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Covid-19: BeLA Calls On Journalists To Amplify The Voices Of Women

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Martial Gnoukapasir Group picture of organizers, facilitators and participants. It's been revealed that the current Covid-19 pandemic has deepen the inequalities that  exists between men and women in our communities.  More and more women and girls are increasingly becoming victims of domestic abuse (GBV), as a result of the lockdown and other measures adopted by W.H.O and the government of Cameroon to curb the spread of the virus. And because women and girls constitute over 60% of care givers in health institutions within our communities, the population in our markets and other public spaces, they're also those largely exposed to the risk of contracting the virus. Participants receiving lessons According to the North West chief of service for the protection and promotion of the rights of child and family, Mr Tendgomo Frankline, more women are dying than men from the virus. " Majority of the funds dedicated to promote maternal health and protect the rights of Women and girl