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Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane

GFMER Coordinator for Cameroon

Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane

Prof. Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, MD, Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Dean and Professor of Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon
Senior Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, Douala General Hospital, Douala-Cameroon / Buea Regional Hospital, Cameroon
GFMER Coordinator for Cameroon
Focal Person University of Buea, Cameroon: Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN-USAID)
Email: halle-ekane.edie@ubuea.cm

Dr. Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane graduated from the University of Jos- Nigeria in 1985, obtained a specialist certificate in obstetrics and gynecology from the University of Yaoundé - Cameroon in 1994 and a postgraduate diploma in reproductive health from the University of Geneva in 1995. He subsequently trained in gynecologic laparoscopic surgery in the University of Geneva in 2002. He is Dean of the Faculty of Health sciences, University of Buea - Cameroon, and senior consultant in department of obstetrics and gynecology in the Reference Hospital of Douala, a referral centre which serves the Central Africa sub-region. He is a researcher in sexual and reproductive health with experience in the management of STIs, gynecological cancer screening and management, teenage pregnancy, prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV, pregnancy related complications like hypertension and caesarian deliveries.

Dr. Halle-Ekane has been working as a gynaecologist obstetrician since 1994 and has worked as general practitioner and specialist in both the private and public sectors with different posts of responsibilities. He started teaching in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea in 2008 but has always assisted in teaching of some medical and paramedical personnel from the Universities of Yaoundé and Douala in Cameroon and Universities of Geneva and Lausanne in Switzerland. He is a lecturer in embryology, reproductive physiology, obstetrics and gynecology at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea.

Dr. Halle Ekane was recruited as an obstetrician and Gynecologist in the Douala Reference Hospital in 2000. He is also a member of the National Medical Council of Nigeria, the National Medical Council of Cameroon, Cameroon Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (SOGOC), the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (GFMER) and associate member in other societies.

Scientific activities

  • National Medical Council of Nigeria
  • National Medical Council of Cameroon (NMCC)
  • Cameroon Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (SOGOC)
  • Country’s Coordinator - Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (GFMER) – Switzerland.
  • Member: Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, USA (APGO)
  • Member: International Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE)
  • Member Advisory Board: Cameroon – University of Arizona Partnership
  • Member Advisory Board: University of Alabama, Birmingham - Cameron Baptist Convention Health Services Initiative
  • Working Group Member: Afya Bora Fellowship in Global Health Leadership
  • Fellow of West African College of Surgeons (FWACS)
  • Focal Person, Cameroon: One Health Central and Eastern Africa (OHCEA)

