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Cameroon:Yaounde hospitals step up services for patients on New Year’s Day
Published on 04.01.2021
Most hospitals and health centres in Yaounde took all the necessary measures to handle an emergency case that was brought to them before, during and…

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Cameroon:Yaounde hospitals step up services for patients on New Year’s Day
Published on 04.01.2021
Most hospitals and health centres in Yaounde took all the necessary measures to handle an emergency case that was brought to them before, during and…
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Cameroon: Gov’t takes support to beneficiaries of three-year youth in North Region
Published on 09.11.2020
The Minister of Youth and Civic Education, Mounouna Foutsou has rounded off the distribution exercise of kits to the beneficiaries of the Three-Year Special Youth…

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Cameroon: Gov’t takes support to beneficiaries of three-year youth in North Region
Published on 09.11.2020
The Minister of Youth and Civic Education, Mounouna Foutsou has rounded off the distribution exercise of kits to the beneficiaries of the Three-Year Special Youth…
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Cameroon:Cameroon: Pregnant Women Desert Hospitals For Fear Of COVID-19
Published on 21.08.2020
Authorities in Cameroon have warned infant and maternal mortality rate could increase in 2020 following a drop in the number of pregnant women who have…

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Cameroon:Cameroon: Pregnant Women Desert Hospitals For Fear Of COVID-19
Published on 21.08.2020
Authorities in Cameroon have warned infant and maternal mortality rate could increase in 2020 following a drop in the number of pregnant women who have…
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Cameroon: Winners of Hackaton vs COVID-19 competition revealed
Published on 17.08.2020
The winners of the 2020 Hackaton vs COVID-19 competition for innovation in the fight against the pandemic have been unveiled. During a prize award ceremony…

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Cameroon: Winners of Hackaton vs COVID-19 competition revealed
Published on 17.08.2020
The winners of the 2020 Hackaton vs COVID-19 competition for innovation in the fight against the pandemic have been unveiled. During a prize award ceremony…

Cameroon reinforces COVID-19 measures at borders

The Minister of Public Health Dr Malachie Manaouda has appreciated the reinforcement of barrier measures against the COVID-19 in the…
Published on 17.08.2020 par JournalduCameroun News
Cameroon launches project to encourage pregnant women shun COVID-19 fears

The Ministry of Public Health has launched a project to encourage expectant mothers to shun COVID-19 fears and go to…
Published on 17.08.2020 par JournalduCameroun News
Cameroon receives COVID-19 support from Korean, Czech partners

The COVID-19 National Emergency Solidarity Fund received another boost at the weekend with contributions from two partners. First, it was…
Published on 17.08.2020 par JournalduCameroun News
Cameroon: Gov’t acquires three new medicalised ambulances to help in fight against COVID-19

The Ministry of Public Health has reinforced the response strategy in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by acquiring three…
Published on 10.08.2020 par JournalduCameroun News
Cameroon:Over FCFA 20 Billion spent by gov’t in fight against Coronavirus

Twenty Billion, Two Hundred and Four Million, Three Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand, Three Hundred and Fourteen CFA Francs( FCFA…
Published on 27.07.2020 par JournalduCameroun News
Cameroon: WHO says it has spent FCFA 550M to support COVID-19 fight over past three months in three regions

The office of the World Health Organization in Cameroon has disclosed that over the past three months, it has deployed…
Published on 08.05.2020 par journalduCameroun News
Cameroon/Maternal mortality: About 4000 women die every year due to complicated pregnancies– Dr Malachie Manaouda

Cameroon’s Minister of Public Health has disclosed that every year, about twenty-two thousand (22000) new-borns and four thousand (4000) women…
Published on 08.05.2020 par journalduCameroun News
Cameroon: CCMN extends operations to Centre, Northern regions

The Cameroon Community Media Network, CCMN has extended its activities to the Centre and the three northern regions of the…
Published on 20.01.2020 par JournalduCameroun News
Cameroon: Monkey pox hits East region, kills one

The East regional delegate of Public health has sent an alert on the outbreak of monkey pox virus in the…
Published on 14.01.2020 par journalduCameroun News
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…
Published on 06.01.2020 par JournalduCameroun News
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…
Published on 06.01.2020 par JournalduCameroun News
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,…
Published on 31.05.2019 par Ariane Foguem News
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…
Published on 18.02.2019 par Journal du Cameroun News
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.…
Published on 28.01.2019 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 21.01.2019 par Journal du Cameroun News
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.…
Published on 09.01.2019 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 08.01.2019 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 05.12.2018 par Marriane Enow Tabi News
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…
Published on 30.11.2018 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 21.11.2018 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 20.11.2018 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 16.11.2018 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 14.11.2018 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 12.11.2018 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 08.11.2018 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 02.11.2018 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 02.11.2018 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 30.10.2018 par Marriane Enow Tabi News
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…
Published on 19.10.2018 par Journal du Cameroun News
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…
Published on 18.10.2018 par Journal du Cameroun News