BBC | The world’s first routine vaccine programme against malaria has started in Cameroon, in a move projected to save thousands of children’s lives across Africa. The symbolic first jab was given to a baby girl named Daniella at a health facility near Yaoundé on Monday. It comes after successful pilot …
Read More »Cameroon to introduce malaria vaccine: official
(Xinhua) — Cameroon will introduce the malaria vaccine on Jan. 22, according to Manaouda Malachie, the country’s minister of public health. The move is part of concerted efforts to enhance the fight against malaria and reduce morbidity and mortality associated with the disease, the minister said in a statement released …
Read More »“La Route des Chefferies” revient sur l’esclavage au Cameroun | +video
VOA | Le Cameroun rompt le silence sur une période de son histoire liée à l’esclavage transcontinental et domestique. A travers le projet “La Route des Chefferies”, l’un des plus importants sites du transit d’esclaves au Cameroun a été réhabilité à Bangou, localité située à 268 km de Yaoundé, dans …
Read More »Cameroon Says Bedbugs Imported From Europe Infest Towns and Villages
VOA | YAOUNDE — Sanitation and health workers in Cameroon are disinfecting homes to kill bedbugs that have infested the central African state’s capital, Yaounde, and several towns and villages. Government officials say the bloodsucking bugs are imported by travelers from Europe, where some countries are also experiencing infestation. Cameroon …
Read More »Women in science: two Cameroonians win prize | + video
Africa News | In Cameroon’s rural north, a career in science is a rarity for most women. Two young women have bucked the trend, winning a prestigious science award**on November 8.** Sabine Adeline Fanta Yadang, 32, a doctor of neuroscience, and Hadidjatou Daïrou, 33, a doctor of cellular physiology, have …
Read More »Indignation de la société civile après l’imbroglio judiciaire dans l’affaire Martinez Zogo
RFI | Au Cameroun, la confusion est toujours intense autour du sort des nommés Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga et Maxime Eko Eko, deux des principaux accusés dans l’affaire de l’assassinat de l’animateur de radio, Martinez Zogo. Vendredi dernier, les deux hommes ont bénéficié d’une ordonnance de libération qui a finalement été …
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