East Region : CERAC Equips 22 Health Facilities

Compassion and love for vulnerable people have taken the humanitarian train of the charity association of the First Lady, the Circle of Friends of Cameroon (CERAC) to Yokadouma, in the Boumba and Ngoko Divison of the East Region with gifts of health equipement and medication. The Personal Representative of the First Lady, Mrs Solange Christine LE, and her crew undertook the over 13 hours journey to Yokadouma with assorted gifts amongst which some 65 hospital beds, 65 mattresses, 100 packets of hydrophilic cotton each 500g, 30 packets of strips, 13 delivery beds, 10 medical examination beds, 20 sphygmomanometers and stethoscopes each, 50 operating fields, diversified medications as well as office equipment - photocopier machine, printer, computers and refrigerators. These equipment were handed to 22 health centres found in the South and North of Yokadouma, Gari-Gombo, Salapoumbe, Moloundou and also the district health services in the town of Yokadouma and Moloundou, all in the Boumba and Ngoko Division.

The Mayor of Yokadouma, Richard Gaston Sassabeno Metindi reacted promptly to the goodwill gesture of the First Lady and her association through words of gratitude. He said the gifts will contribute in improving the healthcare services given to the population, so that they will effectively contribute in the development of the country as spearheaded by the Head of State. "We have the duty to effectively use the gifts given to us so that it will not only positively impact our lives and improve our living conditions, but also the future of our children", the Mayor told his people. To the CERAC delegation, Mayor Sassabeno said "you have come to visit us and we are comforted by your presence, thank you..." The head of the Yokadouma and Moloundou health districts; Dr Didier Joher and Dr Seraphin Ndziou repectively, took turns to laud the First Lady on behalf of the beneficiaries. Dr Didier Joher said healthcare services in the division remain a major preoccupation especially as some of the structures lack personnel, equipement and are in a depl...