Publications

  • Malika Esembeson, Wilfred Abia, Njunda Anna Longdoh, Nkounlack Cyril, Divine Mokake, Nde-Fon Peter, G. E Halle-Ekane. Prevalence of Work - Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Risk Factors amongst Nurses of Buea and Tiko Health Districts, South West Region, Cameroon. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN:2456-6470,Volume,4,Issue-6,October 2020,pp.1216-1223, URL:www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd33645.pdf
  • Henri Essome, Thomas O. Egbe, Theophile N. Nana, Valere K. Mve, Merlin Boten, Grace T. Toc, Gregory E. Halle: Benefits of sexual practice during pregnancy: myth or reality? Comparative study and outcome of childbirth in Douala (Cameroon). Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Oct;9 (10):3944-395
  • Hallle-Ekane G., Binye C., Simo Wambo A., Ajeh R., Elong A Felix,  Lo-oh Clifford2, Mbu Robinson. Placenta Abruptio: A Dreaded Obstetrical Entity in the South West region. Cameroon. Buea – Cameroon. Health Sci. Dis: Vol 21 (8) Aug – 2020.
  • Nana Njamen T, Ngouadjeu Dongho ET, Essome H. Egbe Obinchemti T, Bummier C, Tchente Nguefack C, Halle Ekane EG : Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des femmes en âge de procréer sur la drépanocytose à l’hôpital Général de Douala-Cameroun. Afr.J.of integ Health 2020, 10 (01) : 01 – 08.
  • Nana Njamen T, Essome Henri, Ngouakam Herman, Simo Wambo AG, Tchounzon Robert, Elong Félix, Ayiagni Mounchili I, Ebongue Okalla C, Tchente Nguefack C, Halle Ekane EG. Egbe Obinchemti T: Agents pathogène et facteurs de risque de la maladie inflammatoire pelvienne à l’hôpital Général de Douala : Afr : J of Integ Health 2020, 10 (01) : 36 – 44.
  • Rogers Awoh Ajeh, Halle-Ekane Gregory, Egbe Obinchemti Thomas, Nsah Awachwi Noela, Anastase Dzudie, Assob Nguedia Jules, Adebola Adedimeji. Determinant of Retention in HIV Antiretroviral Treatment Programs: Context of HIV Treat All Strategy in Cameroon, 2020.
  • A.Tassang, Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, D.Nembulefack, G. Enow-Orock, F. Nchang Cho, T.Ewane, T. Tassang, C. Ewang Ebong, A.E. Enow-Orock, L. Folefac, W. Ndakason, G. Ncham and P.Ngum Fru. Cervical Cancer Screening in a Low-Resource Setting: Buea-Cameroon. International Research Journal of Oncology.2020; 3(3); 47-55
  • Essome Henri, Epossé Ekoube Charlotte, Penda Ida Calixte, Kedy Koum DC, Tocki Toutou Grâce, Boten Merlin, Halle Ekane Gregory, Foumane Pascal. Study in Cameroon Schools of Family Determinants of Early Pregnancies. Gynecology & Obstetrics International Journal. 2020; 10 (9); 1-6
  • Ebanja Silva Elonge Gabriel, Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, Mohamed Isah, Frankline Sevidzem Wirsiy, Max Langmia Nambeke Lebaga, Ndzeshang Dympna Siysila, Catherine Binye Musi, Ngong Clovis Chia, Mbome Njie Victor. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Teenage Pregnancy among Secondary and High School Students in the Tiko Health District, South West Region, Cameroon. Journal of Biosciences and Medicine. 2020; 8, 99-113.
  • Esomme Henri, Eposse Ekoube Charlotte, Egbe Obinchemti Thomas, Koum D.C. Kedy, Halle Ekane Gregory, Nana Njamen Théophile, Penda Ida Calixte, Boten Merlin, Tocki Toutou Grâce, Foumane Pascale. Adolescent Pregnancy: Epidemiological Survey in Schools and obstetrical Outcomes in Douala (Cameroon). Open Journal of Obstetrics and gynecology, 2020, 10, 1163-1175.
  • Suruchi Mohan, Gregory Halle-Ekane, Justin C. Konje. Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Pregnancy – A review. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2020, 254 .
  • Alphonse Nyong Ngalame, Robert Tchounzou, Humphry Tatah Neng, Fulbert George Nkwele Mangala, Rakya Inna, Diane Modjo Kamdem, Bilkissou Moustapha, Julius Sama dohbit, Eugene Justine Kongnyuy, Claude Ndoua Noa, Benova Lenka, Gregory Ekane Halle, Darolles Wekam Mwadjie, Therese Delvaux, Emile Telesphore Mboudou. Improving Post Abortion Care (PAC) Delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Literature Review. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020, 10, 1295-1306.
  • Essome Henri, Nda Mefo'o Jean Pierre, Ekono Michel Roger, Penda Ida Calixte, Boten Melin, Tocki Toutou Grace, Halle Ekane Gregory, Foumane Pascal and Adiogo Dieudonne. Place of Fructosamine in Gestational Diabetes Screening Strategy: Preliminary Study about 21 Cases at Laquintinie Hospital (DoualaCameroon).  International Journal of Gynecology & Clinical Practices, 2020, 7(1): 155.
  • Théophile Nana Njamen, Gregory Halle Ekane G, Michel Roger Ekono, Henri Essome, Robert Tchounzou, Gaetan Simo, Felix Elong, Cédric Njamen Nana, Sandrine Njamen Mindjouli and Thomas Egbe Obinchemti,A Case of Maternal Near Miss of Postpartum Hemorrhage on a Dilapidating Wound of the Perineum and Vagina. Archive of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, 2020, 3(3): 91-94
  • Théophile Nana Njamen, Henri Essome, Tchounzou Robert, Michel Roger Ekono, Cédric Njamen Nana, Sandrine Njamen Mindjouli, Fewou Amadou, Thomas Egbe Obinchemti,, Gregory Halle Ekane G, and Emile Mboudou. Pelvic Endometriosis in a Black Virgin Adolescent in Sub-Saharan Africa. Archive of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, 2020, 3(3): 95-98.
  • Essome Henri, Ebongue Cécile, Egbe Obinchemti Thomas, Halle Ekane Gregory, Nida Martine Colette,1 Boten Merlin, Tocki Toutou Grâce, Foumane Pascal, Adiogo Dieudonné, Mboudou Emile Télesphore. Vaginal ecology in Cameroonian urban areas: study of the flora of douala city inhabitants. Obstet Gynecol Int J. 2020;11(3):169‒177
  • Essome Henri, Halle-ekane Gregory, Egbe Obinchemti Thomas, Nana Njamen Theophile, Ekono Michel Roger, Nida Martine Colette, Boten Merlin, Tocki Toutou Grace, Mboudou Emile Telesphore. Maternal Mortality in Cameroon: Prevalence Survey and Epidemiological Aspects at the Laquintine Hospital in Douala from 2011 to 2016. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol issue pp
