Plan International Cameroon donates sanitation kits to combat cholera

The people of Mora in the Mayo Sava Division of the Far-North Region have received a consignment of sanitation kits donated by a Non-Governmental Organization, Plan International Cameroon. The donation was made on 3rd September 2015 in the locality of Mora Massi during a ceremony chaired by the Second Assistant S.D.O to launch a five-day sensitization campaign on hygiene and sanitation.

The package included soap, buckets and disinfectants and comes after a recent case of Cholera in the area was identified in the area. According to the Field Coordinator of Plan International Cameroon, Tchado Julienne the campaign is part of a project to ameliorate the living condition of the Central African and Nigerian refugees as well as the indigenous people of the Far-North Region. 

The Sultan of Mandara, His Majesty, Moutzigue guided the officials as they visited toilets under construction and water pumps in the area. In the meantime, a demonstration on the washing of hands with soap and the purification of water highlighted the ceremony, coupled with animations from traditional dance group. It is sponsored through a partnership between Plan International Cameroon and the Canada Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.