Chantal Biya International Reference Centre's budget under scrutiny

Board members of the “Chantal Biya” International Reference Centre for Research on the Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS abbreviated CIRCB in the French Language yesterday, December 29, 2015, held its 7th ordinary meeting of the Management Committee during which focus was on the 2016 budget of the centre. Chairing the session was the President of the Management Committee, Jean Stephane Biatcha. After close to four hours of close-door discussion, Jean Stephane Biatcha told Cameroon Tribune (CT) that the board members could not adopt the 2016 budget of the research centre since they still need more information and analysis about certain aspects of the 2015 budget.

As such, an extra-ordinary meeting of members of the management committee will take place on January 15, 2016 during which the 2016 budget will be adopted. It should be recalled that the 2015 budget of the research centre was estimated at FCFA 6.9 billion. The 7th ordinary session which held after the special session of November 2015 and after the fourth session of the Scientific Council also examined the scientific report of the council. According to the President of the Management Committee, the scientific report of the council was appreciated by the board members.

In 2016, Chantal Biya’s International Reference Centre for Research on the Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS will emphasis research on the mother-to-child transmission of HIV as well as early diagnosis of HIV in children. The board recommended that the Scientific Council should henceforth make public announcements for the recruitment of researchers in the centre so that more applicants can apply. Jean Stephane Biatcha and his team also reviewed the 2015 activities of the research centre and examined the 2016 performance plan.