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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host a talk about initiatives by the federal government to address climate change and environmental justice. The talk will feature David Cash, the New England regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17. […]
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about initiatives by the federal government to address climate change and environmental justice featuring David Cash, the New...
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 vacci...
Personal Sacrifice That Paid Off Moussa Oumarou, a commercial motorbike rider, gave up his job to assist his wife take care of their preterm twins through the kangaroo method. Were it not for his timely and wise decision, their babies might not be alive today. Unlike most husbands, he saw baby care – especially “specialised” baby care - not only as a woman’s responsibility, but also his duty. Moussa Oumarou, a commercial motorbike rider, and wife, Oumoul Kousoulmi, were on November 2, 2020, blessed with a set of twins – their fifth and sixth children. But the celebration of the ...
Maternal, Newborn, Child Health: Mortality Rates Curbed, Hospital Delivery Figures Raised According to the last Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey and the 2014 Multi-indicator Cluster Survey Statistics, MICS report, about 7,000 women die in the country due to pregnancy complications or during delivery. While neonatal mortality (the death rate of babies in the first 28 days of life) was 28 deaths per 1,000 live births. Concerned by the situation, government, with the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, launched the ...