Professor Kenneth Anchang Yongabi
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DISTINCTIVE AWARDS

1. Recipient of Special recognition award from the the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, on the 2nd of September, 2022, for immense contribution in Research and Development of Phytomedicine in Nigeria on the International day celebration of African Traditional medicine.

2. Recipient of Public Health Parasitology Society (PPSN) Award of Excellence, October 6, 2021, Abuja, Nigeria on Parasites and Tourism.

3. Recipient and Laureate of the MARC BOPELET GOLD MEDAL, the first recipient and highest honour in Academics in Cameroon for distinguished contributions to Biological Sciences, awarded by the Cameroon Academy of Sciences, October 6, 2020, Yaounde, Cameroon. Golden Trophy presented to me by the Cameroon Minister for Scientific Research and Innovation, Dr Magdalene Twente.

4. Award of Golden Trophy by the Ministry of Health ESSalud, Lima Peru, 2016, for a key note lecture on harnessing the benefits of Traditional, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for Integrative health care benefits and outcomes. Price handed by the Director, ESsalud, representing the Minister of Health.

5. Preselected for Marquis “who is who” in Science and Engineering in the World, 2004.

6. Doctoral thesis excellence award 2012, University of Adelaide, South Australia.

Research Funding/Grants Awarded

1. . [2000] ATBU, Bauchi, Nigeria, University Post graduate scholarship for M.Sc and PhD on Clinical Microbiology and Public Health and Infectiology,by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria.

2. [2003] ZERI mushroom inventory, baseline studies and domestication studies of Medicinal mushrooms in the Guinea savanna belt of Nigeria sponsored by UNDP, Nigeria

3. . [2002] Crawford Fund Australia sponsored s short term fellowship at the University Of Adelaide, South Australia at the Roseworthy Campus on anaerobic digestion and integrated Biosystems training on the construction and management of a small Farm – Size Fermentor and components of integrated biosystems.

4. [2014] Ejase Foundation, Italy sponsored inventory of energy needs assessment for rural Communities in North West Region of Cameroon.

5. [2000-2011] DFID (DFID NET-RC A06502), Total amount, 50,000 Pounds, network grant for the implementation of small scale biogas digesters in sub Saharan Africa for energy needs, pathogen disinfection and bioslurry for sustainable Agriculture: P.I. Prof Jo Smith.

6. I was Involved as Co-PI, PRF Research foundation Cameroon, Makerere University Uganda, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. University of Cape Town, South Africa and Maseno University, Nairobi, Kenya.

7. [2011-2012] DFID grant was AO7803 (Total amount =£200,000) Pounds, network grant for the implementation of small scale biogas digesters in sub Saharan Africa for energy needs, pathogen disinfection and bioslurry for sustainable Agriculture: P.I. Prof Jo Smith.

8. [2013-2014] Royal society/DFID, AN130087, Total amount, 21,750 Pounds, network grant on Water for Biogas and Biogas for water involving PRF Foundation, Cameroon, James Hutton Research Institute, Scotland, Bahar Dar University, Ethiopia and Makerere University, Uganda.

9. [2007] Fellowship Award in for Ecological Alternatives in Sanitation by the Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden sponsored by SIDA in Sweden, 2007, and in South Africa, for 2008.

10. [2013 -2016] African Union Grant, AUC grant, AURG/2/058/2012 (Total amount ~£750,000, for Adaptation of Small scale biogas digesters for Poverty Alleviation in Sub Saharan Africa involving PRF Cameroon, Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda, Makerere University, Uganda, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, The University of Aberdeen, UK and James Hutton research Institute, Scotland, UK.

11. [2009] International Post Graduate Scholarship of The University of Adelaide awarded for PhD studies in Chemical Engineering (Biomedical), Adelaide University, South Australia.

12. [2011] Award of 2300 pounds from the ORSKOV Foundation Scotland, to develop an Integrated Holistic farm at PRF research and training Eco farm in Bamenda, Cameroon.

13. [2013] Selected for a Golden Trophy category in Geneva, Switzerland at the Century International quality award for excellence in innovation and Leadership by the Business Initiative Directions (BID) March.

14. [2016] EsSalud (Department for Complementary and Alternative Medicine), Lima, Peru (Award Travel Grant).

15. [2016] Grant award of 80,000 Euros (Grant No. Prot.no.169/2016/CTM/SP) by the Italian Episcopal Conference, Italy, for the Establishment of the Catholic University Pharmaceutical Galenic Laboratory.

16. [2019]Co PI on a 2 years grant awarded by IDRC Canada to CREEBAC, University of Kinshasa, Congo, and UNU water Institute, Canada and Phytobiotechnology Research Foundation Cameroon on mitigation of Climate change and conflict and gender driven migration in the Congo basin.

17. [2019] Awarded WHO consultant (Contract NO: 202341696) WHO ref TRL 188319; AFRO HPD team on Health Literacy needs for African Youth and Adolescent: A step toward development of African health literacy tool kit July 22 to September 25, 2019 (14,865USD).

18. [2020-2022] Arts and Humanity Research Council (Grant Ref: AH/T008482/1), total of 54,644 Pounds. WASHable: Participatory design and community engagement Network on Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Lusophone and Francophone African Countries through Networking. Serving as Co-PI alongside Lancaster University as PI.

19. [2020-2021] African Union Science Technical Commission Research Grant (AU-STRC/02.5/20.ED-NG) Africa’s indigenous Knowledge to Preventing and Controlling Emerging Infectious Diseases on the continent like COVID-19: Utilizing an Afro-centric Response. I serve as PI.

20. [2021] Co-Investigator on the Project Collaborative project s co investigator on “ Feasibility study of provision of safe drinking water through water conservation” with centre for climate Research and Development (COMSATS) University Islamabad, Pakistan, CCRD/D-8 funded project.Dr Ahmed Toqeer.

21. Currently Co-holder of a UNESCO-TWIN Chair in Green skilling, Literacy and Sustainable Development with Makerere University Kampala, Ambo University, Ethiopia, Imo State University, Owerri and UTAMU, Uganda for 2021-2025.