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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 Persons with Disabilities in Bamenda say, the fight against covid-19 is not inclusive reasons why they have been facing a lot of difficulties .Speaking to DrayInfos recently, the North West Regional President of the Coordinating Unit of the Associations of Persons with Disabilities, Mr. Fru Chick Sama said, one of the challenges has to do with communication. “ Most of the communication is done without considering the needs of persons with disabilities. For instance, those who have hearing impairment will hardly understand the massage the radio and TV stations are sending out. This is to say that, we need a lot of sign language considerations. A lot of paper work is done on covid-19 prevention but this is hardly considering the needs of persons with visually impairment. Two weeks ago, I called the toll free number, 1510 indicating them, some persons also need to communicate to them using text messages but this service is not open to text messages especially by

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 The SDF senator from Momo Division in the North West Region of Cameroon who doubles as the Vice President of the Senate has donated anti covid-19 kits to people with special needs and other categories of persons. The items made up of more than one hundred Bucket Taps of 50liters each, Hand Sanitizers, Cartons of Soap, and One thousand face masks were handed over to the beneficiaries on Thursday May 7, 2020 at the Ntamulung Multi-purpose hall in Bamenda. There was also a special package destined for the Health Family made up Gloves and twenty cups of chloroquine with each cup containing sixty tablets all in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19. “One of the targeted groups is people with special needs. This is because, if they say, on your mark, get set, go, people like you and me will rush and collect but will not be the case with them which means they may end up not benefiting. The ladies at the foul line at the food market are also targeted because; that area is

By Raymond Dingana The government of Cameroon has lifted the curfew imposed on economic activities to curb the spread of Covid-19. In a special declaration by Chief Dr. Dion Ngute, Cameroons Prime Minister signed April 30th, 2020, bars, restaurants and other leisure spots that were prohibited from operating after 6PM from the 17th of March 2020 are now free to close at any time. The declaration also insists on the obligatory wearing of protective masks by customers and to respect other barrier measures like social distancing. The transport sector that was already bleeding has breathed a sigh of relief. According to the document, the measure reducing the mandatory number of passengers in all public transport buses and taxis has also been lifted while; the wearing of face masks remains compulsory and overloading is prohibited. The exemption from the withholding tax and from parking fees for taxis and motorbikes, as well as from the axle tax for the 2nd quarter and that it could exten

By Raymond Dingana The fight against Covid-19 in Bamenda is taking a new dimension with the coming of diagnostic kits for screening. The announcement was made Saturday April 25, 2020 during a press briefing at the Regional Delegation of Public Health for the North West. As indicated by Dr. Kingsley Che Soh, NW Regional Delegate of Public Health, the coming of the machines which he siad is a great relief for them as the turn around time from sample collection to when the lab results are obtained will be significantly reduced. About the five confirmed cases, Dr. Kingsley Che Soh indicated that, they are being managed by competent services and are responding well to treatments. He added that, NW governor; Adolphe LeLe L’Afrique has requisitioned two hotels in Bamenda, which will act as quarantined centers. According to Dr.Kingsley, the homes of the five confirmed cases have been disinfected by the Rapid Intervention and Investigation Team of the Regional Delegation of Public Hea

By Raymond Dingana The Wimbum community in Bamenda has challenged the government of Cameroon to give them befitting lives and not wait for them to die to be accorded befitting burials. Reacting to the portion of the inquiry report by the commission of inquiry to investigate what many now called the Ngar-Buh Massacre of Feb, 2020, many a Wimbum indigene asked the question as to whether the victims of the massacre have ever had a befitting life, asking why the corpses should be exhumed in the name of according them befitting burials. As indicated by Nfor, an indigene of Ndu in Ndonga Mantung Division of the North West Region of Cameroon, befitting burials is a misplaced priority : “ The people of Ngar-Buh and other areas in Ndonga Mantung Division need a befitting life and not a befitting burial. It is not even in our culture and tradition for people to be buried and the corpses exhumed in the name of giving them a befitting burial. Have the people of Ngar-Buh ever had a befittin

By Raymond Dingana Victims of Arson attacks caused by the Anglophone Crisis have begun receiving roofing sheets to enable them reconstruct their homes burnt down as a result of the crisis, Thursday April 23, 2020.The distribution exercise took place at the DO's office in Bambui, Tubah Sub Division. The two thousand roofing sheets worth seven million FCFA and a financial package of fifty thousand FCFA each were handed over to twenty two affected families in Bambui by Hon. Agho Oliver, Member of Parliament for Bafut-Tubah Constituency. According to Hon. Agho Oliver, time for talking has passed and now is time for action. He said, during campaigns ahead of the Legislative elections when he went out calling on the population to vote for him, he told them that, he was going to roof all the houses that suffered arson attacks if voted to represent them as MP for Bafut-Tubah Constituency. Hon. Agho Oliver Handing Over Roofing Sheets To Beneficiaries He added that

By Raymond Dingana The mayor of the Bafut Municipal Council has invited Elites of Bafut to bond with the rest of the population fight against the spread of Covid-19. Mayor Ngwa Akongho Lawrence was speaking Wednesday April 22, 2020 in Bamenda. This was during the distribution of Tap Buckets, Tablets of soap, Hand sanitizers, Face masks and many others to traditional authorities to fight against Covid-19 in their neighborhoods. “ We are calling on the elites of Bafut, those residing out of the region that, these things are not enough, considering the vast nature of Bafut. They should support the Bafut council so that, we can move into the hinterlands to safe the lives of those our people who are not privileged to have all of these things that we have today”.   Mayor Ngwa Akongho told DrayInfos. He also used the event to underscore the need for the population of Bafut to understand the fact that, the Bafut council is their property and not the property of a particular politica

 Raymond Dingana The measures set aside by the Ndong Awing Cultural and Development Association-NACDA is expected to be strictly respected by all so as to prevent any out break of the Virus in the village. In the transport sector,bike riders to transport just one at a time, one in front and two behind for vehicles, Passengers with respiratory illness should stay home and seek medical aid, Obligatory hand washing and/or hand sanitizing by all passengers at the bigining and the end of the trip, Obligatory wearing of face mask by riders and passengers No hand shaking or hugging, Taking body temperature of travellers using thermo flash to identify persons with fever and manage according to prescribed guidelines, Coughing or sneezing in paper tissue and disposing of the tissue in a trash can put in place, Cleaning and disinfecting of bikes and vehicles every day. For Funerals, social distance should be respected at funerals,not more than 50 mourners Who are imme

By Raymond Dingana The Ndong Awing Cultural and Development Association-NACDA have created Anti- Covid-19 task forces to better contain the spread of the Virus in Awing village. The Task Forces are charged with making sure that, all the measures put in place to build a firm wall against the Virus are respected by all and sundry. The Funeral Task Force will make sure that, not more than 50 persons answer present at a funeral and the majority of the less than fifty mourners must come from the immediate family. The force will also see in to it that, no formal refreshment ceremony takes place and that, only packages are distributed  to mourners to take home, obligatory wearing of face mask, Cleaning and disinfecting of the funeral ground among others. The Travel Task force will insure that, no one from regions consider to be the epicentre of Covid-19 enters the village, vehicles will transport just one in front and two behind, bikes to transport just one at a time, ensure that, passen