  • Essome Henri, Nida Martine Colette, Mve Koh Valère,Ekono Michel Roger, Nana Njamen théophile, Boten Merlin, Tocki Toutou Grâce, Halle Ekane Gregory, Adiogo Dieudonné. HIV infection and Mycoplasma co-infection: case-control study in a female population of Douala (Cameroon). Obstet Gynecol Int J. 2020; 11 (2); 93-99
  • Atabong Emmanuel Njingu, Samuel Nambile Cumber, Meh Martin Geh, Mandeng Ma Linwa Edgar, Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, John Palle Ngunde, Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane . Incidence, risk factors, clinical presentation and treatment of ectopic pregnancy in the Limbe and Buea Regional Hospitals in Cameroon. PAMJ - Clinical Medicine. 2020;2:95. [doi: 10.11604/pamj-cm.2020.2.95.21279]
  • Yannick Lechedem Ngunyi, Gregory Halle-Ekane, Nicholas Tendongfor, Etheldreda Leinyuy Mbivnjo,Armel Evouna Mbarga, Derick Nembulefack, Clifford Abonge Lo-oh and Thomas Obinchemti Egbe Determinants and aetiologies of postpartum pyrexia; a retrospective analysis in a tertiary health facility in the Littoral Region of Cameroon. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2020) 20:167 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-02867-2
  • Thomas Obinchemti Egbe , Theophile Nana-Njamen, Felix Elong2, Robert Tchounzou, Andre Gaetan Simo, Gaelle Padjip Nzeuga, Cedric Njamen Nana, Emmanuella Manka’a, Charlotte Tchente Nguefack5 and Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane. Risk factors of tubal infertility in a tertiary hospital in a low-resource setting: a case-control study. Fertility Research and Practice (2020) 6:3 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40738-020-00073-4
  • Eta Vivian Enow Ayamba, Enow Kingsley Tabe, Gregory Halle-Ekane, Mve Koh Valere, JohnTengen Fonyuy, Palle John Ngunde, Thomas Obinchemti. Knowledge on Mother to Child Transmission of HIV among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic within the Buea Health District, Cameroon. American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(11):08-13.
  • Shiti Fideline Akuhbum, Gregory Halle-Ekane, Hermann Ngouakam, Eko Seraphine, Assob Clement Jules. Prevalence and Neonatal Outcomes of Chlamydia Trachomatis and Mycoplasma Infections in Pregnant Women Attending the Limbe Regional and District Hospitals, Cameroon. African Journal of Integrated Health Vol 9: N° 2; June 2019 P. 36-44.
  • Rogers Ajeh, Halle Ekane G, Egbe O. Thomas, Anastase Dzudie, and Assob N. Jules, “Perceived Patients’ Satisfaction, Barriers and Implications on Engagement in Antiretroviral Treatment Services in Cameroon within the HIV Test and Treat Context.” American Journal of Public Health Research, vol. 7, no. 2 (2019): 73-80. doi: 10.12691/ajphr-7-2-5.
  • Njamen TN, Obintchemti TE, Elong F, Tchounzou R, Ebongue CO, Njamen SM, Njamen NC, Halle EG. (2019) Purulent Gonococcal Urethritis in the Male: Case Report. Arch Obstet Gynecol Reprod Med, 2(2):49-51.
  • Akila Subramaniam, Christina T. Blanchard, Ekongefeyin S.N. Ngek,Rahel Mbah, Edith Welty,Thomas Welty, Jodie Dionne-Odom, Melissa Sander, Gregory Halle-Ekane, Alan T.N. Tita. Prevalence of group B streptococcus anogenital colonization and feasibility of an intrapartum screening and antibiotic prophylaxis protocol in Cameroon, Africa. Supplement to January 2018 American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology S553
  • R Tchounzou, AG Simo Wambo, T Nana Njamen, François Dadao, Felix Elong, T Egbe Obintchemti, Gregory Halle Ekane. Heterotopic Pregnancy in Natural Uninduced Cycles: A Case Series with Two Positive Outcomes in a Semi-urban Area in Cameroon. Journal of Case Reports 2018;8(4):263-266
  • Enow Orock GE, Takang W, Enow Orock A, Ewane TP,Egbe OT, Halle Ekane G and Mbu RE. Comorbidity of HIV and Cervical Cancer: A One Year Multicentric Pilot Study in Cameroon. (2018) J HIV Retrovirus. Vol.5 No.1:2
  • Théophile Nana Njamen, Robert Tchounzou, Paul Nkemtendong Tolefac, Charlotte Tchente Nguefack, Manka’a Emmanuella, Cédric Njamen Nana, Gregory Halle Ekane, Thomas Obinchemti Egbe. Emergency Laparoscopy for a Rupture of an Ovarian Cyst in Early Pregnancy: What have we Learned? Archive of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine 2019;2(1):32-34.
  • Kareen Azemfac, S. Ariane Christie, Melissa M. Carvalho, Theophile Nana, Ahmed N. Fonje, Gregory Halle-Ekane, Rochelle Dicker, Alain Chichom-Mefire, and Catherine Juillard. A Community-Based Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination and Prevalence of Breast Disease in Southwest Cameroon. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology Volume 2019, Article ID 2928901, 10 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/2928901
  • Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, Armelle Maffo Mengouo, Théophile Nana Njamen, Marcellin Nimpa Mengouo, Romanus Sigala Gana and Henry Luma Namme. A Retrospective Study of HBsAg in Pregnancy: Prevalence and Correlates in the South West Region of Cameroon. International STD Research & Reviews. 2018; 7(3): 1-8.
  • Armelle Maffo Mengouo, Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, Marcellin Nimpa Mengouo, Théophile Nana Njamen1, Haman Makebe Nwain and Henry Luma Namme. Hepatitis B in Pregnancy: Knowledge, Access to Screening and Vaccination in a Low-Resource Setting, Cameroon Asian Journal of Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.2018; 5(2): 1-10.
