Research Programme
Before 2000, practically no research had been done at Limbe Provincial Hospital. In the last few years, however, several research studies have been based at the hospital. A few examples are:
- Members of the Health Sciences Department at the University of Buea conducted research on the effects of nursing training on the control of nosocomial infections. A paper based on this research was presented at the International Conference on Overcoming Health Disparities in 2004.
- An international team of researchers in Cameroon and the United States of America did a study on adherence to antiretroviral therapy. The research was carried out at the hospital’s ART clinic.
- An ophthalmologist at Limbe Provincial Hospital has done research on treatment of blindness. This research was published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
- In August and September 2008, Gavin Steingo, a researcher from the University of Pennsylvania, carried out research on the acquisition and use of medical instruments at Limbe Provincial Hospital, on a grant from Merck Pharmaceuticals.
- Currently, research on the prevalence of opportunistic infections in HIV / AIDS patients is carried out in the context of the ESTHER partnership with the University of Rostock / Germany.
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