INSTITUT SUPÉRIEUR DE RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET MÉDICALE

Higher Institite of Scientific and Medical Research (ISM), better known as CRFilMT, is a Cameroonian non-profit association working in the field of health. It was created in 2005 by Joseph KAMGNO, Professor of Epidemiology and Head of the Department of Public Health at the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMSB) of the University of Yaoundé I, to put biomedical research at the service of the fight against tropical diseases, in particular filariasis.
Our Missions
ISM aims to contribute to the solution of health problems through applied scientific research. Our main missions, among others, are to :

Develop a system for monitoring, preventing and managing serious side effects (SSEs) following mass treatment campaigns with ivermectin (Mectizan®) for onchocerciasis
To provide quality training to health personnel in the surveillance, prevention and management of serious adverse events (SAEs), and monitoring and evaluation of neglected tropical disease control
Conducting research activities on tropical infections, in particular neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)