Project Coordinator: Cameroon National Ethics Committee (Lazare Kaptue)
Location: Cameroon
Budget: € 64,079
Duration of project: April 2011-February 2013

This project will support the strengthening Cameroon National Ethics Committee to improve its transparency, independency, and effectiveness during protocols evaluation and to promote the development of cooperation and communication between the CNEC local and regional committees. In addition, it will help strengthen through the CNEC collaboration with local partners, other African National Research Ethics Committees and with international partners like the TRREE for Africa project and the Volkswagen Foundation. The North-South and South-South network of ethical review will ensure the highest competence in biomedical research.