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Cameroon

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Spatial Epidemiologist & MD | GIS Consultant for Global Health | Urban Health & Resource Allocation Specialist | PhD(c)

Profile Summary

I bridge the gap between clinical medicine, public health strategy, and geospatial data science to solve complex health challenges in low- and middle-income countries. With over 5 years of experience in GIS and a background as a physician (MD/MPH), I don’t just map data—I translate spatial patterns into actionable policy and life-saving interventions. My expertise lies in identifying where health risks are concentrated and how to move resources most effectively to meet them. 🌍 Core Areas of Expertise: - Spatial Epidemiology: Leveraging ArcGIS, QGIS, and R to model NCD risks and infectious disease clusters. - Resource Allocation: Mapping health facility accessibility and optimizing "last-mile" delivery in urban environments. - Public Health Leadership: Proven track record in large-scale crisis management, including establishing Cameroon’s first outpatient COVID-19 care unit (4,000+ patients). - Urban Health Strategy: Research in food environments, active travel, and NCD risk syndemic hazards to design healthier cities. 🛠 Technical Toolkit: - Geospatial: ArcGIS Pro/Online, QGIS, Spatial Statistics, Satellite Imagery Analysis. - Data Science: R (Statistical Modeling), Advanced Epidemiological Methods, Digital Health Innovation. - Project Management: Leading multi-country collaborations and stakeholder engagement with international partners. 💼 How I Can Help Your Organization: - I am available for consulting roles, postdoctoral research, and strategic partnerships in: - Health Mapping & Facility Audits: Identifying "health deserts" and optimizing clinic placement. - Grant Methodology: Designing the geospatial and epidemiological frameworks for large-scale funding bids (USAID, Gates Foundation, etc.). - Data Harmonization: Turning fragmented district health data into clean, visual geospatial dashboards. - Policy Briefs: Translating complex spatial data into evidence-based solutions for NCD prevention. Let’s connect to leverage spatial intelligence for a healthier, more equitable future.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Environmental Epidemiology
• ★ Disease Control And Prevention
• ☆ R
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Epidemiology
• ☆ Pandemic Preparedness
• ☆ Food Security
• ☆ Global Health
• ☆ Community Health Services
• ☆ E-Health & Telemedicine

Services

• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Research Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Researcher

Health of population in Transition research group

2018 - Present

General practitioner, Researcher

Centre Medical International

2018 - Present

Researcher

Global Diet and Activity Research Network

2018 - Present

Research Assistant

Recherche Sante et Developpement

2010 - Present

General Practitioner

Central Hospital of Yaoundé

March 2020 - December 2022

General Practitioner

Ngambe-Tikar subdivision Medical Centre

August 2019 - March 2020

MD thesis research project, Trainee Doctor

National Obesity Center, Yaounde Central Hospital

2017 - 2018

Education

PhD (Public Health)

University of Yaoundé I

November 2021 - February 2026

DESU Geo Epidemiologie (Public Health)

Aix-Marseille Université

November 2024 - February 2025

MPH candidate (Public Health)

University of Yaoundé I

2018 - 2020

MD degree (General Medicine)

University of Yaoundé I

October 2011 - June 2018

Bachelor degree (Biochemistry)

University of Yaoundé I

2009 - 2014

Baccalaureate of General education (Mathematics and Sciences)

Government Bilingual High School

2002 - 2009

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

A. Aboikoni, A. Bocquet, S. Kamano, A. Sow, Y. Wasnyo Wasnyo (2025). Analyse de la couverture vaccinale contre la Covid 19 aux Antilles-Guyane et comparaison avec la France hexagonale . Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses Formation.

Yves Wasnyo, Lambed Tatah, Clarisse Mapa-Tassou, Louise Foley, Camille Mba, Nfondoh Blanche, Edwin Ngwa, Awah Kum Tchouaffi, Boris Elouna, Jean Claude Mbanya, et al. (2025). Individual and socio-environmental factors associated with active transport to school among adolescents in yaoundé . Journal of Transport & Health.

Yves Florent Wasnyo, Motlatso Godongwana, Khulu Gama, Vongani Maluleke, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Damilola Odekunle, Boris Elouna, Edwin Ngwa, Adalberto Lopes, Muhammad Rabiu Balarabe, et al. (2024). Virtual Assessment of Physical Activity–Related Built Environment in Soweto, South Africa: What Is the Role of Contextual Familiarity? . Journal of Urban Health.

Yves Wasnyo, Lambed Tatah, Feyisayo A. Wayas, Clarisse Mapa-Tassou, Jian’an Luan, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Joanne A. Smith, Colin Farr, Louise Foley, Estelle V. Lambert, et al. (2024). Clustering of diet and physical activity behaviours in adolescents across home and school area-level deprivation in Cameroon, South Africa, and Jamaica . BMC Public Health.

Yves Wasnyo, Clarisse Mapa Tassou, Lambed Tatah, Camille Mba, Jean-Claude Mbanya, Eugene Sobngwi, Felix Assah (2024). Prevalence of Major Risk Factors and Assessment of 10-Year Risk for Cardiovascular Diseases Among Adults in Yaoundé, Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study . Cureus.

