond.
Staff
Head of Department
Prof Jerome Ateudjieu
MD, MPH, PhD In Epidemiology
Associate Professor
Prof Jerome Ateudjieu
Qualification: MD, MPH, PhD In Epidemiology
Academic Rank: Associate Professor
Specialty: Public Health
Subspecialities: Epidemiology
Research Focus: Improving access to health care services and health interventions that are part of health programs; Pharmacoepidemiology; Drugs safety and antibi resistance monitoring; Epidemiological surveillance and outbreak response, Health research ethics
Address: P.O. Box 96 Dschang, Cameroon;
Phone: +237 699701011
E-mail : jerome.ateudjieu@univ-dschang.org
ORCID N°: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2156-1160
; H index (Google Scholar): 12
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=ATEUDJIEU&filter=datesearch.y_10
Lecturers
Charles KOUANFACK
MD, PhD
Charles KOUANFACK
Qualification: MD, PhD
Academic Rank: Senior lecturer
Speciality: Public Health
Option: Epidemiologist
Research Focus: Treatment strategies for HIV patients. Decentralization and tasks shifting with community involvement for management of HIV and viral hepatitis. Impact of covid-19 on the health system
Adress : Ngousso résidentiel, P.O. Box 5555 Yaoundé
Tel : +237 699 950 743
E-mail : charles.kouanfack@univ-dschang.org; charleskouanfack@yahoo.fr
ORCID N° : 0000-0002-0238-6205
H index (Google Scholar): 156
Pubmed : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/charles.kouanfack.1/bibliography/public/
Earnest NJIH TABAH
MD, MPH, PhD.
Earnest NJIH TABAH
Qualification: MD, MPH, PhD.
Academic Rank: Assistant Lecturer
Speciality: Public Health and Epidemiology
Sub-speciality: Epidemiology of Neglected Tropical Diseases and Neurological disorders of the Tropics
Address: P.O. Box 96 Dschang, Cameroon;
Phone: +237 674056874 | 657422792
E-mail : enjih2000@gmail.com
ORCID :
PubMed : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Tabah+EN
Research Gate : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Earnest-Tabah
Cavin Epie BEKOLO
MD, MSc
Cavin Epie BEKOLO
Qualification: MD, MSc
Academic Rank: Assistant Lecturer
Speciality: Public Health
Sub-speciality: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Address: P.O. Box 96 Dschang, Cameroon;
Phone: +237 683 714 211
E-mail : cavin.bekolo@univ-dschang.org; cavinep@yahoo.co.uk
ORCID N°: 0000-0002-9845-9842; H index (Google Scholar): 9
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=BEKOLO+C
Solange WHEGANG YOUDOM
PhD, MSc
Solange WHEGANG YOUDOM
Qualification: PhD, MSc
Academic Rank: Assistant Lecturer
Speciality: Applied Statistics
Sub-speciality: statistical methods, modelling
Address: P.O. Box 96 Dschang, Cameroon; Phone: +237 693 626 228
E-mail : swhegang2002@yahoo.fr
ORCID N°: 0000-0003-1675-5275
Djam Chefor Alain
PhD, MSc
Djam Chefor Alain
Qualification: Ph.D., M.Sc.
Academic Rank: Assistant Lecturer
Speciality: Public Health
Sub-speciality: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Address: P.O. Box 96 Dschang, Cameroon; Phone: +237 675205067
E-mail : djamalain@yahoo.com
ORCID N°: 0000-0003-1675-5275
Clarisse MAPA TASSOU épse ETEME
PhD, MSc
Clarisse MAPA TASSOU épse ETEME
Qualification: PhD
Academic Rank: Assistant Lecturer
Speciality: Public Health
Sub-speciality: Health Policy Analysis/Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology
Address: P.O. Box 96 Dschang, Cameroon;
Phone: +237 677 774 028
E-mail: mapatassou@yahoo.fr
ORCID N°: 0000-0002-0709-1449
Courses
We offer four undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for students to further their knowledge and expertise in:
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
- Hygiene and Environmental Sanitation
- Epidemiology and Disease Control
- Health Economics
- Research Methodology and Health Research Ethics
- Health Systems and Health Policy
- Health Education and Health Promotion
- Demography and History of Medicine
- Community Health Practice
Research areas
The Department of Public Health works to address the major public health challenges of contemporary times including communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Work spans a wide range of disease areas, including emerging infectious diseases, HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, polio, influenza, mosquito-borne viral infections, sexually transmitted infections, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), and bacterial and fungal infections.
Since much of our research has direct relevance to policy, we work in close partnership with a wide range of public and global health organisations – notably The Ministry of Public Health in Cameroon, MA SANTE, …