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  Dr Fokam Pius, Orthopedic Surgeon, Douala General Hospital By Fozoa Vaniela  A team of experienced Orthopedic Surgeons and technicians from the USA recently concluded a health mission to Cameroon. The team was in Douala from August 13th to 17th, 2024, where they performed surgeries and guided local physicians in knee replacement procedures, introducing cutting-edge technology to address the high demand for knee surgery in the region. According to Dr Fokam Pius, an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Douala General Hospital, the campaign was out to ease the burden on those suffering from knee related illnesses.  “We have discovered a lot of patients suffer from knee related diseases. This campaign comes as a means to alleviate the suffering of Cameroonians. It entails replacing the knee and giving it a new look. This surgery is aimed at alleviating knee related pain by resurfacing the knee cap and putting the knee in order, " explained Dr Fokam. During their stay, the team treated...

L-R Dr. Gwanyama Noella and Family Photo Taken At The Event By Raymond Dingana Preconception care is an important aspect in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)  that is massively being ignored by women, perhaps because they seem not to understand its importance, or because discussions around it are not enough. Preconception care which is all about improving ones health before engaging in baby making is being neglected reason why many babies are born with malformations amongst others. Women have also been advised to take Floric Acide one month before conception, and continue for three months during pregnancy so as to have healthy babies. In order to reverse the trend, Dr. Gwanyama Noella, initiator of Talk Pregnancy With Dr. Noella, brought together young Sexual and Reproductive Health SRH promoters under the  "Action On Preconception Care, AP-Care, step to a healthy family project. This was Saturday March 2nd, 2024 in Bamenda, North West Region of Cameroon . Family Photo With...

One Of The Dead Babies Being Laid To Rest In Isangele  By Raymond Dingana Expectant mothers in Isangele Sub Division of the Bakassi Peninsula, South West Region of Cameroon are going through tough times as those recruited and paid to save lives in the Isangele Health Center have not been up to date with their activities. This has had a heavy toll on patients especially pregnant women who have seen their babies die simple because the competent hands are always irregular at work. The most recent case happened on August 23,2023 when life was snuffed out of some new born babies because those to ensure they survive were absent from their duty post at the time their pregnant mothers got to the hospital. The nurse that was present in the health centre at that time confessed she wasn’t fit to handle such situations. As indicated in an audio clip that has gone viral on the social media coming from a Rev. Father in Isangele, the situation is in dire need of attention else it could get out of...

  BRH FC By Raymond Dingana Health officials have always prescribed sporting activities as one of the ways to put Non Communicable Diseases(NCDs) under check. This explains why a football encounter to raise awareness on the silent killers (NCDs) took place between the Football Clubs of  health personnel of the Bamenda Regional Hospitals (BRH FC) and those of the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS FC) on Saturday June 24th all in a bid to sound the alarm bell that NCDs are still around. As pointed out by both team presidents, Mr.Ngunjuah Franklen and Dr. Eldren of BRH FC and CBCHS FC respectively, it was an opportunity to communicate healthily through sports and enjoy the camaraderie that exist between the two health institutions. The good collaboration we have in healthcare provision in the region cannot be seen just within the hospital premises. We decided to take it out of that space to talk it professionally on football pitch, said the president of the CBCHS...

By Raymond Dingana The management of St. Blaise Hospital, Big Mankon Bamenda is organizing a Free Dental Consultation Campaign to boost the Oral Health of the population. The exercise is expected to run from Monday the 28 of March to the 30 of April 2022 at the St Blaise Hospital Big Mankon Bamenda, Northwest Region of Cameroon. This is on the occasion of World Oral Heath Day celebrated every 20 of March. Those who will attend will benefit from services like: Free dental consultation Teeth cleaning Teeth extraction Root canal Treatment Dentures, Teeth alignment,just to name but these. Love your teeth, hate toothache,better teeth, better health, Mouth matters. For further enquiries call 653268462 and get your teeth taken care of for your Oral Health to be guaranteed. Drayinfos.com.

