Cameroon: a free health care campaign for the benefit of the inhabitants of Yaoundé

#Other countries : The populations of the city of Yaoundé have benefited from a campaign for free care, initiated by the faithful of the member churches of the Council of Protestant Churches of Cameroon and those of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches.

Faith without works is dead. It is this statement taken from a biblical verse that motivated Christians to put themselves at the service of the populations of the city of Yaoundé. The activity, which has been dubbed “The fortnight of the Sawa Men’s Choir of Yaoundé”, is an initiative of Christians from member churches of the Council of Protestant Churches of Cameroon and those of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches.

Several spiritual and charitable activities were on the program, including the spiritual retreat, the daily minute of intercession and the ecumenical worship for spiritual activities, and the campaign for free care, the distribution of food and basic necessities to the destitute. and to orphanages for charitable activities. These Christians have received support from the Association of Skills for a Better Life (ASCOVIME).

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Regarding the campaign for free care, the objective of the organizers was to support people who suffer from various pathologies so that they can recover without spending the slightest amount of money. This campaign took place at the parish of the fiftieth anniversary of the Evangelical Church of Cameroon, located in the Messa district in Yaoundé. This campaign was greatly appreciated by the populations who might receive care in general medicine and in specialized medicine thanks to the doctors and nurses mobilized for the cause.

Otolaryngology, odontostomatology, cardiology, ophthalmology, gynecology, dental surgery and many other specialties were present. Care was completely free, including medication in tablets and capsules corresponding to the disease. Patients suffering from eye diseases also benefited from free medical glasses to relieve their ailments.

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