BY BRAIN MBENOWOH IN YAOUNDE
Gathering on Monday October 12, 2021 in the conference room of the African Business building in Yaounde, the organisation team of the upcoming Yaounde Healthcare week slated for December 8-10, 2021 in an exchange with some Yaounde media men and women gave an in depth run out of the three days health jamboree and sensitisation program.
The event is event is organised Apero in partnership with Minsate, Pharmpro consulting, AGP. Apero is non-govermental organisation whose objective are to promote good medical values, fight against the illicit sale roadside drugs, the circulation of good therapeutic information and the creation of a solid network of health professionals. And the Cameroon Society of Orthopedic and traumalogy order.
The Yaounde healthcare week will be a healthy event held under the theme: Non Communicable diseases: Priorities and Solutions for the Nation. The event will be featured scientific conferences, conferences and keynotes, Debates, workshops, sensitisation campaigns and a symposium.
The event has as specific objectives to sensitise the popular on life style diseases such as hypertension, stroke, diabetes and cancer. There will equally be the training of participants on issues liked to bone fractures and general traumato logy.
The scientific committee responsible for the organisation of the three days health jamboree has at its helm Professor Mbanya Jean Claude, Endocrinology at the Yaounde Faculty of Medicine. And head of the Scientific committee Professor Bahebeck Jean Traumatology at the Faculty of Medicine.
Speaking shortly after the press conference, Professor Mbanya Jean Claude said, "The Yaounde Healthcare week has as objective to sensitise the Cameroonian community on how to avoid non communicable diseases which are related to with our daily life styles. Some these diseases include mental health, cardiovascular diseases, high blood, cancer, Covid-19 and diabetes because they affect everyone in the society. "
"All the above mentioned diseases have a common factor which could be the family, tobacco in take, lack of physical activities, mal nutrition, obesity and alcohol consumption"
"We shall equally be teaching the people on how to manage chronic diseases such as HIV. And how to manage patients with and with non-communicable diseases, why Covid-19 vaccines should be taken and the endangers of not taking the vaccine. "
"We shall work hand in glove with the media and they will have the ultimate gold to educate the Cameroonian community on how to prevent non communicable diseases."
"Also, educate the school children on non communicable diseases, which will help to educate some of their parents at home."
During the three days health jamboree gathering, some health personnels are expected to grab refreshal course on some modern and scientific innovation discoveries and practices. Especially from the laboratory experts and pharmaceutical actors.
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