Sickle Cell Society UK Director Visits Cameroon

Sickle Cell Society UK Director Visits Cameroon
By James Achanyi-Fontem, Cameroon Link
The Director of Sickle Cell Society, UK, Dr. Asaah Nkohkwo, undertakes a two-week long, working visit to Cameroon from Monday, December 15. During the visit, Dr. Nkohkwo will meet with top level officials in the public and private sectors to discuss the road map of the Sickle Cell Society UK for support to Sickle Cell Awareness activities in Cameroon from 2009.
A Sickle Cell Disorder is an inherited blood condition that affects the haemoglobin of the red blood cells. Haemoglobin is a special substance that colours the blood red and is responsible for carrying oxygen around the body.
Sickle Cell Disorder may have a disruptive influence on the educational needs of the school child, and this has implications for teachers, parents, families, communities and also for the child with this condition. The Sickle Cell Society UK intervention in Cameroon aims at alleviating the sufferings of bearers and is part of a regional plan of action to cover four West African countries between 2009 and 2015.
The awareness campaign to be launched in Cameroon from 2009 is supported by the Ministry of Public Health and other international and national organisations.
Dr. Asaah Nkohkwo gives a press conference on his current visit at the head quarters of Cameroon Link in the Bonaberi-Douala neighbour on Wednesday, December 17 at 15h30.
He would also be talking about the first-ever three-month long, Commonwealth Awards Holders training hosted by the London-based Sickle Cell Society recently with the participation of three Cameroonians from the Fine Forest Foundation-Cameroon.
For more information click on the following links. Website: http://cameroonlink.blogspot.com ; http://uk.youtube.com/user/camlink99