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  • Sports Minister Honours Medal – Winning Athletes

    Some Cameroonian athletes who won medals for the country in recent international competitions have been awarded certificates of performance.

    This follows a yellow jersey win in this year’s Cameroon International Cycling Tour, new athletics records by Emmanuel ESEME , and 9 medals clinched by sambists.

    They have been hailed by the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Prof. Narcisse Mouellé Kombi, during a reception.

  • Higher Education: Implementation of Resolutions of Conference of Heads of Institutions under Review

    The Ministry of Higher Education has taken stock of the implementation of key resolutions adopted during the Conference of Heads of Higher Education Institutions, as part of efforts to strengthen the quality, relevance, and competitiveness of university Education in Cameroon.

    The evaluation meeting in Yoaunde was chaired on behalf of the Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education, Professor Jacques Fame Ndongo, by the Secretary General of the Ministry, Professor Wilfred Gabsa Neba.

    The session provided an opportunity for stakeholders to assess progress made, identify remaining challenges, and chart the way forward in the execution of reforms aimed at enhancing academic excellence, governance, innovation, and graduate employability.

  • Human Trafficking Network Disguised as Marketing Scheme: 13 Suspects Arrested by National Gendarmerie

    Human Trafficking Network Disguised as Marketing Scheme: 13 Suspects Arrested by National Gendarmerie

    Thirteen suspects linked to a human trafficking and fraudulent recruitment network were presented to the press on June 22, 2026, at the National Gendarmerie headquarters in Yaoundé.

    The suspects include six coordinators and seven representatives accused of operating under the cover of network marketing schemes.

    According to the Deputy Director of Central Coordination at the National Gendarmerie, Colonel Atangana Fiacre Kisito, investigations were launched at the beginning of 2026 following numerous complaints from Cameroonians and citizens of neighboring countries, particularly Nigeria.

    The investigations uncovered a structured network operating under names such as QNET, IGNITE, UNIMEC and other local variants. The group allegedly targeted students, unemployed youths, recent graduates facing financial difficulties and individuals seeking opportunities abroad.

    Authorities say victims were lured with promises of employment, training and better prospects overseas before being required to pay substantial registration fees. Many were housed in communal residences and subjected to psychological pressure aimed at recruiting additional members.

    Security services have identified hundreds of victims, with more than 6,000 individuals reportedly registered across several cities, including Yaoundé, Douala, Bafoussam, Ebolowa, Bertoua, Maroua, Garoua and Ngaoundéré.

    Investigations revealed that the network operated through a hierarchical structure involving leaders, recruiters and victims. Some victims were reportedly transferred through Garoua to Nigeria, while foreign nationals were also integrated into local cells.

    While thirteen suspects are now in custody and expected to face justice, two alleged leaders believed to be in the Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic remain on the run and are actively being sought after.

    The National Gendarmerie has urged the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious recruitment offers, promises of overseas employment or pressure to join such schemes. Authorities say efforts are continuing to dismantle the network, identify its financial channels and support victims through reintegration measures.

    Egoh Yvonne (Intern)

  • Cameroon: SOCAHEMA Scientific Day Focuses on Adult Sickle Cell Disease Management

    Cameroon: SOCAHEMA Scientific Day Focuses on Adult Sickle Cell Disease Management

    Advances in medical science are enabling more people living with sickle cell disease to reach adulthood, prompting health experts in Cameroon to pay greater attention to the long-term management of the condition among adult patients.

    This concern was at the centre of a scientific day organised by the Cameroon Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (SOCAHEMA) on June 18 in Yaoundé, bringing together specialists, researchers and clinicians to discuss challenges and opportunities in adult sickle cell care.

    The Director General of the National Blood Transfusion Service, Professor Dora Mbanya, highlighted ongoing efforts to improve patient care through access to essential medicines, blood transfusion services and emerging treatment options such as transplantation and gene therapy.

    The Director of GEDREPACAM, a network of specialists involved in sickle cell disease care and research in Cameroon, Dr Wamba, also noted progress in neonatal screening across several health facilities, stressing that early diagnosis helps prevent severe complications and improve patients’ quality of life.

