Calabar Institute of Tropical Diseases Research and Prevention, UCTH, Calabar, Nigeria

Professor Martin Meremikwu

a) Evidence synthesis in infectious tropical diseases, maternal and child health.

b) Capacity building in research synthesis and evidence-based health care.

c) Practice guidelines, clinical audit and clinical trials (mostly on treatment of malaria).

Preparing systematic reviews and training/supporting other Nigerian authors to prepare and update Cochrane Reviews.
Evaluative research and clinical trials mostly for malaria.
Supporting and promoting development and use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Three Cochrane Reviews ongoing: “Educational interventions for complementary feeding”, “Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants” and “Antibiotics for septic abortion”.
Updating three key Cochrane Reviews: “Preventing unwanted teenage pregnancy”, “Fluoroquinolones for typhoid fever” and “Hand washing for diarrhoea”.
Partnering with two national specialist medical societies and one State Ministry of Health to develop evidence-based practice guidelines – topics in pneumonia, kidney care and primary care practice priorities for State Health Service.


Martin Meremikwu Director	Angela Oyo-Ita, Deputy Director	Emmanuel Effa, Training Coordinator	Olabisi Oduwole, Research Officer – systematic reviews

Friday Odey, Senior Research Associate	Moriam Chibuzor, Research Officer Communications	Dachi Arikpo, Research Officer - ICT and systematic reviews	Ekong Udoh, Senior Research Associate

Ekpereonne Esu, Senior Research Associate	Akosa Okafo, Branch Finance Officer/ Administrative Officer	Chima Nwaneri, Clerical Assistant	Regina Ejemot-Nwadiaro, Senior Research Associate