  • Njunda Anna Longdoh, Halle-Ekane Edie Gregory, Wetondie Aurelia Djeumako, Assob Jules-Clement Nguedia, Mbopi-Keou Francois -Xavier and Kwenti Emmanuel Tebit The Occurrence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum in Pregnant Women in Three District Hospitals in Douala, Cameroon. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research.2018;27(11): 1-11.
  • Gregory E. Halle-Ekane, Jacqueline B. Nsom, Ndemazie N. Bechem, John N. Palle, Fulbert N. Mangala and Phillip N. Njotang. Outcome of Pregnancy in Patients with Pre-Pregnancy Obesity in Douala, Cameroon. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health. 2018; 32(3): 1-10
  • Denise M. Sam, Gregory Halle-Ekane, Theophile Nana Njamen, Pascal N. Atanga, Eveline Khan Mboh and Robinson Enow Mbu. Associated Factors of Early and Late Initiation of ART in HIV Infected Pregnant Women in the South West Region, Cameroon. International STD Research & Reviews. 2018;7(3): 1-9.
  • Benjamin Momo Kadia, Alain Chichom‑Mefire and Gregory Edie Halle‑Ekane. Exploring the role of obesity and overweight in predicting postoperative outcome of abdominal surgery in a sub-Saharan African setting: a prospective cohort study. BMC Res Notes. 2018; 11:742 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3853-0
  • Cervical Cancer Screening Beliefs and Prevalence of LSIL/HSIL Among a University-Based Population in Cameroon. Eakin, Cortney; Ekollo, Rodrigue; Nembulefack, Derick; Halle-Ekane, Gregory; Tangui, Gracious; Brady, Robert; Bhattarai, Bikash; Orock, George Enow; Greenspan, David. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease.2018; 22(4):274-279.
  • A. Tazinya, V. F. Feteh, R. C. Ngu1, N. N. Bechem and G. E. Halle-Ekane. Term Pregnancy in a Bicornuate Uterus: Complications, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in a Low Resource Setting (Douala). International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports. 2018; 11(3):1-4.
  • G. E. Halle-Ekane, D. K. Nembulefack, G. E. Orock, P. N. Fon, A. A. Tazinya and P. M. Tebeu. Knowledge of Cervical Cancer and Its Risk Factors, Attitudes and Practices towards Pap Smear Screening among Students in the University of Buea, Cameroon. Journal of Cancer and Tumor International. 2018; 7(4): 1-11.
  • G. E. Halle-Ekane, A. R. Ojong, N. Bechem, T. E. Obinchemti, N. M. Halle-Ekane and P. N. Nana. Screening for Syphilis among Third Trimester Pregnant Women in a Low Resource Setting: A Missed Opportunity? International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health. 2018; 32(3): 1-9.
  • Paul Nkemtendong Tolefac, Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, Valirie Ndip Agbor, Carlson Barbila Sama, Calypse Ngwasiri and Pierre Marie Tebeu. Why do pregnant women present late for their first antenatal care consultation in Cameroon? Maternal Health, Neonatology, and Perinatology.2017; 3:29 DOI 10.1186/s40748-017-0067-8
  • Alexis A. Tazinya, Gregory E. Halle-Ekane, Lawrence T. Mbuagbaw, Martin Abanda, Julius Atashili and Marie Therese Obama. Risk factors for acute respiratory infections in children under five years attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital in Cameroon. BMC Pulmonary Medicine.2018:18:7 DOI 10.1186/s12890-018-0579-7
  • Paul N. Tolefac, Eugene Yeike, Calypse Ngwasiri, Gregory Ekane Halle and Alain Mefire Chichom. Bladder exstrophy – epispadias complex in a new born: a case report and review of literature South Sudan Medical Journal.  2018; 11(1): 17-20.
  • Tebeu PM, Ngassa Meutchi GD, Noa Ndoua CC, Mawamba YN, Ekane GH, et al. Tebeu’s Prognostic classification of obstetric fistula according to anatomopathological variables at the University Teaching Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Int J Reprod Med Gynecol. 2017; 3 (1): 029-033.
  • Tebeu PM, Halle G, Kemfang Ngowa JD, Domgue JF, Ourtching C, et al. Outcome of Pregnancy in Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia at the Regional Hospital Maroua - Cameroon. Int J Reprod Med Gynecol. 2017; 3 (2): 034-039.
  • Sarah Anderson, Lorie Harper, Jodie Dionne-Odom, Gregory H. Ekane, Alan Tita. Prevention of hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: a decision analytic model for the birth dose vaccine. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2016.11.1055
  • Jodie Dionne-Odom; Andrew O. Westfall; Divine Nzuobontane; Michael J. Vinikoor; Gregory Halle-Ekane; Thomas Welty; Alan T. N. Tita. Predictors of Infant Hepatitis B Immunization in Cameroon: Data to Inform Implementation of a Hepatitis B Birth Dose. The Paediatric Infectious Disease Journal.  AUG 2017 DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001728
  • Tebeu PM, Belinga E, Halle Ekane EG, Mossiang Kadje L, Ekono MR, Mbu Enow R. Teenage Pregnancy Outcomes in Teaching Hospitals in Yaoundé', International Journal of Current Advanced Research, 06(04), pp. 3206-3208. DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2017.3208.0226
  • CharlotteTchente Nguefack,calvin N’djeudjui,Jean Paul Ndamba Engbang,Théophile Njamen Nana, Gregory Halle Ekane, Pierre-Marie Tebeu. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Breast Cancer among Health Professionals in Douala References Hospitals, Cameroon. J Canc Educ 2017. doi:10.1007/s13187-016-1158-3
  • Nana Njamen T, Tchente Nguefack C, Njamen Nana C, Halle Ekane G, Mangala Nkwele G and Belley Priso E. Prevention of accidental blood and biological fluid exposures in delivery rooms in three hospitals of Douala: Douala General Hospital, Bonamoussadi District Hospital and Nylon District Hospital: AJIH 2016; 6(02):10-13
  • Fokam P, Farikou I, Halle EG, Palle J, Ngo Yamben MA. Outcome of the Management of Adolescent Tibial Tubercle Avulsion Fractures in Douala : AJIH 2016 ; 6(02): 06-09.
  • Nguefack CT, Meumeu IK, Ngaba GP, Kongnyuy E, Njamen TN, Halle-Ekane G, et al. (2016) Prevalence and Factors Associated with Toxoplasma Gondii Immunization among Pregnant Women in Douala – Cameroon. J Womens Health, Issues Care 5:6. doi:10.4172/2325-9795.1000248
