Covid-19 treatment: Why traditional medicine in Cameroon may wait longer for approval

With the outbreak of Covid-19, some traditional healers and herbalists came up with many concoctions claiming to treat the Coronavirus. Government is actually accompanying some traditional healers and their drugs especially that of the ArchBishop of Douala, Samuel Kleda. Kleda once declare, “Africa has something to offer against covid-19, we gave the treatment to hundreds

Covid-19 vaccine:Cameroon turns to Sputnik V after AstraZeneca

Cameroon health minister has approved Sputnik-V against Coronavirus, Russia Direct Investment Fund has reported on its site. The site indicates that Sputnik ranks second among coronavirus vaccines globally in terms of the number of approvals issued by government regulators. The vaccine has been approuved for use in 53 countries including Kenya, Namibia and Ghana. The

AstraZeneca: Cameroon Scientific Council puts vaccine on hold

The Cameroon scientific council has cautioned government to put the Covid-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca on hold. Cameroon was expected to receive the first consignment of the earmarked 2.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 on March 20. This may no longer  be possible as the Scientific Council has implored government to exercise caution and stop the

Covid-19: Find out why UNHCR donated ambulances, respiratory kits to government

Refugees live in remote areas of Adawawa and the borders where health services are not the best thus, need to be strengthened. Cameroon counts 420,000 refugees, 102 have tested positive so far, 62 recovered, two have died. “Two refugees dying is too much, this could have been worse, had the UNHCR not taken measures to

AstraZeneca: Will Cameroon continue with the vaccine, key facts

Cameroon is yet to decide if the country would vaccinate its population with the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine or not.  Since some European countries like Sweden, Norway suspended the vaccine due to blood clots and suspected deaths there has been a debate on whether or not Cameroon should push ahead to receive the vaccine. Other West