Alliance for Research and Development Consulting (ARD Consulting) is a Contract Research Organization (CRO) providing bespoke research, and clinical trial monitoring services to research in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device, as well as academic and health institutions within the West African sub-region. We ensure services rendered to our clients are done efficiently and all deliverables are met in a timely manner. Our team comprises highly talented and skilled professionals with a combined experience of about sixteen years in the clinical, health and academic research fields.
What We Do?

As a CRO, we are specialized in the start-up, management, and monitoring of clinical trials from Phase I – IV. We contribute to the global trends of clinical trials by selecting sites and ensuring clinical trials are properly monitored according to ICH GCP, local regulatory requirements, approved Study Protocols, and site-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). We also provide non-clinical qualitative and quantitative studies for our clients to generate evidence to inform strategic reforms and improve the performance of health projects, programs, and systems. Our applied health research services are specifically designed to support project operation and
implementation, community engagement for health interventions, social and economic developmental issues, generation of data-driven and contextual evidence to support reforms and improvement in health service delivery as well as producing a publication for an academic audience and policymakers. We also provided tailored skilled development programs in public health research to meet individual and organizational training needs. We have expertise in medical anthropology, participatory research methodology, ethnography, political economy analysis, household surveys and large-scale quantitative data analysis.
Our Vision
To provide quality research support services that promote excellence in clinical and health research, generating evidence for improving public health interventions.
Our Mission
Our mission is to ensure that clients are provided with timely excellent research support services with the highest standards as prescribed by ICH GCP, the Declaration of Helsinki and related guidelines, applicable national and local regulatory authorities and ethical standards.