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Cameroon/COVID-19 fight: MPs contribute FCFA 100 million to solidarity fund

House Speaker Rt Hon Cavaye Yeguie Djibril delivers closing address, 9 July, 2020 (c) copyright

Cameroon/COVID-19 fight: MPs contribute FCFA 100 million to solidarity fund

Published on 09.07.2020

Members of Cameroon’s National Assembly have contributed the sum of FCFA 100 million to support the country’s national response against the deadly Coronavirus pandemic that continue to make victims. The money was handed over to the Prime Minister Head of Government, Chief Dr Joseph Dion Ngute Thursday July 9 that…

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Health agent disinfects medical staff amid increase in coronavirus cases in Douala (c) copyright

Cameroon records close to 15,000 Coronavirus cases, four months into pandemic
Published on 07.07.2020
In four months, Cameroon has recorded fourteen thousand, nine hundred and sixteen Coronavirus confirmed cases, out of which three hundred and fifty-nine are said to…

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Health agent disinfects medical staff amid increase in coronavirus cases in Douala (c) copyright

Cameroon records close to 15,000 Coronavirus cases, four months into pandemic
Published on 07.07.2020
In four months, Cameroon has recorded fourteen thousand, nine hundred and sixteen Coronavirus confirmed cases, out of which three hundred and fifty-nine are said to…
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Cameroon: Gender, disability inclusive response initiative launched in fight against COVID-19
Published on 07.07.2020
A project to provide a national gender and disability inclusive response in the fight against the COVID-19has been launched. The project was launched recently in…

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Cameroon: Gender, disability inclusive response initiative launched in fight against COVID-19
Published on 07.07.2020
A project to provide a national gender and disability inclusive response in the fight against the COVID-19has been launched. The project was launched recently in…
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Cameroon:Nylon hospital clears air over alleged corpse mutilation
Published on 07.07.2020
The Nylon District Hospital in Douala has dismissed social media allegations of the mutilation of a corpse at the morgue of the health facility. In…

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Cameroon:Nylon hospital clears air over alleged corpse mutilation
Published on 07.07.2020
The Nylon District Hospital in Douala has dismissed social media allegations of the mutilation of a corpse at the morgue of the health facility. In…
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Cameroon:Health workers strengthen skills in COVID-19 response
Published on 06.07.2020
Health workers from some 11 health districts across the Centre Region have strengthened their capacities in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. During a one-week…

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Cameroon:Health workers strengthen skills in COVID-19 response
Published on 06.07.2020
Health workers from some 11 health districts across the Centre Region have strengthened their capacities in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. During a one-week…

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Cameroon:Gov’t constructing specialised centres across country to boost fight against Coronavirus

The government of Cameroon has embarked on the construction of specialized health centres across the country to strengthen the health…
Published on 06.07.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Custom officers intercept fake drugs in Adamawa region

Custom officers say they have seized a consignment of illicit drugs in the Adamawa Region which was destined for the…
Published on 02.07.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon:WHO donates oxygen concentrators to help fight COVID-19

Cameroon’s response against the COVID-19 has received another huge boost with the acquisition of 183 Oxygen concentrators and 200 mortuary…
Published on 02.07.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon:Gov’t finetunes strategy to fight COVID-19

Authorities of the Ministry of Public Health have urged to reinforce community mobilization as part of the response strategy to…
Published on 02.07.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Dozen of students test positive of Coronavirus in restive Anglophone region

At least a dozen students have tested positive of the COVID-19 in Bamenda, the Communications unit of the Metropolitan Archdiocese…
Published on 01.07.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Incubator launched to support artists in fight against COVID-19

An incubator to help artists in various domains whose works have been affected by the outbreak of the COVID-19 is…
Published on 29.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Gov’t reviewing strategies in training of health personnel

Stakeholders involved in the training of health personnel across the country have pledged to improve the quality of graduates they…
Published on 29.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon:Public Health Minister hails health workers in fight against Coronavirus

Health personnel have been praised for their relentless efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 as Cameroon continues to record…
Published on 29.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Youth associations embark on Coronavirus sensitisation campaigns

Some youth associations are on the field to sensitise the population in rural and urban areas on the preventive measures…
Published on 29.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Adamawa region records sharp increase in COVID-19 cases