    Participants examined strategies to strengthen prevention, treatment and multidisciplinary care for people living with sickle cell disease in Cameroon.
    The scientific day reflects ongoing efforts by health authorities and stakeholders to strengthen the response to sickle cell disease, a major public health concern in Cameroon.

    Egoh Yvonne (Intern)

  • Santé pour tous : La 25e mission médicale chinoise soulage les populations de Ngat-Bane

    Santé pour tous : La 25e mission médicale chinoise soulage les populations de Ngat-Bane

    Le weekend dernier, plus de 230 habitants de cette localité de la région du Centre ont bénéficié de consultations, de soins et de médicaments entièrement gratuits, matérialisant une fois de plus la solidité de la coopération bilatérale entre le Cameroun et la Chine.

    Yaoundé, le 6 juin (CRTV) – Un véritable ouf de soulagement pour les populations de Ngat-Bane, un village situé dans la région du Centre. Samedi dernier, la 25e mission de l’équipe médicale chinoise y a déployé une importante campagne de santé de proximité, offrant des prestations médicales entièrement gratuites. Au total, ce sont plus de 230 patients qui ont été pris en charge. Hommes, femmes, jeunes et enfants ont pu consulter des spécialistes dans huit disciplines majeures : médecine interne, chirurgie, orthopédie, gynécologie-obstétrique, ophtalmologie, oto-rhino-laryngologie (ORL), acupuncture et réhabilitation. En plus du diagnostic, les bénéficiaires sont repartis avec des traitements et des médicaments adaptés, le tout sans débourser le moindre franc.

    Une bouffée d’oxygène pour les plus vulnérables
    Pour les autorités locales, cette initiative vient combler un réel besoin d’accès aux soins de santé de base. « Certains ne peuvent même pas se rendre à l’hôpital, et d’autres ne peuvent même pas atteindre Mbalmayo », a souligné avec gratitude Zang Mba Obele Dieudonné, maire de Mbalmayo. Pour l’édile, cet événement annuel est la preuve par les actes de la vitalité des relations amicales entre le Cameroun et la Chine. De leur côté, les professionnels de la santé chinois ont réaffirmé leur engagement indéfectible à mettre leur expertise au service des personnes les plus démunies.


    Un demi-siècle de solidarité médicale
    Cette campagne de Ngat-Bane n’est que le prolongement d’une longue et fructueuse histoire de coopération sanitaire entre Yaoundé et Pékin. Depuis 1975, la Chine a envoyé pas moins de 25 contingents au Cameroun, soit un total de 811 professionnels de la santé. Éparpillées à travers diverses régions du pays, ces équipes continuent de parcourir le territoire national avec un seul leitmotiv : rapprocher les soins de santé des communautés locales.


    et des traitements gratuits dans 8 spécialités (médecine interne, chirurgie, orthopédie, gynécologie, ophtalmologie, ORL, acupuncture et réhabilitation). Les populations locales, notamment les femmes et les enfants, ont également reçu des médicaments gratuits.

    DANIA EBONGUE

  • Cancer au Cameroun : l’Hôpital Central de Yaoundé mise sur l’innovation face à une baisse de l’accessibilité aux soins

    Cancer au Cameroun : l’Hôpital Central de Yaoundé mise sur l’innovation face à une baisse de l’accessibilité aux soins

    Face à l’explosion des cas de cancer dans le monde et au Cameroun, l’Hôpital Central de Yaoundé (HCY) a réuni la communauté scientifique les 10 et 11 juin 2026. Objectif de ce symposium : démystifier la chimiothérapie, faire l’état des lieux de la prise en charge et tracer des pistes concrètes pour rendre les traitements plus accessibles._

    L’alerte est mondiale, et les chiffres interpellent. Modéré par de grandes figures du corps médical national, le Pr Agrégé Pierre Ongolo Zogo et le Pr Arthur Essomba, le Symposium scientifique sur les actualités en chimiothérapie a d’entrée de jeu posé les jalons d’un défi sanitaire majeur.