  • Tebeu PM, Ekono RGM, Fouogue JT, Ekane Halle G, Fokom JD, Rochat CH. Pattern of non-obstetric infectious recto-vaginal fistula: a case series and literature review in Cameroon, Central Africa. Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol. 2016; 5(7): 2239-2242. doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20162101
  • Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Gregory Edie Halle Ekane, Charlotte Nguefack Tchente, Jacques Ernest Nyemb, Eugene Belley Priso. Management of uterine rupture: A case report and review of the literature. BMC Res Notes. 2016; 9:492 DOI 10.1186/s13104-016-2295-9
  • Jodie Dionne-Odom, Rahel Mbah, Nicole J. Rembert, Samuel Tancho, Gregory E. Halle-Ekane, Comfort Enah, Thomas K. Welty, Pius M. Tih, Alan T. N. Tita. Hepatitis B, HIV, and Syphilis Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women and Blood Donors in Cameroon. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology Volume 2016, Article ID 4359401, 8 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4359401
  • Egbe TO, Halle-Ekane GE, Tchente NC, Nyemb JE and Ngowe NM. Delivery After Laparoscopic Management of Heterotopic Pregnancy at the Douala General Hospital, Cameroon: A Case Report. AJIH. 2016; 6 (1):5-7.
  • Egbe TO, Ncham EN, Takang W, Egbe E-N, Halle-Ekane GE. Use of the partogram in the Bamenda health district, north-west region, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study. Gynecol Obstet Res Open J. 2016; 2(5):102-111.
  • Palle J, Halle-Ekane G, Udoamaka GN, Assob NJC, Fokam P, Essoh NB and Epie MN. Bloodless Surgery in severely Anaemic Patients Who Need but Cannot Take Blood Transfusion: Two cases Report. AJIH, 2016;6 (1):8-12.
  • Enow-Orock GE, Egbe OT, Halle EG, Ewane T, Verla V, Mengot BEN, Sando Z, Fewou A and Mboudou E. Plasma Cell-Rich Chronic Cervicitis. A Case Report. AJIH, 2016; 6 (1):5-7.
  • Egbe TO, Halle-Ekane GE, Tchente NC, Nyemb SRNJE and Ngowe NM. Delivery After Laparoscopic Management of Heterotopic Pregnancy at the Douala General Hospital, Cameroon: A Case Report. AJIH, 2016; 6 (1):5-7.
  • Jodie Dionne-Odom, Rahel Mbah, Nicole J. Rembert, Samuel Tancho, Gregory E. Halle-Ekane, Comfort Enah, Thomas K. Welty, Pius M. Tih, Alan T. N. Tita. Hepatitis B, HIV, and Syphilis Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women and Blood Donors in Cameroon. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology Volume 2016, Article ID 4359401, 8 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4359401
  • Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Gregory Edie Halle‑Ekane, Charlotte Nguefack Tchente,Jacques Ernest Nyemb, Eugene Belley‑Priso. Management of uterine rupture: A case report and review of the literature. BMC Res Notes. 2016; 9:492DOI 10.1186/s13104-016-2295-9
  • Tebeu PM, Ekono RGM, Fouogue JT, Ekane Halle G, Fokom JD, Rochat CH. Pattern of non-obstetric infectious recto-vaginal fistula: a case series and literature review in Cameroon, Central Africa. Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol. 2016; 5(7): 2239-2242. doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20162101
  • Nguefack CT, Meumeu IK, Ngaba GP, Kongnyuy E, Njamen TN, Halle-Ekane G, et al. (2016) Prevalence and Factors Associated with Toxoplasma Gondii Immunization among Pregnant Women in Douala – Cameroon. J Womens Health, Issues Care 5:6. doi:10.4172/2325-9795.1000248
  • Fokam P, Farikou I, Halle EG, Palle J, Ngo Yamben MA. Outcome of the Management of Adolescent Tibial Tubercle Avulsion Fractures in Douala. AJIH 2016, 06(02):06-09.
  • Nana Njamen T, Tchente Nguefack C, Njamen Nana C, Halle Ekane G, Mangala Nkwele G and Belley Priso E. Prevention of accidental blood and biological fluid exposures in delivery rooms in three hospitals of Douala: Douala General Hospital, Bonamoussadi District Hospital and Nylon District Hospital: AJIH 2016, 06(02):10-13
  • Charlotte Tchente Nguefack,Calvin N’djeudjui,Jean Paul Ndamba Engbang,Théophile Njamen Nana, Gregory Halle Ekane, Pierre-Marie Tebeu. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Breast Cancer among Health Professionals in Douala References Hospitals, Cameroon. J Canc Educ 2017. doi:10.1007/s13187-016-1158-3
  • Gladys Ghogomu, Gregory E. Halle-Ekane , Peter F. Nde, John Ngunde Palle, Julius Atashili, Fulbert N. Mangala, Dickson Shey Nsagha. Prevalence and Predictors of Depression among Postpartum Mothers in the Limbe Health District, Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 2016; 12 (3):1-11.
  • Gregory E. Halle-Ekane, Martin Che, Julius Atashili, Ndemazie Nkafu Bechem , Dickson S. Nsagha, Thomas Egbe Obinchemti, Peter Fon Nde. Severe Pregnancy Induced Hypertension, a Dreaded Complication in Semi-Urban Area in Fako Division, Cameroon? A Case – Control Study. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research. 2016; 12 (5):1-9.
  • Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, John Cham Akwa, Dohbit Sama, Thomas Egbe Obinchemti, Charlotte Nguefack Tchente, Jacqueline Bih Nsom, Fulbert Nkwelle Mangala, Robinson Mbu. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Contraception among Refugees in a Refugee Settlement in Yaoundé, Cameroun.  International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health. 2016; 13 (1) 1-10.
  • Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, Francine Ketchem Emade, Ndemazie Nkafu Bechem, John N. Palle, Duplex Fongaing, Henri Essome, Nelson Fomulu. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage after Vaginal Deliveries in the Bonassama District Hospital, Cameroon. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health. 2016;13 (2):1-12.
  • Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, George Enonchong Enow-Orock, Gregory Edie Halle Ekane, Charlotte Nguefack Tchente, Eugene Belley-Priso. Laparoscopic Myomectomy in a Tertiary Care Centre in Douala, Cameroon. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research. 2016;13 (7): 1-10.
  • Charlotte Tchente Nguefack, Gregory Halle Ekane. Elvis Armand Ngoupeyou Yaya2, Théophile Nana Njamen, Jacques Tsingaing Kamgaing, Thomas Egbe Obinchemti, Eugène Belley Priso. Uterine rupture in Douala General Hospital, Cameroon: Prevalence, risk factors, management and prognosis. Health Sci. Dis. 2016;17(1)1-6.
  • Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Serah Ashunya Ketchen, Eta-Nkongho Egbe, Gregory Edie Halle Ekane, Eugene, Belley-Priso. Risk Factors and Barriers to Male Involvement in the Choice of Family Planning Methods in the Buea Health District, South West Region, Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Semi-Urban Area. Women Health Open J. 2016; 1(3): 82-90.
  • Marie Patrice Halle, Linda Njonkam Toukep, Samuel Ekane Nzuobontane, Hermine Fouda Ebana, Gregory Halle Ekane, Eugene Belley Priso. The profile of patients with obstructive uropathy in Cameroon: case of the Douala General Hospital. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2016; 23: 67. doi:10.11604/pamj.2016.23.67.8170
  • Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Rose-Mary Asong Tazinya, Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, Eta-Nkongho Egbe, Eric Akum Achidi. Estimating HIV Incidence during Pregnancy and Knowledge of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission with an Ad Hoc Analysis of Potential Cofactors.Journal of Pregnancy.Volume 2016, Article ID 7397695, 9 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7397695
  • Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Therence Nwana Dingana, Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, Julius Atashili, Boniface Tatchwanglie Nasah. Determinants of Maternal Mortality in Mezam Division in the North West Region of Cameroon: A Community-based Case Control Study. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health. 2016; 15 (2): 1-15.
  • Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Emmanuella Talla, Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, Julius Atashili, Mary Bih Suh Atanga. The Effect of Performance-based Financing of Home Visitation in Overcoming Barriers to the Use of Modern Methods of Contraception in the Kumbo East Health District, Cameroon. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health. 2016;15 (3): 1-12.
  • Charlotte Tchente Nguefack, Clovis Ourtching, Halle Ekane Gregory, Eugène Belley Priso. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Infertile Women on Child Adoption in Douala (Cameroon). Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2014;4(16):1065-1071. DOI: 10.4236/ojog.2014.416146
  • Gregory Edie Halle Ekane, Fulbert George Nkwele Mangala, Thomas Egbe Obinchemti, Charlotte Tchuente Nguefack, Theophile Nana Njamen, Jacques Tsingaing Kamgaing, Eugene Belley Priso. A Review of Maternal Deaths at Douala General Hospital, Cameroon: The Referral System and Other Contributing Factors. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health..2015; 8 (3): 124-133.
  • Tebeu Pierre-Marie, Halle-Ekane Gregory, Da Itambi Maxwell, Enow Mbu Robinson, Mawamba Yvette, Fomulu Joseph Nelson. Maternal mortality in Cameroon: a university teaching hospital report. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2015;21:16.
  • Gregory Edie Halle Ekane, Thomas Egbe Obinchemti, Charlotte Tchuente Nguefack, Desmond Molar Nkambfu, Robert Tchounzou, Dickson Nsagha, Georges Mangala Nkwele, George Enow Orock. Pap Smear Screening, the Way Forward for Prevention of Cervical Cancer? A Community Based Study in the Buea Health District, Cameroon. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015; 5: 226-233. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2015.54033
  • Halle Ekane GE, Djoukam L, Tchente Nguefack C, Tchouzou R, Atashili J, Mangala Nkwele, Mokube M, Egbe Obinchemti T. Outcome of delivery after a previous caesarean section at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Limbe Regional Hospital, Cameroon: A retrospective study. Afr.J. of Integ Health. 2015; 5 (1): 24-30.
  • Gregory Edie Halle Ekane Edie, Thomas Egbe Obinchemti, Emmanuel Njuma Tamufor, Martin Mafany Njie, Theophile Nana Njamen, Eric Akum Achidi. Perceptions of antenatal care services by pregnant women attending government health centres in the Buea Health District, Cameroon: a cross sectional study. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2015; 21:45.
  • Dickson Shey Nsagha, Elroy Patrick Weledji, Sarah Mboshi Nsagha, Faryu William Tantoh, Elvis Asangbeng Tanue, Anna Longdoh Njunda, Jules Clement Assob Nguedia, Edie Gregory Halle Ekane, George Enow-Orock. The Victories and Vexations of HIV and AIDS: An African Critical Public Health Perspective. American Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease, 2015; 3 (3): 50-60.
  • Essomba NE, Mbatchou Ngahane BH, Nida M4, Temfack E, Mapoure Njankouo Y, Abeng RL, Fokalbo ZK, Achu Joko H, Mbenoun M4, Meledie AP, Halle MP, Malongue A, Tchente C, Nana Njamen T, Halle Ekane G, Ngwane S, Barla E, Abena P, Ndobo P, Moungo Kuidjeu C, Adiogo D, Mouelle Sone A, Luma Namme H, Coppieters Y.  Clinical and immunological profile of HIV-infected patients at the initiation of antiretroviral therapy in Douala. Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2015;108(4):255-61. doi: 10.1007/s13149-015-0444-3. Epub 2015 Aug 22.
  • C Tchente Nguefack, E Belley Priso, G Halle Ekane, LJ Fofack Tsabze, T Nana Njamen, J Tsingaing Kamgaing, G Beyiha. Complications et prise en charge de la prééclampsie sévère et de l’éclampsie à l’hôpital général de Douala. Revue de Médecine et de Pharmacie.2015;5(1):483-90.
