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00:00 (upbeat music)
00:02 The journey to pursue academic and professional dreams
00:20 begin for thousands of Cameroonian students
00:22 after the release of the 2023 baccalaureate results.
00:26 The 730 edition tonight examines how youth can tap
00:29 from various opportunities at their disposal.
00:32 Winnie Byanyima pledges to synergize
00:36 with the Shantabia Foundation to eradicate HIV
00:39 and provide dignifying and life-saving services to children.
00:43 The UNH executive director is guest
00:45 in this edition of the 730 News.
00:48 Bamenda inhabitants pour out on the streets
00:52 to protest separatist brutality and savagery.
00:55 They say remains unabated despite several calls for peace.
00:59 The aggrieved civilians placed three on the spot.
01:01 10 people were massacred last Sunday
01:04 and those are top stories.
01:06 Good evening and thanks for joining us
01:08 on this edition of the 730 News.
01:10 I'm Gladys Tata.
01:11 The journey to pursue higher education
01:14 or professional careers has begun
01:16 for thousands of high school children
01:18 who succeeded in this year's baccalaureate examination.
01:22 Successful candidates will either enroll
01:24 in universities at home or abroad
01:26 or join professional institutions
01:28 that offer courses in their dream careers.
01:30 Faith Ngwang got the opinions of some lucky candidates
01:33 who revealed their choices are many no doubt
01:36 but their plans for the future depend on their motivation.
01:39 Without any doubt, there is joy in the air
01:44 for mission well accomplished.
01:46 Nine months of hard work is worth celebrating.
01:50 I am very happy.
01:52 Stress could kill me.
01:54 Even to dial my matrical number was difficult.
01:57 I even started crying
01:59 but I was comforted after my results.
02:02 With the baccalaureate achieved,
02:04 prospects are high and diverse.
02:06 I will go to a vocational school
02:08 because going to university is a waste of time.
02:11 It's my first time writing and I have succeeded.
02:17 I will train as a flight attendant.
02:20 I'm passionate about it.
02:23 For some, success is an open door for opportunities.
02:27 I can say I've already gone halfway.
02:30 I hope to go to a smart to study communication.
02:33 I've been insulted a lot.
02:35 So I want to prove that I can make it on my own.
02:38 There are unanimous.
02:42 The future is bright,
02:44 but for now they are savoring the taste of success.
02:50 Examination results for 2023 indicate an increase
02:53 in success rate from about 66% in 2022
02:57 to over 75% this year.
03:00 Government High School, Mellon Center in the Littoral
03:02 and Government High School, Bansuwa, Bering
03:05 in the West region were ranked
03:06 among government educational establishments
03:08 with the best results.
03:10 And when I poly read through the result classification table
03:13 and reports that government schools are equally doing well.
03:16 Results of the baccalaureate examination
03:20 for the year 2023 released yesterday
03:23 by the office the baccalaureate, the Cameron shows
03:26 that there is an increase in the percentage
03:29 of successful candidates nationwide
03:31 with two government high schools in the Littoral
03:34 and West regions ranked among the first 10 schools
03:38 with best results.
03:40 The general success rate for the baccalaureate general
03:43 is 75.73% as compared to 65.94% for the government.
03:48 - 75.94% last year.
03:52 Public general secondary schools performance this year.
03:56 We have two schools,
03:59 Licee the Mellon Center in the Littoral region,
04:02 Licee the Bansuwa, Bansuwa, Bering in the West region.
04:05 - Not only schools in the rural areas have good results.
04:09 Those in the city
04:10 like the government bilingual practicing high school
04:14 Yaounde has recorded an increase
04:17 in the number of students that have succeeded in the exams.
04:21 - The school scored a percentage of 90.44
04:26 for the baccalaureate ASG as compared to last year
04:32 that we had a percentage of 74.19.
04:37 - Apart from government high schools,
04:39 some private learning institutions
04:41 like College Liberman in the Littoral,
04:44 College Jean Tabi and College Francois Xavier Vaud
04:48 in the Central region have scored a 100% each.