Mary Showstark, Yap Boum, Martin Joseph Lubowa, Milton Chen, Jarone Lee, Stella Nam, Marianna Imenokhoeva, Lundi-Anne Omam, Annalicia Pickering, Karl G. Njuwa Fai, et al. (2024). Project VITAL: Telehealth Innovation for Healthcare Equity in Africa . ConductScience Proceedings.

Tiago Canelas, Motlatso Godongwana, Feyisayo A. Wayas, Estelle Victoria Lambert, Yves Wasnyo, Louise Foley (2024). Charting a Course: Navigating Rigor and Meaning in Global Health Research . Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

Eugene Sobngwi, Sylvain Zemsi, Magellan Guewo, Jean-Claude Katte, Charles Kouanfack, Liliane Mfeukeu, Armel Zemsi, Yves Wasnyo, Antoinette Ntsama Assiga, Arnaud Ndi Manga, et al. (2023). Doxycycline vs Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin in the Management of COVID-19 Patients: An Open-Label Randomized Clinical Trial in Sub-Saharan Africa (DOXYCOV) . Cureus.

Tatah, Lambed, Foley, Louise, Oni, Tolu, Pearce, Matthew, Lwanga, Charles, Were, Vincent, Assah, Felix, Wasnyo, Yves, Mogo, Ebele, Okello, Gabriel, et al.(2023). Comparing travel behaviour characteristics and correlates between large and small Kenyan cities (Nairobi versus Kisumu) . Journal of Transport Geography. 110.

Feyisayo A. Wayas, Joanne A. Smith, Estelle V. Lambert, Natalie Guthrie-Dixon, Yves Wasnyo, Sacha West, Tolu Oni, Louise Foley (2023). Association of Perceived Neighbourhood Walkability with Self-Reported Physical Activity and Body Mass Index in South African Adolescents . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Feyisayo A. Wayas, Joanne A. Smith, Estelle V. Lambert, Natalie Guthrie-Dixon, Yves Wasnyo, Sacha West, Tolu Oni, Louise Foley (2023). Association of Perceived Neighbourhood Walkability with Self-Reported Physical Activity and Body Mass Index in South African Adolescents . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Wayas, Feyisayo, Smith, Joanne, Lambert, Estelle, Guthrie-Dixon, Natalie, Wasnyo, Yves, West, Sacha, Oni, Tolu, Foley, Louise(2023). Association of Perceived Neighbourhood Walkability with Self-Reported Physical Activity and Body Mass Index in South African Adolescents . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20. p. 2449.

Tatah, L., Wasnyo, Y., Pearce, M., Oni, T., Foley, L., Mogo, E., Obonyo, C., Mbanya, J.C., Woodcock, J., Assah, F.(2022). Travel Behaviour and Barriers to Active Travel among Adults in Yaoundé, Cameroon . Sustainability (Switzerland). 14. (15).

Feyisayo A Odunitan-Wayas, Pamela Wadende, Ebele R I Mogo, Anna Brugulat-Panés, Lisa K Micklesfield, Ishtar Govia, Clarisse Mapa-Tassou, Gudani Mukoma, Joanne A Smith, Molebogeng Motlhalhedi, et al. (2021). Adolescent Levers for a Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Across Socioecological Levels in Kenya, South Africa, Cameroon, and Jamaica: Mixed Methods Study Protocol . JMIR Research Protocols.

Mfeukeu Kuate, Liliane, Ngatchou, William, Temgoua, Mazou, Kouanfack, Charles, Lemoungoum, Daniel, Tochie, Joel Noutakdie, Zemsi, Armel, Fomete, Lauriane, Nguefack, Skinner, Zemsi, Sylvain, et al.(2021). Electrocardiographic Safety of Daily Hydroxychloroquine 400 mg Plus Azithromycin 250 mg as an Ambulatory Treatment for COVID-19 Patients in Cameroon . World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases. 11. p. 106--112.

Agoons, Batakeh, Dehayem, Mesmin, Katte, Jean-Claude, Etoga, Martine Claude, Agoons, Dayawa, Wasnyo, Yves, Yepnjio, Faustin, Sobngwi, Eugene, Mbanya, Jean Claude(2020). Effect of topical capsaicin on painful sensory peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes . Cureus. 12.

Dingom, Madye, Sobngwi, Eugene, Essiben, Felix, Assiga, Antoinette, Wasnyo, Yves, Ngate, Anicet, Katte, Jean-Claude, Ngaha, Junie, Nsem, Philemon, Sone, Charles, et al.(2020). Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of COVID-19 Pregnant Women Followed Up at a Tertiary Care Unit: A Descriptive Study . Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 10. p. 1482--1491.

Yannick, Eba, Nga, Nnanga, Simeni, Luc-Aimé, Wasnyo, Yves(2020). Evolutionary Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Cameroon . Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports. 8. p. 810--812.

BOOK

BIWOLI, Jean, Assah, Felix, Dehayem, Mesmin, APOUAMOUN, Ruth, Fezeu, Leopold, Guewo Fokeng, Magellan, Jose, Kamgang, Katte, Jean-Claude, KOUAMOU, Jeannette, Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse, et al.(2020). Nutrition guide: I eat well to stay healthy.