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Improving Child Literacy: Nascent Solutions Offers Over 100,000 Books To Three Regions The Government of the United States Department of Agriculture, USDA, is funding a five-year McGovern-Dole, MGD, Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programme in Cameroon implemented by the International Non-governmental Organisation, Nascent Solutions. The project benefits pupils, teachers and community members in 240 primary school communities in four target regions of the country. Of the beneficiary schools, 30 are in Adamawa, 18 in the North West literacy of schools age children and foster good health and 108,446 copies of 97 locally published illustrated titles appropriate for all classes of nursery and primary school. Some 73,565 copies of the books went to the North Region, 20,649 to Adamawa, and 14,232 to the East Region. Lire aussi : Malades mentaux errants : Yaoundé s’organise
Accepting Vaccination: Why Change In Communication Strategy Turned The Tides A growing number of Cameroonians regard vaccination with skepticism. This is partly explained by ignorance and the rumours often peddled on social media on the “demerits” or supposed risks of vaccination. Of late, the situation was worsened by the stance of two Roman Catholic Church dioceses whose bishops openly declared they would allow their female parishioners to be vaccinated against Central African Republic, CAR refugees in Cameroon’s East Region. “These people have no problem whatsoever with vaccination!” says Meka Monique Blanche, a midwifery supervisor with the Africa Humanitarian Action, AHA aid organisation in
Accepting Vaccination: Why Change In Communication Strategy Turned The Tides A growing number of Cameroonians regard vaccination with skepticism. This is partly explained by ignorance and the rumours often peddled on social media on the “demerits” or supposed risks of vaccination. Of late, the situation was worsened by the stance of two Roman Catholic Church dioceses whose bishops openly declared they would allow their female parishioners to be vaccinated against Central African Republic, CAR refugees in Cameroon’s East Region. “These people have no problem whatsoever with vaccination!” says Meka Monique Blanche, a midwifery supervisor with the Africa Humanitarian Action, AHA aid organisation in
Kangaroo’s Huge Challenges, Despite Strides Evaluation of the project, “ Improving access and quality of new-born care in 5 health districts of the East Region from 2018-2020” is still underway. Funded by the Korea National UNICEF Committee and implemented by the East Regional Delegation of Public Health and the Cameroon Kangaroo Foundation, the project also received technical and financial assistance from 5,000 children in Abong-Mbang, Doume, Bertoua, Batouri and Garoua Boulai Health Districts. It involved Abong-Mbang, Doume, Bertoua, Batouri and Garoua Boulai District Hospitals; Bertoua Regional Hospital and the Though evaluation is still going on to determine the full impact of the project,
Premature, Low Birth Weight Babies: Kangaroo Slashes Mortality By 50 Per cent Before now, babies in the East Region of premature or with weights of less than 2.5 kg, had little or no chances of survival. Because of the non-existence of incubators in most medical facilities. And where they existed, frequent power outages only added to the woes of anxious parents of these children. But the Kangaroo Mother Care, KMC project run in the East Region since two years ago is gradually turning the tides.Lire aussi : Sexual Harassment At Workplace: Women Still Feeling The Pinch “Improving access and quality of newborn care in five health districts of the East Region from 2018-2020” is sponsored by the
Habiba Ousmane: “I Taught Kangaroo, Then Lived It” The refugee community health worker had a preterm baby that helped her to practise the kangaroo care method she taught others. “Practice,” the old saying goes, “makes perfect.” Meaning, it is not enough to preach or teach something you have not personally lived. Because – like another saying goes – “Experience is the best teacher.” Habiba Ousmane, 35, is a refugee from the Gado Badzere Refugee Camp in Eastern Cameroon. For long, she served as community health worker or volunteer in the camp. Sensitising on several topics such as the care of premature babies and those delivered with