Start-up of the SIMBLE study in Burkina Faso

Header: Group picture of the CHU-YO team (Burkina Faso), the CNHU-PPC and CNHU-HKM team (Benin) and the ITM team (Belgium) at the end of the practical training in Benin

Due to the current travel restrictions to Burkina Faso, the initiation visit to the study site of CHU-YO had to be cancelled. As an alternative, a theoretical online training was given by the ITM team followed by a week-long practical training organised by CNHU-PPC in Benin.

In November 2023, the CHU-YO team from Burkina Faso were trained by their colleagues from Cotonou in all SIMBLE study procedures (blood culture sampling, informed consent taking, laboratory procedures, and data management procedures). They followed the CNHU-HKM team during their daily study routine. This gave them a head start to implement the study at CHU-YO in Ouagadougou.

This nice example of South-South collaboration resulted in a successful start of the SIMBLE field study at CHU-YO on 26 December 2023. What a nice Christmas present!