04:52 - One of the successful candidates
04:56 of this year's baccalaureate is Ebot Boussis,
04:59 an outstanding major practitioner in the East region.
05:01 He's founder of the digital platform
05:03 dubbed actually The List.
05:05 Our reporter Pelle Sarr met the candidate
05:07 celebrating his success and now reports.
05:13 - 28 year old Ebot Boussis who resides in the town of Betwa
05:17 is a husband and father of two
05:20 who happens to be among the successful candidate
05:22 of this year's baccalaureate examinations.
05:25 - It's not easy for me about my professional responsibility.
05:30 I have many responsibilities in the East region.
05:33 I want to thank everybody who stood by me in this period.
05:37 - It wasn't easy for him, especially with the family.
05:43 Children and work.
05:44 - Aside being a father and a successful baccalaureate
05:48 candidate in Siri Akat Espanol,
05:51 Boussis happens to be president
05:53 of several youth associations.
05:55 - I'm a director of the actually The List.
05:57 I'm a SELCOM of the City Council of Dimako
06:02 and SELCOM on the Eastern Fekafoot.
06:04 - According to Ebot Boussis,
06:06 this is just the start of his dreams
06:08 as he hopes on continuing his studies to the highest level
06:11 and hopes other youths will see this achievement
06:14 as a motivation.
06:15 - The UN AIDS Executive Director says the UN entity
06:20 will work with the Chantal Bia Foundation
06:23 to end AIDS in children through a global alliance.
06:25 Speaking today at the foundation,
06:27 Winnie Bianima congratulated the founding president
06:30 of the foundation, Mrs. Chantal Bia,
06:32 for providing what she describes as
06:34 dignifying and life-saving services to the children.
06:37 Ayin Bila was there, her report.
06:40 Passionate about the promotion of human rights,
06:43 especially those of girls, women and children,
06:45 the UN AIDS Executive Director was truly impressed
06:49 as she got a tangible feel of what's done
06:51 by the Chantal Bia Foundation
06:53 to assist the underprivileged.
06:56 - I congratulate the founder, the first lady of Cameroon.
07:00 The work here for children is dignity giving.
07:05 - After a closed door working session
07:07 with the Secretary General, Habisung Bidung,
07:10 Winnie Bianima moved to the daycare units of the foundation
07:14 where 1,339 children aged zero to 10
07:18 and all other antiretrovirals are being followed up.
07:21 A phase that led to another,
07:23 an encounter with 23-year-old Loha Lontzi,
07:26 who is living with HIV.
07:29 - Did he tell you at the age of nine?
07:31 - No, 12 years, it was kid AIDS.
07:33 My uncle doesn't have force to tell me,
07:36 so I was being followed one year in kid AIDS.
07:39 That's where you were being followed.
07:40 - Heartwarming moments for the UN AIDS head
07:43 who also visited the neonatal units
07:45 of the Mother and Child Center of the foundation,
07:48 those devoted to the treatment of heart and kidney diseases,
07:52 sickle cell anemia, diabetes, malnutrition and cancers,
07:56 as well as the Children First Center
07:59 where bonds with the orphans were noted.
08:01 Determined to work with the foundation.
08:07 - We have pulled together a global alliance
08:10 to end AIDS in children.
08:12 We'll support, we'll work with this center
08:15 to end AIDS in children.
08:17 - Winnie Byanyima, deep into our culture,
08:19 acknowledged her visit before taking leave
08:21 of her new found partner in the AIDS fight.
08:24 - And we have been joined on the set
08:28 by the executive director of the UN AIDS,
08:30 Madam Winnie Byanyima.
08:31 You're welcome, madam.
08:33 - Thank you very much.
08:34 - Yes, madam, what appraisal do you have
08:36 of your visit to Cameroon so far?
08:38 - I came three days ago to acknowledge the work
08:43 that the government and people of Cameroon have done
08:46 to fight HIV/AIDS.
08:49 I also came to encourage the government
08:52 and people of Cameroon to close the remaining gaps
08:55 so that we end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
09:00 I met your prime minister, your minister of foreign affairs,
09:03 minister of health, and many other officials,
09:06 as well as civil society activists.
