Meet the Team
The COUNTDOWN Cameroon Team is split between two locations. The Yaounde team which focuses around schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminthiasis research is under the leadership of Prof. Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté. Meanwhile, the Buea team working around onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis, is under the leadership of Prof Samuel Wanji at the University of Buea.
Professor Louis Albert Tchuem Tchuente
Country Director
Professor Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté is the Country Director for COUNTDOWN Cameroon research team. He has profound knowledge and expertise in research around neglected tropical diseases, especially schistosomiasis and intestinal worms, that spans over three decades. He is the National Coordinator of Cameroon’s National Programme for the Control of Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Helminthiasis, the Director of the Centre for Schistosomiasis and Parasitology as well as the NTD Ambassador for Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
YAOUNDE TEAM
Prof. Estelle Kouokam
Social Science
Dr Michélle Ndonou
Health Economics
Dr. Hermine Boukeng Jatsa
Monitoring and Evaluation
Marlene Siping
Social Science
Paul Bruno Bidias
Communications
Samuel Tchuenkom
Administrative and Finance
Christine Makia
Social Science
Sharon Ngang
Research Uptake and Communications
Marlene Ntshinda
Social Science
Alex Nguepkap Lemegne
Data Manager
BUEA TEAM
Prof Samuel Wanji
Team Leader
Dr Theobald Nji
Social Science
Maureen Tembei
Health Economics
Dr Peter Enyong
Parasitology and Entomology
Jimmy Nnamdi D.B
Social Science
Dr Mathias Esum Eyong
Parasitology and Entomology
Gallus Ebua Fung
Social Science
Patrick Ndongmo
Parasitology
Dr Zachariou Njoumemi
Health Economics
