CESCOMPSUD Donates Covid-19 Kits To Local Business Owners In Bamenda

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By Pechuqui Laurata.

Traders receiving protective gear

Some 27 men and women at the Bamenda-food market north west region of Cameroon have received facemasks to help protect themselves against the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in their communities.

The gesture from the Centre for Strategic Communication, Peacebuilding and Sustainable Development-CESCOMPSUD was executed by one of the Center's Volunteers, Pechuqui Laurata at the behest of the center's director Mrs Akah Roseline Obah.

According to the executive director, traders are most at risk of being infected by the virus, since they come in contact with different sets of people on daily basis.

"Trader more often render public services to hundreds of customers daily who come to buy food commodity and other household items. In the process of these transactions, they have to deal with communicating with this number or persons and usually will surely have saliva come out of their mouths while in conversation and  bargaining in the buying and selling process. If either of two persons involved in the process has a facemask, the infection rate will be minimized. And since it was easy to locate these local business owners, CESCOMPSUD decided to have them as major targets for the reach out. We will be embarking on a similar activity to other vulnerable groups in the days ahead as our own little way to reduce or minimize the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic thereby assisting in saving lives" Rosaline Akah Obah intimated.

CESCOMPSUD's CEO Rosaline Obah

The distribution comes at a time when the number of cases of people infected with the coronavirus disease is on the rise in the country, with new cases recorded in the Littoral and West regions almost on daily basis. 

The women were cautioned by CESCOMPSUD's representative
Pechuqui Laurata to be on guard always, and keep respecting the barrier measures put in place by the government and the World Health Organization. 

She went further to school the women and men on how to put on the facemask and how greatly it will help safe their families and customers. 

Traders feeling satisfied with their gift

So far Cameroon has recorded over  22,000 cases of persons infected with the virus since it's outbreak in March.

Though the people can easily avoid  getting infected, many have refused to put on a facemask. 

Some have taken the facemask in Bamenda as a chin mask. 

All these and others not mentioned are believed to have caused the increase in the number of infected persons.

distribution of protective gear

However there is a 95% chance that this virus could be a thing of the past if people learn to respect the measures. 

Nevertheless there is hope as the US has released a vaccine which  has been confirmed to be 95%active from the US company Moderna Shows.

As Cameroonians anticipate the coming of the vaccine, the Centre for Strategic Communication,  Peacebuilding and Sustainable Development with acronym CESCOMPSUD hopes the facemask shared goes a long way to safe the lives of many.

Event in pics

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