09:09 And I visited that amazing center
09:12 that was founded by the first lady.
09:15 My impression is that, and my evidence,
09:19 which is in our annual report,
09:21 is that Cameroon has been on a good path,
09:24 reducing new infections of HIV by 69% in the last 12 years,
09:31 reducing deaths by 61% in the last 12 years.
09:36 But today, Cameroon needs to make more progress for children.
09:40 - Yeah, madam, before you continue,
09:42 how do you assess the commitment of institutional
09:44 and social partners in the fight against HIV/AIDS
09:47 here in Cameroon?
09:48 - Well, first, we have to give credit where it is due.
09:53 The response here has been led by the government
09:57 and the NGOs, including the first ladies,
10:01 but the main other supporters are the American government
10:05 through PEPFAR, Global Fund, which is many donors together.
10:10 They have also accompanied the journey of Cameroon
10:14 to fight AIDS, including us, the United Nations.
10:17 But the leadership came from your government,
10:21 your ministry of health,
10:23 and other key ministries doing the right thing.
10:26 - So, and what do you think Cameroon needs as of now
10:30 to accelerate efforts in combating HIV/AIDS?
10:33 - Today, we have too many children being born
10:38 with the HIV virus when we could stop it.
10:42 Too many children who should be on treatment, but are not.
10:46 Two out of five children are on treatment.
10:49 The other three are not, and they will die.
10:52 We also have too many young girls getting infected,
10:56 and that's because they are not in school.
10:58 So one of the things we are encouraging
11:01 Cameroon government to do is to increase as much as it can
11:06 and achieve universal secondary education.
11:10 So every girl is in a classroom.
11:13 That is the safest place for girls.
11:15 But also to do things like put education for girls
11:20 in the school to know about their bodies
11:26 and how to make good choices for their health.
11:29 That's important too.
11:31 So we are coming here to say we have the evidence
11:35 of what works.
11:36 Keep a girl in school, put education in the school
11:40 for understanding their health and hygiene.
11:44 Then also take out violence in the school.
11:48 Because you see, many of the girls who get pregnant
11:52 and get infected with HIV, it's not so much by choice.
11:56 It is forceful sex.
11:59 We have to stop that in the school space
12:01 and outside the school.
12:03 But the most important thing is that prevention comes
12:07 from many actions in the Ministry of Health,
12:12 in the education space, in the community
12:17 by local governments and mayors protecting girls
12:21 and young children, support must come from various sectors.
12:26 - So what should Cameroon be expecting more and more
12:28 when you come and give, we are permanently asking.
12:30 So what should Cameroon be expecting more from the UNAIDS?
12:33 - From United Nations, first of all,
12:35 we continue to work with the key actors.
12:39 We have a global alliance for ending AIDS in children.
12:44 Cameroon has joined this alliance.
12:47 Through this alliance, we are mobilizing more support
12:51 to put behind the plans of your government to do this.
12:55 We must find those children, first the mothers
12:59 who deliver children with HIV, who are positive.
13:03 So finding the mothers is something Ministry of Health
13:06 will put in a lot of strength, putting them on treatment,
13:11 getting the babies, solving the social problems
13:15 'cause these are young mothers.
13:17 It's important that they don't fear fighting the stigma.
13:21 They fear to come forward because you fear to be judged.
13:25 You're a young girl, you should not have had sex.
13:28 Now you had it, now you are also with HIV.
13:32 But we have to give them courage to come,
13:34 save their life and their babies.
13:36 We will work with a coalition, including the foundation,
13:40 the First Ladies Foundation,
13:43 but led by the Ministry of Health,
13:45 who will support in many ways to fight AIDS in children.
13:49 - Thanks very much for being here.
13:51 And as you heard it all from the horses and mouth,
13:53 that was the Executive Director of the UN AIDS in Cameroon.
13:57 Thank you, but don't go away, madam.
14:00 - Thank you, Gladys.
14:01 - Okay.
14:02 In other news, the Minister of Public Works
14:04 has visited ongoing rehabilitation works
14:07 on the Sangmelima Mbalmayo Stretch
14:09 on the National Road Number Nine.