  • Gregory E. Halle-Ekane, Cyril Mela Fotabong, Phillip Nana Njotang, Julius Atashili, Ndemazie Nkafu Bechem, Dickson S. Nsagha, Thomas Egbe Obinchemti. Quality of antenatal care and outcome of pregnancy in a semi-urban area in Fako Division, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study. Women Health Open J. 2015; 1(2): 47-55.
  • Halle-Ekane GE, Nsom BJ, Atashili J, Palle JN, Nsagha DS, Nguefack CT and Njotang PN. Outcome of Pregnancy in Patients with Excessive Gestational Weight Gain in Two District Hospitals in Douala, Cameroon. SM J Gynecol Obstet. 2015; 1(1):1004.
  • Thomas Obinchemti Egbe , Amadeus Omeichu , Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, Charlotte Nguefack Tchente, Eta-Nkongho Egbe, Jean-Francois Oury. Prevalence and outcome of teenage hospital births at the buea health district, South West Region, Cameroon. Reproductive Health (2015) 12:118 DOI 10.1186/s12978-015-0109-5.
  • Halle-Ekane GE, Obinchemti TE, Nzang J-LN, Mokube NM, Njie MM, Njamen TN, Nasah BT. Assessment of the Content and Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in a Rural Community in Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014;04(14):846–56.
  • Halle-Ekane GE, Obinchemti TE, Tchente CN, Fokunang LK, Njamen TN, Bechem NN, Njie MM, Latum D. Attainment of the Fifth Millennium Development Goal: Utopia or Reality Based on Trends in Maternal Mortality in 12 Years in Two Regional Hospitals in Fako Division, Cameroon? A Retrospective Study. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014;04(13):771–81.
  • Halle Ekane GE, Mangala NFG, Obinchemti TE, Nana NT, Tchente NC, Kamgaing TJ, Ngowe NM, Mouelle S, Biwole EM, Masson A, Belley PE. Assessment of the management of breast cancer in the Douala General Hospital, Cameroon: A tertiary centre in a low income setting. AJIH. 2014;03:12-8.
  • Njunda LA, Elvuchio TEA, Eko MS, Tebit KE, Mary Ojong-Alasia MM, Halle Ekane EG. Cancerous lesions of the uterine cervix among women attending the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Yaounde for screening: A cross sectional study. AJIH 2014;03:34-7.
  • Shey Nsagha D, Halle-Ekane GE, Shei Nfor C, Ngowe Ngowe M, Tatchwanglie Nasah B. The Role of the Male Partner in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Cameroon. American Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease. 2014 Mar 11;2(2):52–9.
  • Palle JN, Bassah N, Kamga HLF, Nkwelang G, Akoachere JF, Mbianda E, Nwarie UG, Njunda AL, Assob NJC, Ekane GH, Ngowe MN. Current antibiotic susceptibility profile of the bacteria associated with Surgical wound infections in the Buea health district in Cameroon. African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology. 2013 Nov 20;15(1):27–34.
  • Egbe TO, Nana Njamen T, Halle Ekane G, Tsingaing JK, Tchente CN, Beyiha G, Barla E, Nyemb E. Outcome of late second trimester emergency cerclage in patients with advanced cervical dilatation with bulging amniotic membranes: a report of six cases managed at the douala general hospital, cameroon. ISRN Obstet Gynecol. 2013;2013843158.
  • Halle Ekane G, Tebeu PM, Obinchemti TE, Njamen TN, Nguefack CT, Kamgaing JT, Priso EB. Postpartum hemoperitoneum due to rupture of a blood vessel on a uterine pseudo tumor: a case report. Pan African Medical Journal. 2013;16.
  • Mokube MN, Atashili J, Halle-Ekane GE, Ikomey GM, Ndumbe PM. Bacteriuria amongst pregnant women in the Buea Health District, Cameroon: prevalence, predictors, antibiotic susceptibility patterns and diagnosis. PLoS ONE. 2013;8(8):e71086.
  • Nguefack CT, Biwole ME, Massom A, Kamgaing JT, Njamen TN, Halle Ekane G, Obinchemti TE, Priso EB. Epidemiology and surgical management of breast cancer in gynecological department of Douala General Hospital. Pan Afr Med J. 2012;1335.
  • Tebeu PM, Halle G, Lemogoum D, Simo Wambo AG, Kengne Fosso G, Fomulu JN. Risk factors for eclampsia among patients with pregnancy-related hypertension at Maroua Regional Hospital, Cameroon. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2012 Sep;118(3):254–6.
  • Tchente NC, Halle-Ekane G, Egbe OT, Tsingaing JJ, Nana NT, Belley Priso E. L’insuffisance ovarienne précoce: review de la littérature a partir de 4 cas cliniques observes a l’Hôpital Général de Douala, Cameroun. Revue de Médecine et de Pharmacie. 2011;00:37–41.
  • Tebeu PM, Mboudou E, Halle G, Kongnyuy E, Nkwabong E, Fomulu JN. Risk factors of delivery by caesarean section in cameroon (2003-2004): a regional hospital report. ISRN Obstet Gynecol. 2011;2011791319.
  • Tsingaing KJ, Egbe OT, Halle-Ekane G, Tchente Nguefack C, Nana Njamen T, Imandy G, Fanne M, Barla ME, Mvele ED, Belley Priso E. Prévalence du VIH chez la Femme Enceinte et Transmission Mere-Enfant du VIH a la Maternité de Hôpital Général de Douala, Cameroun. Clin Mother Child Health. 2011;8.
  • Tebeu PM, Kemfang JD, Sandjong DI, Kongnyuy E, Halle G, Doh AS. Geographic Distribution of Childbirth among Adolescents in Cameroon from 2003 to 2005. Obstet Gynecol Int. 2010;2010.
  • Egbe TO, Halle-Ekane G, Behiya G, Tsingaing JK, Belley Priso E, Nyemb JE. Importance of prenatal diagnosis in the effective management of hydrocephalic foetus: A case report in the Douala General Hospital, Cameroon. Clin Mother Child Health. 2010;7(1): 1233–8.
  • Robyr R, Nazeer S, Vassilakos P, Matute JC, Sando Z, Halle G, Mbakop A, Campana A. Feasibility of cytology-based cervical cancer screening in rural Cameroon. Acta Cytol. 2002 Dec;46(6):1110–6.
  • Leke RIJ, Halle-Ekane G, Tonye R. Efficacité et tolerance Bactox dans les syndromes infectieux abdomino-pelvien à la Maternité Principale – Yaoundé. Medicine digest. 1992; 13(4).

