Albert Ze is a researcher and native of Ebolowa in the South Region of Cameroon. He has held a PhD in Economics, Mathematics, and Econometrics, specializing in Health Economics (awarded with Highest Honors and the congratulations of the jury), since 2011. He is the founder of the Institute for Research for Health and Development (IRESADE), established in 2010 and based in Yaoundé.
His research focuses on health economics, sustainable development, land access, agricultural economics, risk management, the resilience of complex systems, and health policy. He is the co-author of the book The Socio-Economic Burden of Malaria in Africa: An Economic Analysis (published by Presses Universitaires de Laval, Canada). He has also co-authored articles such as “Foreign Direct Investment Flows, Land Access and the Land Market in Cameroon: A Stimulus for Intra-Regional Trade” and “Gender Responsive Microcredit Policy, Inclusive Growth and Food Security in Cameroon,” both presented at the Inaugural Conference on Land Policy in Africa.
In 2019, he won the African Award of Excellence, which he received in Côte d’Ivoire on October 5, 2019. Welcomed by the scientific committee of the Super African Award of Excellence (SPADE), he brought honor to Cameroon by receiving the distinction of “Best Health Researcher for Development 2019.”
He is the author of six scientific books and has delivered 13 presentations at conferences and seminars hosted by leading institutions, including the World Bank and several national ministries. Well known for his uncompromising stance on Cameroon’s healthcare system, he consistently speaks out to expose shortcomings and mismanagement within the health sector. During his stay in Côte d’Ivoire in 2019, he participated as a panelist—alongside Mr. Boubakary Salissou, Director General of the National School of Public Health of Zinder in Niger—in a conference titled “Which Health System for Better Development in Africa?”