Science-policy interface for responding to COVID-19 in Cameroun

Team Leader

Norbert François TCHOUAFFE TCHIADJE

Solution & Team Overview

Solution name:

Short solution summary:

The essence of this projection is to showcase studies and thematic analyses through both systemic and transformation impact Assessment to help citizens minimize the risk To ne infected by COVID-19 and to help the policy- makers stopping the spread of the virus.

In what city, town, or region is your solution team based?

Yaounde, Cameroon

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

Dr Norbert TCHOUAFFE

International University of Applied Development Sciences(IUSAD)

Tel.+237696577393

Which Challenge Area does your solution most closely address?

Respond (Decrease transmission & spread), such as: Optimal preventive interventions & uptake maximization, Cutting through “infodemic” & enabling better response, Data-driven learnings for increased efficacy of interventions

What specific problem are you solving?

The rapid spreading of Coronaviruses in Cameroon.

Who does your solution serve, and what needs of theirs does it address?

The targeted audience is poor vulnerable communities which could not afford Personal protected equipments for their safety measures.

The project will help to locate them and to help them taking precaution measures.

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Proof of Concept: A venture or organisation building and testing its prototype, research, product, service, or business/policy model, and has built preliminary evidence or data

More About Your Solution

Please select all the technologies currently used in your solution:

Behavioral Technology
Crowd Sourced Service / Social Networks

What “public good” does your solution provide?

The public good of my solution are two folds:

-Predicting the spread of COVID-19 in a given community, this will allow the policy maker to identify the most vulnerable community and to trace the infested population:

Estimate the community immunity to know if a given community needs mass vacination or not.

How will your solution create tangible impact, and for whom?

My formulas can be used by any researcher to predict of any pandemic and estimate community of any given population.

How will you scale your impact over the next one year and the next three years?

My.new innovative model has been tested by many researchers and could be used t for any pandemic.

How are you measuring success against your impact goals?

TToC model resulted from 5 indicators :

A:which stands for awareness;

C:for Capacity

A: for attitude

P: for Participation

E: for evaluation

All estimated using likert scale.

In which countries do you currently operate?

Cameroon

In which countries do you plan to deploy your solution within the next 3 years?

Central African Republic
Chad
Congo, Rep.
Gabon
Nigeria

What barriers currently exist for you to accomplish your goals in the next year and the next 3 years? How do you plan to overcome these barriers?

Financial barriers to develop my stategy model.

More About Your Team

Partnership & Growth Opportunities

Solution Team:

Norbert François TCHOUAFFE TCHIADJE
Senior lecturer