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Cameroon takes measures to prevent possible importation of deadly Coronavirus

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Cameroon takes measures to prevent possible importation of deadly Coronavirus

Published on 28.01.2020

Health officials have disclosed that Cameroon is taking measures to protect her airports against any possible importation of the Chinese deadly Coronavirus as cases of newly infected persons rises to over 4,500 and the dead toll to 106. According to officials, this killer virus which is still to get a…

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Cameroon: Gov’t prescribes preventive measures against deadly Coronavirus
Published on 27.01.2020
The Minister of Public health, Prof Malachie Manaouda has prescribed some preventive measures to fight against the transmission of the deadly Coronavirus currently rocking China.…
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Cameroon: Cholera resurfaces in Littoral region
Published on 23.01.2020
Health officials in Cameroon have confirmed a new outbreak of cholera in the Wouri Divion of the Littoral region of Cameroon following the detection of…
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Cameroon: Ad hoc committee created to investigate death of Kamto’s lawyer
Published on 23.01.2020
The Cameroon Medical Council has created an Ad hoc committee to investigate the death of Barrister Sylvain Souop, lead lawyer of the Cameroon Renaissance Mouvement…
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Cameroon Bar wants autopsy conducted on remains of Kamto’s lawyer
Published on 21.01.2020
The Cameroon Bar Association has demanded an autopsy to be conducted on the remains of late Barrister Sylvain Souop, lead lawyer of the Cameroon Renaissance…

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Brand new structures have been inaugurated at the Biyem Assi District Hospital in the Yaounde VI sub division. The structures…
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The East regional delegate of Public health has sent an alert on the outbreak of monkey pox virus in the…
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The United States of America have announced an addition of close to FCFA 57 Billion assistance to Cameroon’s HIV/AIDS programme…
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The newly appointed members of the Cercle of friends of Cameroon were installed on Friday January 4 in Yaounde in…
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Cameroon:Gov’t launches entrance exam to recruit 100 translators

The government of Cameroon has launched the recruitment of 100 translators and translator-interpreters into the public service. The recruitment exercise…
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The Minister of Public Health, Dr Malachie Manaouda has strongly condemned attack on a medical doctor of the Efoulan Hospital…
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Health researchers drawn across the country have rounded off a two-day training aimed at empowering them on carrying out qualitative…
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Health officials from all over Cameroon today began discussing ways of preventing mother to child transmission of HIV in the…
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