Owing to the expertise of its Principal Investigators, the 2HD research covers the following area
Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in Africans
Ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes in Africans
Diabetes complications and cardiovascular diseases
Migration and diabetes
Diabetes in children and adolescents
Circadian blood pressure abnormalities in chronic diseases (Sickle cell, Rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS)
Obesity
Obesity in children, adolescents and young adults
Birth weight as a risk factor of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africans
Dyslipidaemia
Validation of the Friedewald equation to estimation LDL cholesterol in sub-Saharan Africans
Impact of the current guidelines for blood cholesterol management, on eligibility for statin in a sub-Saharan Africans with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Accuracy of diagnostic tools used in sub-Saharan Africa
Influence of skin-contaminants on the accuracy of glucometers
Interactions between non-communicable and infectious diseases
Evaluation of the accuracy of point-of-care devices used in diagnosis
Hepatitis C and cardiometabolic diseases
HIV and cardiometabolic diseases
Development and evaluation of metabolic activities of phytomedicines
Through our connections we have placed brilliant medical doctors in UK and Belgian universities for Maters and PhDs in public/global/international health or to take a clinical specialization and return back in Cameroon. Supporting 2HD
will certainly contribute to the achievement of the 3rd and 4th sustainable development goals.
P.0.Box 15219 Douala, Cameroon