CBC Health Services reaffirms Resolve to beat NCDs through Sports
Staff of the CBC Health Services Central Administration in Bamenda have confirmed their commitment to continue in the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) prevention, Control, and management within the health facilities and in the communities. The pronouncement was made by the Deputy Director for Administration and Finance, Mr. Warri Denis after a match pass to crown activities carried out during the week to mark the Global Week of Action against NCDs, which are silent killers.
Leading the Walk on September 22, the Deputy Director of Administration and Finance noted that a lot of sensitization has been done and so they came out as health providers to say that the time for action is now. He promised that as an organization, they will continue to work hard to prevent NCDs, and they will continue to engage individuals and communities in the fight against the spread of NCDs despite the predisposing factors that expose people to NCDs like lack of physical exercise, dietary mal-practices, use of tobacco/alcohol as well as the intake of salt amongst other things. He noted that there is a need to continue educating the communities to adopt lifestyles that will prevent the development of NCDs while demonstrating the Health Services’ commitment to managing cases of NCDs that come to their facilities.
“Treatment of NCDs is very expensive, so access to treatment of NCDs is very challenging because of the economic barrier to it. You will see here that not only the nurses and those who are directly involved with patient care came out for the walk, those in administration and management also came out to show our commitment to prioritize NCD interventions in our planning and in our resource allocation so that together as an organization and as a community we will beat NCDs,” Mr. Warri added.
The week was launched on September 14, 2023, and the CBC Health Services NCD-PCP, Program Manager, Mr. Takwe Boniface used the occasion to create awareness of NCDs as well as advocate for NCD prevention, control and management to be given the priority it deserves in the global sphere. In this light, the program carried out radio talks in four radio stations in Bamenda namely: Christian Broadcasting Service-CBS Radio, Ndefcam Radio, the Cameroon Radio Television-CRTV, and the CBC Radio. There was also a special presentation at the Bamenda City Council during a council session during which screening was carried out and counseling was done to those with odd numbers and referrals were also made.
It is worth mentioning that other CBC Health Services facilities across the Board carried out health talks in their facilities, churches, and markets just to name but these.