TESTING AN EXPERIMENTAL EBOLA VACCINE IN CAMEROON: WHY IS THERE PUBLIC APPREHENSION?

Last month, Cameroon’s Minister of Public Health, Andre Mama Fouda, announced that clinical trials for a vaccine against the Ebola virus will begin in Cameroon and that the Centre Pasteur, Yaounde and the Bamenda Regional Hospital will be hosting the research. It is expected that the clinical trials will run from October 2015 to October 2016.

However, this news is already stirring up apprehension in the public with messages already circulating on social media and instant messaging platforms, calling on Cameroonians not to participate in the study. The study is expected to recruit a total of 400 volunteers, 200 from Bamenda and 200 from Yaounde.

 

It is said that the volunteers will receive free, detailed clinical and biological tests, and close medical follow-up throughout the period of the trials. Also, the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is providing insurance cover to all volunteers. Some sources also have it that one of the volunteers, who was recruited into the study at the Bamenda regional hospital, was also given 10,000 frs as reimbursement for taxi fare to the hospital.

 

In addition, to Cameroon, the study would also take place in Nigeria, Mali, Ghana, and Senegal and all countries are expected to recruit a total of 30, 000 volunteers as part of the experiment.

Why to do you think there is public apprehension for an Ebola vaccine experiment in Cameroon. Would you like to be part of the research?

RIGOBERT SONG TO COACH CHAD'S NATIONAL TEAM

Chad has appointed former Cameroon defender Rigobert Song as coach for Chad's national football team, Les Sao. This comes after the  Football Federation in Chad sacked their French coach, Emmanuel Tregoat.

Song, will be in full charge of the ‘Les Sao’ when the AFCON qualifiers resume in March 2016, when they travel to Dar es Salaam to play Tanzania.. Chad is currently sitting bottom of the group behind Egypt, Nigeria and Tanzania,

The 39  year old Rigobert song, popularly known as in Cameroon  started his football career at the early age of 17. He is known for his defensive skills. He has won two Africa Cup of Nations titles with Cameroon and appeared in eight editions of the tournament between 1996-2010. He retired from international  football on 1 August 2010

At CamerPeers, we  wish him the very best in his new position.

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CAMEROON NAMED THE 4TH MOST ENTREPRENEURIAL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

Cameroon has been ranked the 4th most entrepreneural country in the world and second only to Uganda in Afica. The research leading to the report estimates entrepreneurship as the percentage of an adult population who own or co-own a business that has paid salaries for more than three months, but less than 42.  Do you think they got it right?

 Details available at http://www.virgin.com/entrepreneur/uganda-named-the-worlds-most-entrepreneurial-country

TOTTENHAM SIGNS CLINTON NJIE-It's his birthday too!!!

We are excited and have got good news for you, well maybe bad news for fans of Lyon . Tottenham  has announced the signing of Cameroon's rising football star, Clinton Njie. He joins Tottenham  from Lyon and has signed a contract with the Club until 2020.
Njie, who completed the move on his 22nd birthday, is a quick forward who can play as a central striker or on either flank. Here is what Njie had to say: "“I‘m very happy to join Tottenham, such a big club in England. I’m still young, still growing up and it’s a big challenge – the Premier League is one of the biggest leagues in the world.." Humility at it's best
Keep walking Njie, At CamerPeers, we wish you the  very best.

UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE 1 AMONGST 30 BEST UNIVERSITIES IN AFRICA

Now, we are getting there. The African University summit has released a list of the top 30 African Universities and Cameroon's University of Yaounde 1 is in the list. University of Yaounde 1 occupies the 29th Position. The 1st and second position is occupied by South Africa's University of Cape Town and University of Witswaterand. Uganda's University of Makerere is on the 3rd Position
To be included in the table, an institution must have published a minimum of 500 research papers in the five-year period (2009-2013) assessed, with at least 50 papers per year. The ranking is established based on the ratio of citations received by an institution’s publication output between 2009 and 2013 and the total citations that would be expected based on the average of the subject field. Here are list of other top universities https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/…/top-30-african-uni…
Congratulations to the University of Yaounde 1

CAMEROON: ONE OF THE 10 AFRICAN COUNTRIES WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. SINGLE GUYS PLEASE VISIT!

Now, we've got interesting news (well, we imagine so). An online site has a list of 10 African countries with the most beautiful women. Guess what? Cameroon is ranked 3rd after Ethiopia and Kenya. And what is interesting as well is the caption they give to the Cameroon listing- "As a single man, if you have not visited Cameroon, please do!"
Do you agree with this?

Here is the online site
http://vigilantupdates.com/africa-countries-most-beautiful-women/9/ 
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AYAH PAUL: BUEA IS GOD THE FATHER, DOUALA IS GOD THE SUN; YAOUNDE IS GOD THE HOLY GHOST FIRE

It is not uncommon for Cameroon politicians to associate biblical names to politicians or political events. This time around it's the turn of Ayah Paul, leader of the opposition party PAP. Here is what he posted on his Facebook Page today June 27th (post in pidgin)-Don't ask us about the God the Sun or God the Son. What do you think of this? .

"We saw the other day how whe the capital moved from Buea through Douala to Yaounde. We said that this movement corresponds to God de Fada; God de Sun; and God de Holy Ghost Fire. Who no know say Buea de cool like every good father? Who is no know be aware that too dat Douala de hot Sun soteh dem hopen gate over, water comot wash all shity? .. And na ye whe fire soso born Yaounde whe na de Holy Ghost Fire; soteh come born money finish, plus evidence.Mark you that I have not said na ye whe Yaounde come get every fifteenth house na stoley building within thirty yar. No put tork for ma mop! I have not even said that de National Assembly sef-sef na always the 5th floor de catch fire “a cause de court circuit”. Nor have I said de floor whe money dey.So commonplace lack of commonsense! Shegeh!"