Naah Felicite

A. Positions and Experience 2019 – Present: Research Officer, Division of Health Operations Research, Ministry of Public Health, Cameroon • Ensure compliance of research protocols with national health research policies. • Support capacity-building of Research Ethics Committees (RECs) and develop SOPs. • Conduct post-approval monitoring of research sites. Selected Projects: • CAMPHIA 2024 – Protocol contextualization; community engagement tool development; supervision of community engagement activities. . CAMHERO-the Cameroon HIV Research Forum (CAM-HERO: www.cam-hero.org), led by the Division of Operational Research at the Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with local research organizations and implementing partners. It focuses on improving the visibility, accessibility, and policy relevance of HIV research conducted in the country. • IBBS 2023 – Supervised survey implementation. • Evaluation of PrEP Pilot Phase in 5 Towns (2023) – Protocol development, budget, ethics submission, training, field supervision, and coordination with USAID/PEPFAR. B. Education and Training • 2025 (current) – Master of Social Science in Health Research Ethics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa • 2011 – Master of Public Health (MPH), Catholic University of Central Africa, Cameroon • 2005 – Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (Minor in Psychology), University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon C. Selected Publications and Proceedings • Training needs of research ethics committee members in Cameroon regarding research participant protection. • Usability of three blood-based HIV self-testing devices among men who have sex with men and female sex workers in Yaoundé and Douala, Cameroon. • Proceedings of the 3rd Cameroon HIV Research Forum (CAM-HERO), Kribi, 2022. D. Areas of Expertise & Skills • Research ethics policies and governance • Research compliance and monitoring • Community-based research and stakeholder engagement