14:11 The visit that saw Emmanuel Ngannu,
14:13 Joe Macy and delegation making stops
14:16 at each of the three lots of the project
14:18 was aimed at assessing a new technique on rehabilitation,
14:22 which is based on recycling existing road material
14:25 considered cheaper.
14:27 Mugwele Prince Wiladuma covered the inspection visit
14:29 for the news.
14:30 - Special location, new technique.
14:34 This stretch linking Sangmelima in the south
14:37 to Mbalmayo in the center
14:38 undergoes rehabilitation works dominated by recycling.
14:42 (speaking in foreign language)
14:46 The technique consists in recycling worn out material,
14:49 which we noticed could no longer carry the increased traffic.
14:52 This we did by reinforcing the resistance capacity
14:56 and durability of the different components
14:59 using chemicals from our laboratory.
15:02 - The approach tested in this 115 kilometer project
15:08 invited an assessment by the Minister of Public Works
15:12 at two of the three lots.
15:14 Both Razzel and Arab contractors explained
15:17 to Emmanuel Ngannu and Joe Macy
15:18 the workability of this road building approach,
15:21 which experts say saves 20% of any estimated cost
15:25 in comparative terms.
15:27 The first lot contracted by Root Company, however,
15:31 left the delegation in Awe
15:33 in search of any activity on the ground.
15:35 (speaking in foreign language)
15:37 - The rate of execution of lot one stands at 6.89%
15:42 and that of lot two is 7.07% and 7.39 for lot three.
15:47 (speaking in foreign language)
15:50 - The over 20 billion CFA francs project
15:52 whose completion is built for October 2024
15:55 is government's plan to upgrade the transnational axis.
16:00 - Circulation has become very challenging
16:03 in Bamenda capital of the Northwest region
16:05 as most roads are highly degraded and potholed.
16:08 Taxi drivers and commercial motorbike riders
16:11 complain of several breakdown and drop in revenue
16:14 while pedestrians say they find it very difficult
16:16 to walk on the roads.
16:18 Veronica Aji has been finding out how users
16:20 manage to navigate through the bad roads
16:23 and now reports for a Thursday's regional doce segment.
16:26 - The daily challenge of road users in Bamenda,
16:31 driving across the city according to them
16:34 is now for the toughest.
16:35 From Station Hill down Sonak Street,
16:38 commuters have to respect a road imposed speed limit.
16:42 - Now any person no more than climb back
16:43 because you're over.
16:44 - Passengers now shy away from bikes on this stretch
16:48 because of the bombs and holes,
16:50 which is a huge loss for us.
16:52 Very often the little income you make
16:54 is spent at the mechanic.
16:55 - At mile two road, some roadside vendors have relocated
16:59 while others have shifted their business
17:02 few meters away to avoid being hurt.
17:04 - We were first of all sitting outside
17:05 beside the road, we decided to come behind
17:07 so that to reduce the gravity of the tension of the stone
17:10 that is coming.
17:11 The issue of by-riders and even vehicles
17:13 dashing into your business premises
17:15 has always been a routine.
17:17 Most of the time they do and destroy certain things,
17:19 but you cannot hold them to pay
17:20 because you understand that might be the condition of the.
17:23 - Some roads in Bamenda are in a degrading state,
17:26 leaving users in a tight corner
17:28 as they struggle to meet up with your daily needs.
17:31 - Council officials are therefore calling for calm
17:35 and reassuring the population
17:36 that they are not indifferent to their plight.
17:38 The Bamenda City Mayor, Paul Achombom says,
17:41 "Construction works that were abandoned
17:43 "on the main urban road within the city
17:45 "will be relaunched this year
17:46 "after the payment of indemnities to people
17:49 "whose property will be destroyed."
17:51 Marbel Mkemdi, SACEM TELSOS,
17:53 from our CRTV Northwest Bureau.
17:55 - The World Bank and Cameroon government sponsored projects
18:01 to construct the main road in the city of Bamenda
18:04 that revealed an 18-meter wide road
18:06 until the city council envisaged something bigger,
18:09 what the project has been fitting for the town.