Cameroon´s situation of sexual reproductive health

Cameroon is situated in the Golf of Guinea, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the south to Lake Tchad in the north. It lies between the 2nd and 13th Latitudes and the 9th and 16th Longitudes. Cameroon has a surface area of 475 442 square kilometers that spans the equatorial dense forest in the South and the arid region in the North. It has an estimated population of 20 million inhabitants. It became independent in 1960 after being colonized by France and Britain after the Second World War. English and French are the official languages but there is much socio-cultural diversity marked by the existence of more than 200 dialects. The health care system is organized in a pyramidal form with the existence of basic health centers in both urban and rural areas and specialist hospitals that are located mainly in the regional head quarters. Sexual Reproductive health is an integral part of the health care system at all levels of in Cameroon.

Sexual reproductive health projects are sponsored mainly by the state but it also receives a lot of assistance for multinational organizations like:

  • World Health Organisation (WHO)
  • United Nations Development programme (UNDP)
  • World Bank
  • United Nations International Children's Educational Fund (UNICEF)
  • United States of America, Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Reproductive Health (JHPIEGO)
  • German Technical Assistance (GTI)
  • International Training in Health (INTRAH)
  • Family Health International (FHI)
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • The Program for Appropriate technology in Health (PATH)
  • International Children's Center (ICC)

Some indicators of the reproductive health situation in Cameroon (DHS 2011)

Demographic Health Survey, Cameroon, 2011
Topic Indicator Value
Contraception Contraceptive prevalence rate (current use) 23%
Total fertility rate 5.1
Antenatal Care ANC by qualified personnel 85%
Received antitetanus vaccine 73%
Assistance during delivery Delivery by skilled personnel 64%
Place of delivery Delivery in health facility 61%
Exclusive breast feeding 0-5months 20%
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000) Maternal mortality ratio 529
Infant mortality (per 1,000) Neonatal mortality rate 31
Post neonatal mortality rate 31
Infant mortality rate 62
Under-5 mortality rate 122

GFMER activities in Cameroon

The co-operation between the Swiss and Cameroon governments permitted conventions to be signed between certain Cantons in Switzerland and Divisions in Cameroon to improve on the health care system in Cameroon. At the level of the Universities, many postgraduate students from the University of Yaoundé benefited from Swiss scholarships which offered them an opportunity to do part of the specialist training in the Universities of Geneva and Lausanne. In the domain of obstetrics and gynecology, the collaboration has been crowned by the fact that since 1992 some resident doctors from the department of obstetrics and gynecology from University of Yaoundé, Cameroon obtained a postgraduate diploma in reproductive health after completing the course in Geneva. A similar course was organized in the Department of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Yaoundé, in 2004 and 2007 under the auspices of the Ministries of Health and Higher Education. The contribution most of these doctors have made in the domain of sexual reproductive health at the local and national level has been immense. These doctors have established a network which permits them to discuss, develop research projects and intervene to solve some pressing issues in the domain of the sexual reproductive health.

Projects

  • Vulgarize GFMER activities in Cameroon and abroad.
  • Creation of more awareness among GFMER members on the importance of strong collaboration in order to tackle issues in sexual reproductive health in Cameroon.
  • Organization of training seminars for medical and paramedical personnel on the role of Evidence based medicine in the management of conditions like pre-eclampsia and eclampsia and post partum hemorrhage.
  • Encourage training of medical personnel by participating in programmes organized by GFMER.

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