CCAM is the Cameroonian affiliate of the Malaria Consortium, based in London. It is non-political, non governmental, and not for profit. It is an advocacy association that fights for the control and prevention of malaria in Cameroon in collaboration with the National Malaria Control Program. The head office of CCAM is located in Yaoundé.
NEWS
THE GLOBAL FUND APPOINTS GABRIEL JARAMILLO AS GENERAL MANAGER
Geneva – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced today that it will appoint Gabriel Jaramillo as General Manager, a newly created position intended to oversee a process of transformation as it accelerates the fight against the three pandemics by focusing on its management of risk and grants.
Yvonne Chaka Chaka to receive Crystal Award at World Economic Forum today
Davos, 25 January 2012 – Yvonne Chaka Chaka, renowned singer-songwriter and Goodwill Ambassador for the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, has become the first African woman to receive the World Economic Forum's Crystal Award. The Award is given each year to successful artists who have used their art to 'improve the state of the world', according to the Forum.
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM MC-CCAM
The Malaria Consortium-Cameroon Coalition Against Malaria (MC-CCAM) wishes you a splendid celebration with your family at Christmas and New Year 2011. May the Almighty God grant you your heart's desires!
Knocking Out Malaria in Cameroon
The following post is by UNICEF Cameroon Representative Ora Musu Clemens Hope.
Dr. Esther Tallah, the head of the Cameroon Coalition Against Malaria, and I set out for Mfou, 25 kilometers outside of Yaounde, to see how the census phase of the campaign for the universal distribution of almost 9 million long lasting insecticide treated bed nets is going. Dubbed “KO Palu” (Knock Out Malaria), the campaign kick-off on August 20 was a spectacular extravanga staged by the government of Cameroon and Malaria No More.
Cameroon Tribune: Over 8.7 Million Insecticidal Nets For Cameroonian Families
Cameroon's Prime Minister, Philemon Yang, representing the Head of State, Paul Biya, on August 20, 2011 at the Yaounde Multi-purpose Sports Complex, launched the national campaign for the free distribution of 8,654,731 long lasting insecticidal nets to all Cameroonian families as a means of effectively fighting malaria. The campaign which is part of the project, "Scaling up malaria control for impact 2010-2014", estimated to cost FCFA 34 billion, is financed by the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Cameroon government and other partners.
Anti-malaria Crusade: UN Goodwill Ambassador At Star Building
Mandy Moore leading a delegation of international civil society organizations fighting malaria, met Prime Minister Philemon Yang on August 11. The United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Against Malaria, Mandy Moore is leading a delegation of some international civil society organizations to Cameroon to evaluate the malaria situation in the country in order to lobby for more assistance to support ongoing government efforts. The UN Goodwill Ambassador who is also an American singer, songwriter, actress and fashion designer and some members of her delegation had a brief working session with Prime Minister Philemon Yang at the Star Building yesterday, August 11, 2011. She presented their mission to the Head of Government.
GF Rd9: Visite du site d’entreposage des 1 672 641 moustiquaires de Nkolfoulou
Le Ministre de la Santé Publique, André Mama Fouda, vient d’effectuer une visite du site d’entreposage des 1 672 641 moustiquaires de Nkolfoulou dans l’arrondissement de Soa, Région du Centre. Il était accompagné par son collègue Issa Tchiroma, Ministre de la Communication, du Gouveneur de la Région du Centre, du representant de l’OMS, des partenaires au développement impliqués dans l’exécution du « Global Fund Round 9-Malaria Project » : Plan Cameroon, ACMS, IRESCO et MC-CCAM et de ses plus proches collaborateurs.
Cameroon launches the RBM Progress & Impact Series Reports
On Wednesday, 25 May 2011, Mr. André Mama Fouda, the Minister of Public Health (MOH), presided over the launching ceremony of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Progress & Impact Series Reports in Cameroon. The high-level advocacy event that took place in the Yaoundé Hilton Hotel saw the presence of a cross-section of government officials and representatives from ministerial departments, international bodies, the Chantal Biya Foundation and other Civil Society Organisations, dignitaries as well as collaborating agencies of the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP).
The Introduction of the Malaria Competence Process in Cameroon
MC-CCAM was host to a 4-day workshop that ran from 21-24 February 2011 during which a high level team from the Constellation introduced 27 participating partners – drawn from the Directorate of Disease Control (DLM), the NMCP, Plan Cameroon, MC-CCAM, IRESCO and members of the Etetak community – to the Malaria Competence Process (MCP).
MEDIA
The Post: Refuse Dumping Risks Increasing Cholera, Malaria Spread
Increased refuse dumping in Bamenda is likely to increase cases of cholera and malaria in the city as more refuse is being dumped along streets and even beside big markets. The resultant harm of this habit is cited by a pharmacist and epidemiologist at the Regional Delegation of Public Health, Dr. Julius Sama. "The refuse that is dumped along the road side leads to pollution of the environment.
DIKALO N° 1435: La coalition contre le paludisme invite le couple présidentiel
C'est le siège de la MC-CCAM, Malaria Consortium-Cameroon Coalition Aganist Malaria, sis au quartier Bastos, qui a servi de cadre au déroulement de l'atelier de formation des propriétaires de mass medias sur le paludisme. Une vingtaine de directeurs de publication des medias public et privé y prenaient part sous la coordination de quatre experts.