    S’appuyant sur les dernières données du Global Burden of Cancer (GLOBOCAN 2022), les experts ont rappelé que le monde enregistre chaque année 20 millions de nouveaux cas et 9,7 millions de décès. Une tragédie qui frappe de plein fouet les Pays à Revenus Faibles et Intermédiaires (PRFI), lesquels concentrent à eux seuls 55 % des malades. Selon les projections scientifiques, l’incidence du cancer devrait bondir de 77 % dans le monde d’ici 2050, et de plus de 50 % sur le continent africain à l’horizon 2040.

    Le diagnostic local : la réalité épidémiologique au Cameroun
    Au niveau national, la courbe épidémiologique demeure tout aussi préoccupante. Le Cameroun enregistre environ 19 564 nouveaux cas de cancer par an. Le tableau clinique est dominé par les cancers du sein, du col de l’utérus et de la prostate, avec pour corollaire un problème récurrent : le diagnostic tardif à des stades déjà avancés.
    À l’Hôpital Central de Yaoundé, formation sanitaire de référence, la cartographie des données hospitalières met en exergue la prédominance du cancer du sein, qui arrive largement en tête des consultations :

    • Cancer du sein : 49 % des cas
    • Cancer du col utérin : 10 %
    • Cancer de l’ovaire : 9 %
    • Cancer de la prostate : 8 %
    • Lymphomes : 8 %
      La prise en charge au sein de l’institution s’avère d’autant plus complexe que les équipes médicales doivent gérer de lourds antécédents. Près de 18 % des patients admis présentent un passé chirurgical, souvent associé à des comorbidités majeures : le diabète et l’Hypertension Artérielle (HTA) se hissent à 6,6 % chacun, suivis de l’infection au VIH (4,8 %) et de l’Hépatite Virale C (1,8 %).

    L’offensive thérapeutique : l’innovation technologique au service des patients
    Face à la pression hospitalière et à la hausse exponentielle des demandes d’examens d’imagerie, la communauté scientifique camerounaise sonne la révolte par l’innovation. Le symposium a mis en vitrine les avancées diagnostiques désormais incontournables disponibles dans nos hôpitaux, à l’instar de l’immunohistochimie et de la biologie moléculaire.
    Sur le plan des traitements, l’offre se modernise radicalement avec l’introduction des thérapies ciblées, de l’immunothérapie et de la radiothérapie. En matière chirurgicale, l’Hôpital Central s’arrime aux standards internationaux en privilégiant la chirurgie limitée. Des études partagées lors des travaux démontrent qu’une intervention conservatrice, adossée à une irradiation complémentaire, garantit la même efficacité thérapeutique qu’une mastectomie totale pour le cancer du sein.

    La réponse institutionnelle : la stratégie du Minsanté pour l’accès aux soins
    Le nœud du problème restant l’accessibilité financière, les pouvoirs publics affichent leur détermination à briser la barrière des coûts. Intervenant au nom du Ministère de la Santé Publique, le Dr Zeh Kakanou a réaffirmé la volonté du gouvernement de s’attaquer de front au financement de la chimiothérapie, identifié comme le frein majeur pour les populations.
    Pour y parvenir, la feuille de route issue de ce symposium de Yaoundé s’articule autour de trois axes stratégiques :

    1. La conduite de négociations fermes sur les prix avec les firmes pharmaceutiques internationales ;
    2. Le renforcement structurel de la chaîne d’approvisionnement pour sécuriser la disponibilité des médicaments anticancéreux ;
    3. Le développement continu et la mise à niveau des services d’oncologie dans les hôpitaux de référence du pays.

    Larissa Mekounthe

  • Cameroon Launches « Moxidectin » to Fight River Blindness

    Cameroon Launches « Moxidectin » to Fight River Blindness

    A new treatment has been introduced in Cameroon to strengthen the fight against onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, a parasitic disease transmitted by blackflies.

    The Higher Institute for Scientific and Medical Research (ISM) launched the EMINENCE Project, a European Union-funded initiative aimed at eliminating the disease through the deployment of Moxidectin in persistent hotspots across the country.

    The project was officially launched on June 9, 2026, in Yaoundé and will deploy Moxidectin in the Centre Region, particularly in the Bafia and Ntui health districts where onchocerciasis remains a public health concern.

    Beyond treatment, the initiative seeks to encourage communities in affected areas to actively participate in mass drug administration campaigns and consistently take medication to help interrupt disease transmission.

