Fight Against HIV: Chantal Biya, Youths At The Forefront

The First Lady’s’ charitable association, CERAC, yesterday organised a sensitisation and HIV screening campaign at the Yaounde V Sub-division.

Youths in Yaounde, particularly those from the Universities of Yaounde I and II as well as inhabitants of the Yaounde V Sub-division revealed their determination in joining Cameroon’s First Lady, Chantal Biya, who is also, UNAIDS Special Ambassador, in curbing the HIV pandemic in the country. Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the Omnisport Stadium in Yaounde, scores of youths turned out in their numbers to participate in Information, Sensitisation and HIV Screening Day organised by the Circle of Friends of Cameroon (CERAC) within the 2017 AIDS Free Holidays. Heading the CERAC delegation at the Omnisport arena was Marcie Niat, one of the Vice President’s of CERAC.
In a comic but educational manner, the youths made known to their CERAC mothers that they have an in-depth knowledge on how to curb HIV, especially in the use of female condoms. One of the peer educators, Josée-Finesse Bindzi Mbarga said they have joined their force to that of CERAC and its Founding President Chantal Biya to achieve the 90-90-90 concept introduced by the United Nation’s programme on HIV/AIDS in 2013. The idea is that by 2020, 90 per cent of people who are HIV infected will be diagnosed, 90 per cent of people who are diagnosed will be on antiretroviral treatment and 90 per cent of those who receive antiretroviral will be virally suppressed.
The day was an opportunity for Police Superintendent, Emile Ntang to school those present on cyber crimina...