18:12 - It necessitated additional studies and additional costs.
18:17 The Minister of Public Works, who sent down technicians,
18:21 they did the evaluation and the reports were then forwarded
18:24 to the National Assembly.
18:26 In as much as that was approved in the Assembly,
18:28 they still had to go back to the funders.
18:30 What is pending now is the attribution of the works.
18:33 - The large, stark road is still a fairy tale for many
18:37 when the owners of buildings like these
18:39 that stand in the way of the dream boulevard
18:41 are yet to be indemnified.
18:43 - When they did the opening,
18:45 properties were affected which were not evaluated.
18:47 The hotel opposite finance building
18:50 was one of the houses that were touched
18:53 by the new dispensation of 30 meters.
18:57 The World Bank said if they don't have to pay those people,
18:59 they cannot sponsor work,
19:01 which is to help people to live in good condition
19:04 and then they come and destroy their property.
19:06 - In 2017, about 200 locals in Bamenda
19:10 whose properties along the 12 kilometer stretch in town
19:13 were destroyed, received compensation from government.
19:17 A commission under the Mesam Senior Divisional Officer
19:20 is currently working on further indemnities.
19:22 - On a side note, mourning rituals have been organized
19:27 in honor of the 15 persons killed in Bamenda last weekend.
19:30 The ritual culminated with placing of wreaths
19:33 at the scene of the incident in Natcho Junction.
19:35 A peaceful march with banners displaying messages
19:40 such as "Stop these killings, Bamenda mourns"
19:42 was also staged along the streets of the town.
19:45 Eric Langmier-Wolfo tells us more.
19:47 - They are marching to honor the 15 people
19:51 who died over the weekend in Bamenda
19:53 in two separate incidents.
19:55 With peace plans in their hands and banners,
19:57 they have called for an end to the carnage
20:00 going on in the Northwest region.
20:02 The various speakers on the occasion
20:04 asked the perpetrators to reconsider their strategy
20:07 by dropping their arms.
20:09 - They should quit this business.
20:11 It's not profitable.
20:13 You cannot thrive on the blood of human being.
20:15 You can never, and it has never been.
20:17 Nobody has prospered because he's lived on blood.
20:21 So they should not think of it as a way
20:24 of leading to any kind of prosperity.
20:26 So I'm appealing to all those who partake in this business,
20:29 whether they're doing in the drug,
20:31 or they are doing with the arms,
20:32 or they are doing whatever weapons,
20:34 that they should quit it immediately.
20:36 - In the meantime, the convoy of mourners
20:39 visited the scene of the incident at Nacho Junction,
20:42 laid wreaths in honor of 15 people murdered last weekend,
20:47 whose drops of blood were still splattered at the scene.
20:50 - So we delay this wreath here.
20:52 Believe in God, say God,
20:54 go give them peace and the rest of whatever they do rest.
20:58 - The morning ceremony also saw the participation
21:01 of traditional rulers, amongst them,
21:02 the president of the Northwest House of Chiefs,
21:05 for Yakum Kevin Shumetangisekho.
21:08 - The speakers and presiding officers
21:12 of the Commonwealth Africa region
21:13 have consented to designing solutions to Africa's problems
21:17 that center around people development oriented policies.
21:20 This resolution was taken at the end of exchanges
21:23 on food security and role of parliament
21:25 in ensuring public trust, which proceeded
21:28 to the official closing of the 18th conference,
21:30 which began on July 18th.
21:32 Esther Kima has the details.
21:34 - Two days of top level deliberations
21:37 for the speakers and presiding officers
21:40 who have a shared vision for Africa's developments,
21:43 prerequisites such as agricultural investments are examined.
21:47 - Countries need to make a budget allocation
21:51 of at least 10% towards agriculture.
21:54 That way we make sure our people have enough to eat,
21:57 but also enough to export.
22:00 - What we really have to do is to ensure
22:03 we have a good politics so that we can really
22:06 achieve this target.
22:07 - For sustainable progress, there is need
22:10 for accountability and transparency.
