Furthermore, most of the regulatory instruments developed by BREEDSAFCA were integrated into the new law, which was formally adopted in April 2022. This has transformed the landscape for medical research involving human participants in Cameroon.

In addition, the project has been enhancing the infrastructure for ethical review in Cameroon. Given its sociocultural diversity, the country recognised the need for devolved ethical review structures. However, only two of the 10 regions of Cameroon had regional ethics committees. BREEDSAFCA has helped to establish two additional regional committees in the North West and North Regions of Cameroon, and two others are in the process of being created.

Until recently, Cameroon has had limited legal infrastructure governing clinical research. The BREEDSAFCA project has helped to address this deficit by developing new regulatory instruments relating to different aspects of clinical research. The process of reviewing these proposed regulations stimulated the finalisation of the draft law on medical research that has been undergoing development since 2013.

The BREEDSAFCA project has catalysed the finalisation of key legislation for regulation of clinical research in Cameroon.