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
Bitter leaf, delightful soup, cure for malaria?
Maybe the cure for malaria is closer than anyone can imagine. Scientists looking into potential sources of cure for malaria have identified bitter leaf, a very popular soup vegetable, as a possible ingredient for the treatment of malaria in future.
Engaging carpenters in Yaoundé to support the LLINs hang-up campaign in Cameroon
On Tuesday, 6 March 2012, MC-CCAM organized a training workshop with the aim of engaging some 14 carpenters in support of the Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) hang-up campaign in Cameroon. 2 of the 14 participants represented a group of 10 carpenters. The training was done as prelude to a maiden competition to select the best “LLINs-friendly bed”. It is also part of the organization’s activities planned for the 2012 World Malaria Day, to be celebrated on 25 April under the theme: “Sustain Gains, Save Lives and Invest in Malaria”.
Higher Education Women Honoured
Higher education women are not indifferent to preparations for the International Women’s Day. In this light, an official ceremony to launch activities to mark the day took place in Yaounde on Tuesday, 6 March 2012. Organised by the Ministry of Higher Education in collaboration with Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and the Family, the event brought together representatives from women’s associations, rural women’s associations, the Civil Society and guests. It marked the 6th edition of the “Podium of Female Excellence” of the Ministry of Higher Education, during which MC-CCAM Executive Director Prof Rose Leke came to the spotlight for her scientific achievement of the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards.
LITERARY COMPETITION ON MALARIA CONTROL IN SCHOOLS
MC-CCAM and partners have launched a Literary Contest, which is in its first edition on Malaria Control, involving children in primary and secondary schools. The competition has as theme: "One more step to fight against malaria" and aims at promoting excellence among school children and identifying "Malaria Champions" among them thanks to creative works on malaria control that help bring out their latent talents.
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.
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.
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.