By Raymond Dingana A not for profit organization known as Community Development and Epilepsy Foundation (CODEF) has outlined some of the Facts and Myths sorrounding epilepsy. Described by health experts as a central nervous system disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior , the illness has had its own share of Myths and Facts. According to the office of CODEF, many communities believe that epilepsy is contagious.  This is not true as it cannot be transmitted from one person to the other. Press Session With Journalists At CODEF Head Office On the belief that epilepsy is caused by witchcraft or spiritual possession, the office of CODEF has debunked this and says Epilepsy has nothing to do with witchcraft. It is a medical condition that has to do with a chronic neurological disorder that can happen to anyone at any age. Another myth sitting on the neck of epilepsy is that those with the condition are not supposed to work since th...

By Raymond Dingana Some traders at the Bamenda-food market in the North West Region of Cameroon have been armed with face masks and other anti-Covid-19 kits  to help  protect themselves the against the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in their communities by the Centre for Strategic Communication, Peace Building and Sustainable Development known as CESCOMSUD.  Pechuqui Laurata, A Volunteer At  CESCOMSUD Distributing Face Mask To 'Buyam Sellams ' At The Bamenda Food Market. Representing  the Executive Director Mrs Rosaline Obah at the event, Pechuqui Laurata ,one of the volunteers at the Center  said, traders are most at risk of being infected with the virus: ''Trader more often render public services to hundreds of customers daily who come to buy food commodity and other household items. In the process of these transactions, they have to deal with communicating with this number or persons and usually will surely have saliva come out of their mouths while in conversation...

By Raymond Dingana The Secretary of State in the Ministry of Public Health in charge of Epidemics and Pandemics has prescribed a combined action of both the authorities and the local population to root out the corona virus pandemic from the North West Region of Cameroon. Mr. Alim Hayatou made the call Friday May 15, 2020 during his visit to the region to assess the regional responds plan put in place by authorities of the region to check the spread of the corona virus pandemic. “ The corona virus pandemic is a humanitarian problem affecting not only Cameroon but the whole word. The corona virus has come to remind us that we are all humans; we breathe the same air, a child in Bamenda and the one in New York are facing the same risk reasons why we need a synergy to beat the virus ” . Mr. Alim Hayatou said. Alim Hayatou In A Working Session With Stake Holders In Bamenda. During the visit, Mr. Alim Hayatou visited the covid-19 screening post at Matazem Santa, the covid...

By Raymond Dingana The Mayor of Nkor Council, Dr. Nchanji Ndi Germanus has made a clarion appeal to pro independence fighters operating in his area to rather join the fight against Covid-19 than trying to disrupt it. Mayor Dr. Nchanji Ndi Germanus was speaking to DrayInfos , Friday May 08, 2020. “ Covid -19 is real, it has killed a lot of people reasons why all of us must fight as one man if the pandemic must be defeated. My appeal to the armed fighters is for them to join in the fight against Covid-19 because the virus is non respecter of persons. It can attack just any one irrespective of your position in life. When I purchased some anti covid-19 kits and was taken them to Noni, we were stopped along the way and our vehicle was searched. They saw the hand sanitizers and collected theirs, a clear indication that, some have understood the fact that, covid-19 is a common enemy which must be dealt with” . Mayor Dr. Nchanji Ndi Germanus said. Dr. Nchanji Ndi Germanus Of Nko...

By Raymond Dingana Cab Drivers in Bamenda, chief town of the North West Region of Cameroon have invited the powers that be to stop military extorting, initiate a Complete Suspension of Taxes, the complete suspension of control of Car Documents by security officials, a reduction in fuel prices among others so that, they can better contribute their own quarter in arresting the situation.  According to Nji Pius, North West Regional president of the National Trade Union of Workers of the Land Transport Sector, SYNESTER, if all these are not taken into consideration, the fight against the deadly COVID 19 by Cab Drivers in Bamenda may just be heading for the rocks. “ We have decided to avoid over loading of our vehicles as a way to limit the spread of the deadly COVID 19 Virus.  From now hence forth, we will be transporting one in front and two behind in order to respect the one meter social distance. This can only be possible if security officers stop extorting monies fro...