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National Center for Training and Research in Rural Health (CNFRSR)

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Historique

The Mafèrinyah center was created on November 16, 1988 and was baptized in April 1992 in
<< National Center for Training and Research in Rural Health (CNFRSR) >> Jean SENECAL under the aegis of the Guinean government with the help of the Brittany region (France), the French Ministry of Cooperation, local representatives of the Unicef ​​and the World Health Organization.

Objectives of the CNFRSR

  • Offer Primary Health Care (preventive, curative, and promotional), for this Mafèrinyah center houses a health center which operates in accordance with the national health policy based on primary health care.
  • Provide practical training for students in medicine, pharmacy and professional health schools.
  • Ensure development through continuing training of medical and paramedical staff in primary health care.
  • Undertake operational research with a view to making recommendations to improve the health status of populations through improved services.

Description of the research site

It is located in Mafèrinyah center, capital of the sub-prefecture of Mafèrinyah. The sub-prefecture of Mafèrinyah (Lower Guinea region), which covers an area of ​​500 km2, is located approximately 75 km from the capital Conakry. It is located at an equal distance (25 km) between the prefectures of Coyah and Forécariah and has forty-one (41) sectors distributed between seven (7) rural districts: Mafèrinyah center, Fandié, Béréiré bafila, Madinagbé, Maléah, Koket and Moribayah [Beavogui et al.1996, Sylla et al.1998]. Its population, mainly with an agro-pastoral vocation, is estimated at 30,000 inhabitants, including 11,243 in Mafèrinyah center [Monitoring activities of the health center, 2006].

L'équipe ROAMA-WANECAM-EDCTP en Guinée

The ROAMA-WANECAM-EDCTP team in Guinea

The ROAMA-WANECAM-EDCTP team in Guinea

  • Dr Abdoul Habib BEAVOGUI, MD, PhD (local P.I)
  • Dr Mamadou Malal DIALLO, MD, CES (Co – P.I)
  • Dr Malick SYLLA,MD, CES (Doctor/Investigator)
  • Dr Saliou DIALLO, MD, (Doctor/Investigator)
  • Mlle Gnèpou CAMARA (Biologist/Investigator)
  • M. Moussa SYLLA (Biologist/Investigator)
  • M. Mohamed YATTARA (Biologist/Investigator)
  • M. David CAMARA (Biologist/Investigator)
  • M. Saliou SOW (Biologist/Investigator)