Doctors Without Borders Assesses Assistance

The Director General of Doctors Without Borders better known in the French language as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Stephan Cornish has lauded the fruitful cooperation between his organisation and the government of Cameroon in managing the Coronavirus pandemic in the country this far. He made the statement yesterday May 26, 2021 at the Protestant Hospital in Djoungolo after visiting a Covid-19 treatment centre fully equipped and managed by Doctors Without Borders. 
The Director General of MSF, accompanied by the Director of Operations, Christine Jamet, and the Director of the Protestant Hospital in Djoungolo, Dr Celin Nzambe, Stephan Cornish went through the well designed platform installed by MSF to receive Covid-19 patients from the gate to where they are treated and discharged upon recovery. Stephan Cornish told the press that since the arrival of Covid-19 in Cameroon, they have been working hand-in-hand with the government to care for Covid-19 patients from pre-screening to treatment and now vaccination. After going through the treatment centre, Stephan Cornish said it was important to assess what has been put in place. This is to ensure that MSF is prepared for the new wave of the pandemic which seems more transmissible and deadly unlike the first wave. He urged the population to greatly respect the barrier measures put in place by the government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in preventing the virus. He also called on the population not to wait at home if they feel sick but to rush to the centre and be freely taken care of by the devoted staff which comprises MSF and staff from the Djoungolo hospital.
The Project Coordinator of Covid-19 at the Djoungolo MSF centre Jules Katembo told Cameroon Tribune that the centre has a capacity of 50-80 beds, di...