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.