Cameroon: CERAC kicks off 2020 plan of action

The newly appointed members of the Cercle of friends of Cameroon were installed on Friday January 4 in Yaounde in…

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…

Cameroon: Government announces outbreak of polio in Far North region

The Ministry of Public health has informed the public on the occurrence of a new polio epidemic case in Mada,…

Cameroon: Gov’t to begin distributing treated mosquito nets

The government of Cameroon will soon begin distributing treated mosquito nets nationwide. According news reports, the revelation was made recently…

Cameroon joins world to observe Leprosy Day

Cameroonians have joined the world over to mark the 66th edition 'World Leprosy Day', themed “Ending Discrimination, stigma and Prejudices.…

Cervical cancer common amongst African women

Cervical cancer is caused by the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the most common viral infection of the…

Health stakeholders brainstorm on digitising health data

Stakeholders in the Health sector from Cameroon and abroad are brainstorming on accurate data and quality health care in Cameroon.…

Cameroon Health personnel poised to strike against poor working conditions

Cameroonian health personnel under the two syndicates dubbed SYMPEMS and CAP/SANTE, have announce a nation wide strike action beginning January…

Health workers brave security challenges to vaccinate children in Cameroon’s East region

In a small Integrated Health Unit in Garoua-boulai, in Cameroon’s East region, a group of 20 young women draped in…

Cameroon: Official statistics of HIV/AIDS prevalence rate among adults

According to official statistics, the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Cameroon is currently at 3.4 percent. The figure indicates a drop…

Cameroon’s Stepanie Tum raises awareness on menstrual hygiene

Cameroonian Actress Stephanie Tum, has taken menstrual hygiene initiative among young women to whole a new level. Through a campaign…

Word Toilet Day: Lack of public toilets seen as crucial sanitation problem

Cameroon has joined the rest of the globe to commemorate world toilet day, with many stating that the lack of…

Pneumonia: Most infectious killer of infants worldwide-Medics

Pneumonia is the most infectious killer of infants world wide, medics have warned. The medics are joining their voices to…

Cameroon: Lawmakers briefed on Universal Health Coverage

Cameroon lawmakers have been briefed on a universal health coverage plan the government is planning on implementing. The briefing which…

11 million children could die from pneumonia by 2030-Study

Researchers have warned that nearly 11 million children are on course to die from pneumonia by 2030, with those living…

Healthy lifestyle is solution to kidney disease-Medics

Cameroonian kidney specialists in Yaounde, say constant physical exercise and a healthy lifestyle is the only way to prevent kidney…

Cameroon: 62 year old women gives birth to baby girl

A 62- year old lady has given  birth to a baby girl at the Yaounde hospital for Applied Research, human…

WHO decry worsening sanitation environments in new report

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has decried poor sanitary conditions across the globe in a recent report. The report among other things…

Cameroonian Entrepreneur Dencia, shines light on breast cancer

Cameroonian singer and entrepreneur, Reprudencia Sonkey, known by her stage name as Dencia, is shinning light on breast cancer and urging young…

Cameroon: Balance diet is key to healthy lifestyle-Medic

Cameroonians on October 16 joined the world over to commemorate World Food Day. The day was a singular opportunity for…

Cameroon: More than 2,500 cases of breast cancer diagnosed each year

This revelation was made by some experts in Oncology Care and Support at the start of the annual Breast Cancer…

Cameroon commemorates International day of the Girl

Cameroon has joined the rest of the world to commemorate the International Day of the girl. International Day of the…

World in mental health crisis of ‘monumental suffering’, say experts

Every country in the world is facing and failing to tackle a mental health crisis, from epidemics of anxiety and…

Cameroon: Minister Launches schools without cholera campaign

Cameroon's Minister of Basic Education, Youssouf Adjidja Alim, has launched a cholera prevention campaign in schools in the Northern region.…

Cameroon: MSF provides emergency response numbers to Mezam citizens

Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, also known in English as Doctors Without Borders has provided some health emergency response numbers to citizens…

Cholera control: Cameroonian brewer offers mineral water to health facilities

In the bid to fight against cholera outbreak in Far North Cameroon, brewer Sabc, via its mineral water branch (SEMC),…

Chantal Biya endorses Beijing declaration on fights against HIV/AIDs

Cameroon's Firts Lady, Chantal BIYA, founding President of the African Synergy against AIDS and Suffering, has appended her signature to…

Cholera outbreak in Cameroon: Seventeen die so far

Seventeen people have died of cholera in Cameroon’s center and northern regions since the outbreak was declared in mid-July, the…

Islamic Development Bank to fund Cameroon’s blood transfusion project

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has pledged to fund a project in Cameroon aimed at strengthening its national blood transfusion…

Cameroon: Buea hospital mortuary over flooded with abandoned corpses

The staff and management of the Buea Regional Hospital in the South West Region of Cameroon are awash by the…

Depression is leading cause of deaths-Medic

Medics have said depression is the leading cause of deaths and affects people of all ages and from all walks…

Supporting breastfeeding is the smartest investment-Medics

Support for breastfeeding is one of the smartest investments Cameroon can make, medics have said. The Medical Doctors took turns…

Cameroon’s Rose Leke wins 2018 ‘Heroine of health’ award

Cameroon's Professor Rose Leke, is among the nine women who have been honored with the 2018 Heroine of Health award,…

One neurologist for 1 million Africans – scholar

Sub-Saharan Africa suffers a huge deficit in neurologists, with only one specialist for a million people living on the continent,…

World AIDS conference opens today

A world AIDS assembly has opened in Amsterdam hoping to harness the star power of activists Elton John and Prince Harry…

Hepatitis B gaining grounds in Cameroon-Survey

According to the results of a household survey for the evaluation of the impact of the pandemic, CAMPHIA, hepatitis B…

Tobacco kills three million persons each year-WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke are “major causes” of cardiovascular…

Monkey pox hits English speaking Cameroon

The dreaded  but rare viral zoonotic disease (from animal to man) caused by Monkey pox virus has hit English speaking Cameroon, Andre…

Church services adjusted to accomodate May 20 celebrations in Limbe

Church services have been adjusted to accomodate May 20 celebrations in Limbe, theSenior Divisional Officer of Fako Division has announced.…

Cameroon joins world to commemorate red cross day today

Cameroonians today join the world over to commemorate World Red Cross day. According to official statistics, the day is celebrated…