The Adamawa region in Cameroon has witnessed a sharp increase in the number of persons infected with the novel Coronavirus…
Published on 25.06.2020 par journalduCameroun Health
Cameroon’s Coronavirus recoveries surpass 10,000

In the last twenty-four hours, Cameroon reportedly recorded over one thousand, five hundred Coronavirus recoveries, bringing the total number of…
Published on 25.06.2020 par journalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Gov’t to intensify sensitisation campaign against COVID-19

Campaigns to sensitise the population on the preventive measures against the COVID-19 will intensify in rural areas, the Ministry of…
Published on 24.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: AfDB approves EUR 88 million loan to support COVID-19 response

The African Development Bank, AfDB has approved EUR 88 million loan, amounting to over FCFA 57 billion to Cameroon as…
Published on 24.06.2020 par journalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Gov’t puts in place brigade to track down hospitals that keep charging fees for COVID-19 testing, treatment

The Minister of Public Health, Dr Malachie Manaouda has set up a health brigade in charge of tracking down medical…
Published on 22.06.2020 par journalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Gov’t revisits Coronavirus response strategy

March 6, marked the turning point for Cameroonians this year. The first case of the COVID-19 had just been declared…
Published on 22.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Sickle cell patients assured of proper Coronavirus treatment

Sickle cell patients have been given assurances of a proper care and treatment if they test positive of the COVID-19.…
Published on 22.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Brigade set up to combat corruption at Coronavirus testing centres

The government has set up a brigade to fight against the extortion of COVID-19 patients as well as persons who…
Published on 22.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Despite polio free status, Cameroon to intensify vaccination

Cameroon needs to maintain the high levels of epidemiological surveillance and vaccination despite attaining a polio-free status, the World Health…
Published on 22.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon:Unite For Health launches telemedicine in Cameroon’s COVID-19 crisis

A health facility in Cameroon has launched a telemedicine scheme aimed at providing regular health care and services to patients…
Published on 19.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon counts close to 300 confirmed Coronavirus deaths

As at this Thursday June 18, Cameroon’s Coronavirus death toll stands at two hundred and eighty-two out of ten thousand,…
Published on 18.06.2020 par journalduCameroun Health
Cameroon declared polio-free – Public health boss

Cameroon has been certified free of poliomyelitis, a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus. The information was made…
Published on 18.06.2020 par journalduCameroun Health
Cameroon receives anti-COVID-19 equipment from Morocco

The Kingdom of Morocco, a North African country has offered a consignment of anti-Coronavirus material worth FCFA hundreds of millions…
Published on 17.06.2020 par journalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Doctors Without Borders suspends work in Mamfe

The humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders, DWB Friday June 12 announced it was temporarily suspending its activities in Mamfe, headquarters…
Published on 17.06.2020 par journalduCameroun Health
Cameroon’s Coronavirus count crosses 10,000 mark

Cameroon now counts over ten thousand Coronavirus cases among which five thousand, six hundred and one have successfully been treated…
Published on 16.06.2020 par journalduCameroun Health
Cameroon:Coronavirus specialised centres go operational

Specialised centres set up in Yaounde in the management COVID-19 cases have begun receiving patients, the Ministry of Public Health…
Published on 15.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
India, Canada pledge to boost Cameroon’s response strategy in fight against Coronavirus

India and Canada have pledged to offer more medical and technical support to Cameroon in the fight against the COVID-19…
Published on 15.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: President Biya offers anti-COVID-19 material to Public Health Ministry

Cameroon’s Head of State, Paul Biya has offered a consignment of anti-Coronavirus material to the Ministry of Public Health to…
Published on 12.06.2020 par journalduCameroun Health
Cameroon:More Coronavirus sampling centres go operational in Yaounde

The collection of samples for the COVID-19 test has been intensified in Yaounde with the creation of makeshift centres across…
Published on 11.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
Cameroon: Gov’t to provide more psychological support to health workers in fight against Coronavirus

The need to provide psychological and psycho-social support to health workers on the frontline fighting the COVID-19 has been stressed.…
Published on 11.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health
French businesses support Cameroon’s fight against Coronavirus

A group of French businesses with subsidiaries in Cameroon have thrown their weight behind government’s drive to fight the COVID-19…
Published on 11.06.2020 par JournalduCameroun Health

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