North West: CBC Marathon Steps Up Campaign Against HIV

A CBC Health Services marathon  with messages that inspire collective action against HIV/AIDS made the difference during the 2016 World AIDS day  event in Bamenda.

Prevention messages, successes and challenges featured prominently when the North West region joined  to celebrate World AIDS day on December 1^st, 2016.  The difference this time around was  a marathon with messages that inspired the population to stand  solidly by efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS. To thank for the marathon was the CBC Health Services whose Director, Prof. Tih Pius took time off to mobilize the population to work towards celebrating the end of the killer HIV/AIDS.

Prof. Tih Pius told the a Public event in Bamenda about the need to adopt the USAIDS target of 90 percent of people living with HIV who must know their status, the need for  90 percent of people  living with HIV to be initiated on and retained in treatment and that 90 percent of them will have viral suppression. The “CBCHB  HIV-Free North West marathon”   assembled some athletes who  covered 42 km from Ndop to Bamenda,some blind and  deaf athletes and some on tricycles running from Babanki Tingoh, Bambui and Bamenda.

Participants took home cash prices, certificates and above all, messages that inspire hope in the fight against AIDS. The long list of marathon winners included Oumarou Mohamadou, Mbacha Eric, Lyonga Essombe, Ngalim Lizette, Serah tonge, Ngwaya Yvonne, Tangem Duel, Nde Vitalis, Muam Emmanuel, Noga Briget, Abongwa Oswald etc.

North West governor, Adoplhe Lele Lafrique presided the World AIDS day event in  during which the Secre...