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Stakeholders involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases have resolved to double efforts to ensure the rate of new infections reduce by 60 percent as well as curb HIV –related mortality by 70 percent and improve on the quality of life of persons living with the disease. Mr. Marceliout Djunang, Rep. Governor, NWR They took the resolute commitment at the end of a three-day  workshop that held from the 26 to the 28 of January 2023 with the aim of consolidating the evaluation of the HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan (NSP), 2021-2023. This workshop was chaired by the Representative of the Governor of the North-West Region, Mr. Marcelious Djounant, Head of Economic, Social and Cultural Affairs Division, at the Northwest Governor's Office.  Statistics presented at the workshop show HIV remains a public health problem in Cameroon, with 2.7% of the population infected. In the Northwest  region 4% of the population is HIV infected. Generally,  women have a h

  Hopes for lasting peace in Cameroon are soaring. Few days back, a Tweet from @canadaCameroon raised the hopes of many Cameroonians especially those living the war-torn areas of the North-West and South-West Regions. In Wum like in Gayama, Bamunka. Bali, Alou, Eyoumodjock and Lebialem, just to name these few areas, the population on Ground Zero heaved a deep sigh of relief and can only pray hard for the success of this Canadian move. The Tweet that raised hopes. This Canadian move offers an ambitious approach to negotiating with armed groups, coming out with a blueprint of peace accords, and pursuing national unity amid debilitating socio-political polarization. The protagonists are standing before an undeniable opportunity to lay the foundation to end the six-years conflict, even if subsequent governments will have to sustain these efforts to truly reap the long-term benefits. The Canadian move will seek to lay the foundation for bringing the Cameroon’s six years Anglophone long arme