Pillars Overview
Four connected pillars bring together integrated care, health systems strengthening, implementation research, and community health promotion in Cameroon.
Our Four Strategic Pillars
A coherent, mutually reinforcing operational framework translating clinical evidence into community-level health transformation.
Integrated Service Delivery (ISD)
Strengthening clinical and community service delivery for maternal, child, and respiratory health.
Comprehensive MNCH and Respiratory Care
Supporting and improving high-quality, integrated care for maternal, newborn, and child health, with a strong emphasis on Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM), alongside primary respiratory healthcare across health facilities and local communities.
Active Case Finding and Respiratory Care
Expanding early screening, active case finding, and primary management for chronic respiratory conditions, particularly asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Health Systems Strengthening (HSS)
Building healthcare worker capacity through pragmatic training, task-sharing, and innovative tools.
Workforce Capacity Building
Training and coaching frontline primary healthcare staff and multipurpose Community Health Workers (CHWs) to address workforce shortages using pragmatic, cost-effective, and innovative decision-support tools and streamlined referral networks.
Non-Specialist Respiratory Training
Equipping non-respiratory healthcare providers (nurses, clinical officers, and general practitioners) in primary healthcare facilities to confidently utilise peak flow meters, spirometers, and standard essential medicines for effective asthma and COPD care.
Implementation Research and Policy Advocacy
Generating local evidence to drive sustainable health system improvements and national policy change.
Embedded Implementation Science
Integrating implementation research into our ISD and HSS programmes to generate robust evidence on cost-effective, pragmatic models of quality care that improve health outcomes.
Evidence-Informed Advocacy
Leveraging research findings to strengthen policy advocacy, driving the adoption of innovative and proven practices within our intervention districts and across national health policy frameworks in Cameroon.
Health Promotion & Social Behaviour Change (SBC)
Empowering communities through participatory education, media, and normative change.
Participatory and Grouped Education
Empowering local health committees, community health workers, and families through interactive group education sessions across both community and facility settings.
Multi-Channel Communication
Driving positive health norms and behavioural change through local media broadcasts (radio campaigns), community dialogues, and interactive health talks tailored to local languages and cultural contexts.
How We Work
Explore the approach and strategic plan that connect our four pillars.