22:12 - We should put at the back of our mind
22:15 that we are carrying their wishes and aspirations.
22:19 Now, as we are making laws, we should make sure
22:23 that it is in tandem with their wishes.
22:26 - Trust is not only built on us, it must be found working.
22:31 Whatever we do must be for the people.
22:36 If we promise people we are going to avail roads,
22:41 we've got to ensure that we are availing.
22:43 - African parliaments are in consequence,
22:45 duty bound to make certain that laws voted are applied.
22:49 - Our responsibility is to actually engage
22:52 and encourage citizens to have an openness with parliaments
22:56 so that they know that it's their right to communicate
22:59 with the parliament and address their issues.
23:02 - Every time they must have a review
23:05 of what they have agreed upon to see whether
23:10 it is being implemented uniformly throughout Africa.
23:14 - With far reaching resolutions arrived at
23:17 on a united Africa, which can self-drive its revolution,
23:21 the 18th Commonwealth Conference delegates
23:23 have those fulfilled their mission.
23:25 - A collective agreement impacting employees of SNH,
23:30 Perenco and ADEX signed today in Yaounde
23:33 in the presence of the Minister of Labour
23:35 and Social Security, Gregoire Oruna.
23:37 The terms of the convention marks mixed provision
23:40 of a salary increment for workers of categories one to six
23:44 at 8%, category seven to nine at 7%
23:47 and categories 10 to 12 at 6%
23:49 among other career advantages.
23:52 Juliana Befola with more.
23:53 - Workers of the hydrocarbon sector will in the days ahead
23:58 enjoy better working conditions.
24:01 These, according to the terms of a convention
24:03 that was signed between the members
24:05 of the syndicate of employers
24:07 and employees of the hydrocarbon sector.
24:09 - Some increasement has been done on the condition of work.
24:14 The salaries have increased men from category one
24:19 to category six, 8% of increment
24:23 from category seven to category 10, 7%
24:27 and then from category 10 to 12, 6%.
24:31 - A part from salary increment,
24:33 the workers will equally enjoy an increase
24:36 in their transport allowance,
24:38 hence generate greater enthusiasm amongst workers.
24:41 - We are very satisfied with the progress that we have made
24:45 within a very difficult economic context
24:49 post the COVID-19 pandemic,
24:51 which affected our sector in particular.
24:53 - The collective argument was signed in the presence
24:55 of the Minister of Labour and Social Security,
24:58 Gregor Awona, who saluted the conviviality
25:01 between the employees and employers
25:03 in the negotiations that ran from the 22nd of October, 2022
25:08 to March 16th this year.
25:10 - Over the Senate lawmakers
25:13 in the presence of some members of government,
25:15 family members and friends have paid tributes
25:18 to late Senator Paulette Bisec-Mungu-Ajomo
25:21 who died on July 29th, 2023.
25:23 The homage paying ceremony at the upper house of parliament
25:26 presided over by the vice president of the Senate
25:29 for Tabetando on behalf of Senate President,
25:32 Sidoni Jopmandi Hasmone.
25:33 - They were all present at the house chamber,
25:37 senators of the upper house of parliaments
25:40 led by Senate President, Marcel Nyiat Ndjefendi,
25:44 some members of government, Senate staff,
25:47 as well as family members to pay last respect
25:50 to late Senator Paulette Bisec-Mungu-Ajomo
25:53 who passed away in France last month.
25:56 During the homage paying ceremony,
25:58 the vice president of the Senate for Tabetando
26:02 who presided over the event
26:04 on behalf of the Senate president
26:06 remarked that late Senator Paulette
26:09 was a courageous and determined colleague
26:11 who fought for the good of the house.
26:14 - She was like a mother to many senators.
26:18 Anytime you had challenges and approach her,
26:23 you always had a solution.
26:25 The senator will miss her forever.
26:28 - She was a very, very intelligent woman.
26:33 We just lose a star, star in politics,
26:37 star in parliament, star in family.
26:40 - Her colleagues are unanimous that
26:43 Paulette Bisec-Mungu-Ajomo was a committed lawmaker
26:47 strongly attached to Republican values.
