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Launch of the 2019 National Deworming Campaign

The Official launch of the 2019 National Deworming Campaign was done at the Government Bilingual Primary School Njombe Penja, in the Littoral Region. The event was presided by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Health, Alim Hayatou, and the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Basic Education, Dr Kilo Vivian Asheri. The treatment target for that year’s campaign was 9.2 million people.

COUNTDOWN Annual Partners' Meeting 2019

The COUNTDOWN Consortium convened in Monrovia, Liberia for the 5th Annual Partners’ Meeting. Colleagues in Cameroon joined consortium members from Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, LSTM and FHI360 for the 3-day meeting which offered opportunity for members of partner countries to discuss current status, and findings from the in-country multi-disciplinary research projects around neglected tropical diseases.

TES Conference 2025

Tropical & Emerging tropical diseases Summit

“Towards sustainable elimination of neglected tropical diseases in Africa”

SCHISTOSOMIASIS AND STH WEEK IN CAMEROON

Under the patronage of the Minister of Health, the National Programme for the Control of Schistosomiasis and STH in conjunction with the COUNTDOWN project and other collaborators, is organising a Schistosomiasis and STH Week in Cameroon. This unprecedented event will bring together policy makers, NTD partners, researchers from both the national and international NTD community as they gather to discuss the key progress made in the fight against schistosomiasis and STH.

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2nd China-Africa Meeting on Schistosomiasis Elimination

October 24, 2016

The second meeting of the China-Africa Cooperation on Schistosomiasis Elimination took place this week at Hilton Hotel in the capital city, Yaounde. This cooperation aims to strengthen collaboartion between African and Chinese research institutions, in order to scale up schistosomiasis control and elimination through the agreement between the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China and the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases in the World Health Organisation. The meeting included a 2-days training course in malacology and

COUNTDOWN Strategic Work Planning Meeting

October 3, 2016

  COUNTDOWN Cameroon team in Buea, South West Region was pleased to welcome and host colleagues from  Yaounde, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK and FHI360, USA for a 5-days working session aimed at finalising strategic research work plans for the COUNTDOWN project multiple disciplines – parasitology, vector biology, entomology, health economics, applied social science and anthropology.Based at Seme Beach Hotel in Limbe with its magnificent views and spectacular back drops, the interactive working sessions led to great progress around

Raising awareness about Schistosomiasis on National Radio Station-CRTV

August 2, 2016

Communication is an invaluable tool which serves to raise awareness and sensitise the population, around the control and elimination of NTDs in the country. Prof Tcuem Tchuente joined the team of ‘CRTV m’accompagne at the national radio station to  discuss the importance of building health reporting capacity within the media around NTDs. Schistosomiasis and other NTDs continue to pose problems for some populations around the country, but educating  the public helps them to be aware of transmission and how to

NTDs Training for Journalists

July 23, 2016

The National Programme for the Control of Schistosomiasis and STH organised a 6 days NTDs training session for journalists from national and regional levels. Prof Tchuem Tchuente, permanent secretary of the programme believes that “communication plays a very big role in raising awareness, controlling and eliminating NTDs”. The training session consisted field visits to various schistosomiasis endemic sites as well as areas which have managed to eliminate the disease, hence becoming success stories. Journalists were able to experience the challenges

2016 National Deworming Campaign in Cameroon

March 9, 2016

 The National Deworming Campaign in Cameroon was launched on Wednesday, 9th March 2016 at Government Primary School Mfandena II, Yaounde by the Minister of Public Health and the Minister of Basic Education. The inauguration was attended by both national and international partners such as the World Health Organisation, Helen Keller International, Sight savers,Perspective and International Eye Foundation. On this consequential event which falls in line with the activities implemented by the National Programme for the Control of Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Helminthiasis

Advocacy meeting for the fight against NTDs in the Centre Region, Cameroon

March 4, 2016

On Thursday, 3rd March 2016, municipal leaders, administrative authorities, regional representatives for non-governmental organisations and telephone operators gathered together to discuss the progress made in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the Centre region of Cameroon. The meeting was presided by the Governor of the Centre region and in attendance were key officials such as the Permanent Secretary for the National Programme for the Control of Schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted Helminthaisis, Mayors from the Centre region and regional representatives

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