Cameroon’s reference centre for bacterial antimicrobial resistance and One Health
CEDBCAM-RI produces more data on antimicrobial-resistant bacteria than any other research centre in Cameroon, linking human, animal and environmental health to inform policy and practice.
Why bacterial AMR
Source: Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators, The Lancet, 2022.
The gap we fill
Many African countries still lack reliable data on resistant bacteria. Closing this gap requires stronger microbiology laboratories and advanced genomic capacity for scalable, state-of-the-art studies. This is what CEDBCAM-RI builds in Cameroon.
Our approach
Genomic surveillance
Whole genome sequencing and molecular epidemiology of priority resistant bacteria.
One Health
Linking humans, animals, food and the environment to trace how resistance spreads.
From data to action
Rapid diagnostics, vaccines and infection prevention informed by our evidence.
People and capacity
Training the next generation of African AMR scientists, from Master’s to postdoc.