The HIGHER Women consortium aims to emphasize the inclusion and promotion of the career of emerging women health researchers by committing to facilitate professional growth and to foster diverse relationships that add value to the research community in Cameroon. The mission of the HIGHER Women mentor-protégé program (MPP) is to be the center of expertise, information and ideas to promote the career of women health researchers in Cameroon as an integral part of the consortium to increase overall competitiveness of women in this field.