26:50 - In our WhatsApp forum, often she posted
26:52 either something that was either informative or educative,
26:58 nothing that was useless.
27:00 - The ceremony which followed her coffin
27:02 at the Yaounde General Hospital
27:04 was also an occasion for senators,
27:06 members of governments and dignitaries
27:09 to sign the condolence book.
27:11 - 19 scholarly articles on the prevention
27:15 of mother to child HIV transmission
27:17 have been published by the Shantabia International
27:20 Reference Center on HIV/AIDS.
27:22 This was made public in Yaounde
27:23 by the Director General of the CIRCB,
27:26 Professor Alexis Njolo during the 18th
27:28 Ordinary Session of the Scientific Council of the Center.
27:32 It unfolded in the presence of the President
27:34 of the Foundation's Scientific Council,
27:36 Professor Carlo Frederico Perno.
27:38 Ayin Bire tells us more.
27:40 - Discussions at the 18th Ordinary Session
27:45 of the International Scientific Council
27:47 of the Shantabia Reference Center
27:49 for research on HIV/AIDS focused mainly
27:52 on the annual scientific reports of the center.
27:55 - We have great activities that cover
27:57 the Central Africa in term of HIV,
28:00 in term of COVID and many other things that are ongoing.
28:03 It is time for the center to think about the future
28:07 and think where to go for the future.
28:10 - Issues discussed behind closed doors
28:12 by the researchers led by the President
28:14 who says expanding the realm of activities
28:17 also remains a priority.
28:19 - For example, cancer, viral related cancers.
28:22 We have the liver cancer
28:25 and the cancers of the genital tract.
28:28 - Welcoming his peers, the Director General,
28:30 Professor Alexis Njolo rejoiced
28:32 that the visibility of the center is being enhanced
28:35 and this through the regular publication
28:37 of scholarly articles, 19 of which have been produced
28:40 over the past six months,
28:42 bringing the total number of articles published
28:44 since 2019 to 167 academic journals,
28:49 which bring to the fore progress made by the center
28:51 in reducing new infections
28:53 as well as the mother to child transmission of HIV.
28:57 - Patients suffering from hearing impairment,
29:01 nose, throat complications and related pathologies
29:04 are called to take advantage
29:06 of a free consultation campaign
29:08 at the Charlemagne Medical Center
29:09 at Essocia in the nation's capital.
29:11 The initiative, which is that of the said medical facility
29:14 and its German partners was launched this Thursday
29:17 with patients undergoing free consultation and screening.
29:21 Gerard Ndangi-Egiambe completes that story.
29:24 - A rigorous screening of ear, nose and throat complications.
29:31 This after the patients had undergone a free consultation.
29:35 - We check the ear, we check the nose, we check the throat.
29:38 We have a lot of patients having otitis,
29:40 infection of the middle ear,
29:42 infections of the sinus and also pharyngitis.
29:45 We also have one patient
29:47 is developing a cancer of the throat.
29:49 Audiometry tests just to be sure
29:51 that the people are hearing very well or they know
29:53 and just to be sure that this part is also checked.
29:57 - The initiative, which is that of this health facility
30:00 at Essocia in collaboration with its German partners,
30:04 seeks to bring relief to patients, especially children.
30:08 - We decide to create a clinic
30:11 where the German people will be working here
30:14 because they have the intention to support us.
30:17 The most important thing by the kids is to be sure
30:20 that they are hearing very well.
30:22 - And this is expected to be done at a reduced cost.
30:25 - The amount of consultation and the other tests,
30:30 30% reduction.
30:31 - The sensitization and screening campaign,
30:34 which kicked off this Thursday, will last for nine days.
30:38 - It's here, ladies and gentlemen,
30:41 we draw the curtains on this edition of the 7.30 News.
30:44 Thanks for watching.
30:45 Adam Bala will be here at 8.30 for the news in French.
30:48 The weekend crew take over from tomorrow
30:51 and I'll be here from next Monday
30:53 till the rendezvous God willing.
30:54 Until then, the technical crew join me
30:56 wishing you a pleasant weekend.
30:58 Good night.
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