Building Trust, Shaping Healthier Futures
At TRACH, we partner with community leaders to raise awareness, promote prevention, and encourage early care-seeking through outreach initiatives and campaigns. By sharing research findings directly with the community, we bridge the gap between evidence and practice. This participatory approach strengthens trust, ensures that health messages are culturally relevant, and fosters lasting improvements in health-seeking behavior.
“Together with our communities, we build trust and shape healthier futures.
Our Approach
How We Engage Communities
Our community engagement strategy is built on partnerships, trust, and empowerment of local health champions.
Community Leadership
We collaborate with community leaders to build trust and ensure our interventions align with local needs and values.
Awareness Campaigns
Conducting community-wide campaigns on disease prevention, nutrition, and reproductive health.
Health Education
Delivering targeted health education through workshops, flyers, posters, and community meetings.
Peer Educators
Training and empowering peer educators as health champions within their communities.
Impact
Community Impact
Measuring our reach and effectiveness in strengthening community health.
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Communities Reached
Active engagement across the Mount Cameroon Area
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Peer Educators Trained
Local health champions empowered
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Women & Adolescents
Directly benefited from our programs
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Community Events
Health awareness campaigns conducted
Community Engagement
Our Work in Communities
At TRACH, we partner with community leaders to raise awareness, promote prevention, and encourage early care-seeking through outreach initiatives and campaigns. By sharing research findings directly with the community, we bridge the gap between evidence and practice. This participatory approach strengthens trust, ensures that health messages are culturally relevant, and fosters lasting improvements in health-seeking behavior.
Community Outreach
Engaging with rural communities across Cameroon
Community Interviews
Engaging with community members to understand local health needs
Health Education Sessions
Group sessions on disease prevention and health promotion
One-on-One Sensitization
Personal discussions with community women on health topics
Community Partnerships
Building strong relationships with community members and local partners
Impact
Capacity Building
TRACH strengthens the competencies of community/medical health workers, health science graduates, and local partners, equipping them to deliver evidence-informed, context-sensitive services across rural and urban settings. Through training, mentorship, and collaborative engagement, TRACH fosters sustainable capacity that enhances health outcomes and drives equity at the community level.
“Working with TRACH on urogenital schistosomiasis not only enhanced my diagnostic and field research skills but also deepened my understanding of disease control. This experience empowered me to contribute meaningfully to community health, particularly by supporting praziquantel distribution efforts that bring treatment directly to affected populations.”
Mr. Elvis
Medical Laboratory technician/community focal point
“Participating in TRACH's community research on urogenital schistosomiasis was a transformative experience that enriched my academic journey, equipped me with new diagnostic and communication skills, and empowered me to make a meaningful impact in my community.”
Ms Melanie
Medical Laboratory Science Graduate (BLMS)
“As a parasitology postgraduate, TRACH's community research on urogenital schistosomiasis transformed my learning. I gained practical diagnostic and communication skills while bridging theory with practice, empowering me to contribute meaningfully to community health.”
Ms Flora
Parasitology graduate student
Mr. Elvis
Medical Laboratory technician/community focal point
Laboratory Training
Hands-on skills in diagnostic techniques and sample analysis
Community Intervention
Urogenital Schistosomiasis (UGS) Control Campaign in High-Risk Communities of the Tiko Health Area, Cameroon
TRACH, in collaboration with community partners and Regional Delegation of Public Health, Buea, Southwest Region, launched an evidence-based intervention in August 2025 to reduce the burden of UGS/FGS in targeted communities in Tiko.
This initiative integrated:
- •Awareness & Education: Delivering tailored messages on causes, transmission, symptoms, and prevention to empower communities.
- •Community-Based Screening: Using urine membrane filtration method as a standard test diagnostic tools to identify infection.
- •Treatment Access: Administering praziquantel in line with WHO and national guidelines to prevent chronic complications.
- •Behavioural Change Advocacy: Engaging communities to adopt safer water contact practices and improve sanitation.