CERAC Humanitarian Action: Bakou Health Centre Gets Facelift

The Subdivisional Health Centre of Bakou in the Upper Nkam Division of the West Region has been renovated and equipped within the framework of charitable gestures of the First Lady Chantal Biya, through the Circle of Friends of Cameroon (CERAC).

The donations were offered during an official ceremony on the retrocession of the refurbished and furnished health establishment and the handing over of gifts to health facilities and rural women of the Upper Nkam Division on Thursday August 30, 2018.

The event was presided at by Dr Linda Yang, General Coordinator of CERAC, in the capacity of Personal Representative of Mrs Chantal Biya, Founding President of CERAC. Dr Linda Yang said the donation of the health equipment and gifts to rural women in the Division is geared at improving the standards of living of the people.

She noted that solidarity and affection for health and humanity are the focal points of CERAC. Linda Yang used the occasion to highlight activities of CERAC during its 23 years of existence which in collaboration with partners seek to better the welfare of citizens, especially the less privileged. In a welcome remark, the Mayor of Bakou, Charles Emedec appreciated the gifts, saying they will go a long way in the fight against poverty and facilitate the treatment of diseases in the locality.

He said the donated tools to the rural women will boost agropastoral activities in the community. “In two years, the CERAC delegation and their donations have been received in Kekem, Bana and Bakou localities of our region," he stated, noting that it's an indication of the generosity of the First Lady to the population. To the Me...