Cameroon \u2013 Start of sickle cell management activities<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>07\/01\/2015<\/strong><\/p>\nOn 15 June, Cameroon\u2019s Ministry of Public Health officially began it activities within the healthcare and social services platform for people with sickle cell disease, in partnership with the IECD and Fondation Pierre Fabre, with co-financing from the AFD.<\/strong><\/p>\nFollowing the Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar, Cameroon became the third country to join this platform, designed to improve knowledge-sharing about the disease.<\/p>\n
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A step forward in the fight against sickle cell disease<\/strong>
\nCameroon has officially begun its activities within the health and social services platform helping people with sickle cell disease in Central Africa and Madagascar; Cameroon is also about to start the first screenings in maternity wards of three Yaound\u00e9 healthcare facilities.<\/p>\nSamples taken from newborns will be analysed at Cameroon\u2019s Pasteur Centre, a project partner specifically equipped for this work with an isoelectric focusing (IEF) analyser adapted to perform analyses on infant haemoglobin.<\/p>\n
In addition to neonatal screening and improving patient care by training or retraining healthcare personnel, the programme includes an education and outreach component for local communities and the general public. In keeping with this intention, events have been organised in Yaound\u00e9, in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health, to celebrate the World Sickle Cell Day on Friday, 19 June.<\/p>\n<\/div>
07\/01\/2015<\/strong><\/p>\n On 15 June, Cameroon\u2019s Ministry of Public Health officially began it activities within the healthcare and social services platform for people with sickle cell disease, in partnership with the IECD and Fondation Pierre Fabre, with co-financing from the AFD.<\/strong><\/p>\n Following the Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar, Cameroon became the third country to join this platform, designed to improve knowledge-sharing about the disease.<\/p>\n A step forward in the fight against sickle cell disease<\/strong> Samples taken from newborns will be analysed at Cameroon\u2019s Pasteur Centre, a project partner specifically equipped for this work with an isoelectric focusing (IEF) analyser adapted to perform analyses on infant haemoglobin.<\/p>\n In addition to neonatal screening and improving patient care by training or retraining healthcare personnel, the programme includes an education and outreach component for local communities and the general public. In keeping with this intention, events have been organised in Yaound\u00e9, in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health, to celebrate the World Sickle Cell Day on Friday, 19 June.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n
\nCameroon has officially begun its activities within the health and social services platform helping people with sickle cell disease in Central Africa and Madagascar; Cameroon is also about to start the first screenings in maternity wards of three Yaound\u00e9 healthcare facilities.<\/p>\n