    Speaking during the launch ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer of ISM, Professor Joseph Kamgno, described Moxidectin as a more effective and longer-acting treatment than Ivermectin, the drug currently used in onchocerciasis control programmes.

    According to him, Moxidectin significantly reduces the parasites responsible for the disease and has the potential to accelerate elimination efforts.

    He, however, stressed the importance of continuing the use of Ivermectin as access to the new treatment gradually expands.

    Representing the Ministry of Public Health, Dr Théophile Mpaba Minkai said the introduction of Moxidectin marks a major step forward in the country’s efforts to eliminate river blindness.

    He revealed that nearly 39,000 community distributors are currently involved in the nationwide distribution of treatment, helping to ensure that affected populations have access to life-saving medication.

    Egoh Yvonne (Intern)

  • 2026 Ngondo: Caravan to Tour Sawa clans

    As part of preparations for the 2026 Ngondo celebrations, whose theme is « The Awakening of the Sawa People, » the Ngondo Caravan has embarked on a tour of the various Sawa clans.

    The initiative serves as a platform for meeting and engaging with community members, promoting and valorising the rich Sawa cultural heritage, and strengthening participation in the annual cultural event.

    The caravan also provides an opportunity for meaningful exchanges and enriching discussions centered on this year’s theme.

    Through these interactions, traditional leaders, cultural stakeholders, and community members are reflecting on the identity, unity, and development of the Sawa people, while exploring ways to preserve and transmit their cultural values to future generations.

  • Banana – Plantain Program: 500 Students Awarded Start-up kits

    Banana – Plantain Program: 500 Students Awarded Start-up kits

    The fifth cohort of the “One Youth, One Banana Plantain Plantation” programme has been launched this June 3, 2026, at the National School of Administration and Magistracy (#ENAM) in Yaoundé.

    The event was marked by an award ceremony under the chairmanship of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gabriel Mbaïrobe.

    The ceremony has brought together key government officials, including Dr. Taïga, Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries, as well as the Minister of Youth Affairs and Civic Education, Mounouna Foutsou, who is also serving as the interim Minister of Employment and Vocational Training.

    Present at the occasion is Samuel Tony Obam, a key figure in the banana-plantain value chain and programme coordinator. He outlined expectations for participants ahead of their one-month immersion tour in Kribi.

    The program is in line with efforts to promote youth employability and agricultural entrepreneurship. Some 500 students drawn from five private higher education institutions received start-up kits and labour-saving machines before departing for a one-week immersion programme at the Banana Plantain Value Chain Incubator in Kribi.

    The initiative, launched under the fifth cohort of the “One Youth, One Banana Plantain Plantation” programme, is designed to equip young participants with practical skills and market-oriented competencies in banana plantain production and transformation.

  • GCE 2026: Candidates Start Written Phase of Exams

    A total of 208,761 candidates across Cameroon began the written phase of the 2026 GCE examinations on June 2, reflecting a 2.16 percent decline compared to the 213,361 candidates registered in 2025.

    The nationwide examination exercise commenced at exactly 8:00 a.m., with candidates sitting their first papers under strict examination regulations.

    To monitor the smooth conduct of the session, the Minister of Secondary Education, Nalova Lyonga, launched an inspection tour of selected examination centres in Yaoundé.

    Her first stop was Government Technical High School Yaoundé III, while the Inspector General of Education, Adjaba Biwoli Jean Pierre, carried out parallel supervisory visits across other centres.

    At Government Bilingual High School Mendong and other visited centres, the Minister assessed key examination conditions, focusing mainly on the adequacy of lighting in examination halls and the installation of security cameras aimed at ensuring fairness and transparency.

    Accompanying the ministerial team, the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Secondary Education, Boniface Bayaola, observed that although overall technical arrangements were satisfactory across both the Anglophone and Francophone subsystems, some shortcomings were still noted, particularly in examination halls and lighting conditions.

    Concluding her tour at Government Bilingual Technical High School Nsam, Minister Nalova Lyonga cautioned that schools failing to meet required standards of cleanliness, lighting, and security risk losing their status as GCE examination centres in future sessions, while commending centres that complied fully with the set standards.

    Egoh Yvonne (Intern)