The Cameroon
Baptist Convention CBC Health Services today in Bamenda launches a physical
exercise program as part of actions taken against Non-communicable diseases
(NCDs).
According to a release by the Director of CBC Health Services Prof Tih
Pius Muffih, the launching event “comes ahead of the 3rd UN High
Level meetings on NCDs to be held on September 27, 2018 in New York” with the
intention to attract attention to the silent issues around NCDs. |
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Director of CBC Health Services
Prof Tih Pius Muffih
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Being part
of the Enough Campaign which is an initiative of the Global NCD Alliance and
activities to mark the Global Week for action on NCDs, the release adds that
“all is set to initiate a transition from commitment to action on NCDs
globally, nationally and locally.”
During the
physical exercise launch, leaders, relevant stakeholders and key decisions
makers, influencers and the media will be addressed on the need to prioritise
the fight against NCDs by developing and adopting friendly policies that work
and to move from commitment to tangible actions that result in the improvement
of health and lives of all people in communities.
With over
34% of annual deaths in Cameroon currently due to NCDs, Prof Tih Pius expresses
the need for efforts to be stepped up in Cameroon so as to significantly reduce
current statistics which details that 329 000 people currently die annually
from NCDs (WHO 2014).
The physical
exercise according to CBC Health Services will be open to staff in all her
health facilities.
The launching of
the physical exercise program comes at the time the Cameroon NCD Alliance has been
created with Mbiydzenyuy Ferdinand Coordinator of the CBC Health Services’ NCDs
Prevention and Control Program designated as its National Coordinator.
The selection of Mbiydzenyuy
Ferdinand as National Coordinator of the Cameroon NCD Alliance has been
described as an indicator to the important role the CBC Health Services is
playing in fighting NCDs in Cameroon.
Non Communicable
Diseases NCDs, it should be recalled are diseases that cannot be transmitted
from one person to another with the four main categories being cardiovascular
diseases, cancers, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease. With global
statistics indicating that every year 38million people die from NCDs with most
occurring in Low and Middle income countries, studies show that deaths and
suffering from NCDS are preventable through physical activity reduced alcohol,
healthy diets and no tobacco use. Screening and checking vital health numbers
are also critical.