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In preparation for the upcoming 58th Youth Day in Cameroon, the National Blood Transfusion Service has launched a proactive campaign aimed at sensitizing youths and replenishing blood banks across the country.
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Bamenda Regional Hospital stride towards bolstering healthcare services, the Imaging Centre at the Hospital has unveiled a cutting-edge Mammography Machine, aimed at revolutionizing breast cancer diagnosis and screening. This state-of-the-art technology is poised to play a pivotal role in early detection, emphasizing the hospital's commitment to proactive healthcare and saving lives.
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In a significant stride towards combating tuberculosis, the official closure of the Improvement in the Management of Tuberculosis Infection (APRECIT) project took place at the Pasteur Center of Cameroon on January 23, 2024. This milestone event brought together key stakeholders, including the Pasteur Institute of Madagascar, the Pasteur Center of Cameroon, the Mérieux Foundation, WHO in Cameroon, Expertise France, the National Tuberculosis Control Program, Camnafaw, and the community organization AFASO.
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In a groundbreaking initiative, Cameroon has launched the world's first systematic and large-scale vaccination campaign against malaria. This move, deemed a "historic milestone" by the World Health Organization (WHO), marks a significant step towards defeating a disease that claims the lives of over 600,000 people annually, with 95% of these deaths occurring in Africa.
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Julien Gnipieven Tekombo, a Cameroonian-born doctor based in Switzerland, has embarked on a monumental task to revolutionize and modernize the healthcare sector in Cameroon. His vision, nurtured since childhood, was to establish a high-quality and affordable hospital in his home country. In February, Tekombo realized this dream by opening the "Centre Médical Dr. Gnipieven Tekombo" in Bikok, a small village 30 kilometers south of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.
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In a significant move aimed at bolstering the nation's fight against malaria and curbing the associated morbidity and mortality rates, the Minister of Public Health, Dr. MANAOUDA Malachie, has announced the inclusion of a malaria vaccine in the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Cameroon.
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Meet Your Coach Dr. Joyce Akwe ... With a master's in public health and a medical doctor specialized in internal medicine with a focus on hospital medicine.
Dr. Joyce Akwe is the Chief of Hospital Medicine at the Atlanta VA Health Care System (Atlanta VAHCS), an Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and an Adjunct Faculty with Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta GA.
After Medical school Dr. Akwe worked for the World Health Organization and then decided to go back to clinical medicine. She completed her internal medicine residency and chief resident year at Morehouse School of Medicine. After that, she joined the Atlanta Veterans VAHCS Hospital Medicine team and has been caring for our nation’s Veterans since then.
Dr. Akwe has built her career in service and leadership at the Atlanta VA HealthCare System, but her influence has extended beyond your work at the Atlanta VA, Emory University, and Morehouse School of Medicine. She has mentored multiple young physicians and continuous to do so. She has previously been recognized by the Chapter for her community service (2010), teaching (as recipient of the 2014 J Willis Hurst Outstanding Bedside Teaching Award), and for your inspirational leadership to younger physicians (as recipient of the 2018 Mark Silverman Award). The Walter J. Moore Leadership Award is another laudable milestone in your car
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