Wednesday, 12 March 2014

CBC supports Bamenda prison inmates



By Njodzefe Nestor
In an effort to continue to articulate the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services Mission Statement of extending quality care to all who need it as an expression of Christian love and witness, the Chief of Centre for Nkwen Baptist Health Centre, NBHC, Mrs. ChimiEmerencia and the Head of NBHC Pharmacy, Mr. NforGamngong Emmanuel under the leadership of the CBC Director of Evangelism and Missions, Rev. Fimba Felix visited the Bamenda Central Prison on January 29, 2014.

                Speaking during the visit, the Director of Evangelism and Missions said the prison visit has become one of the top priorities of the CBC. He mentioned that his last visit to the prison with food and dresses necessitated this second visit stating that it is one of Jesus’ commands for Christians to visit and pray for prisoners.
                The Man of God prayed for the prisoners before proceeding to hand over drugs worth a circa FCFA 217, 000 to the Nurse in charge of the Prison Clinic. The drugs included antibiotics, painkillers, worm medicine, anti-malaria, antiepileptic, gastric medicines and drugs used for skin problems.
                In response, the Superintendent of the Bamenda Central Prison expressed profound gratitude at the generosity and wonderful gesture of the CBC team. 
                With the assistance of the Nurse in charge of the prison clinic, the NBHC team offered medical consultations to some 122 male inmates, four female inmates and two Prison Guards giving a total of 128 patients.
                 Mrs. NgongNassah revealed to The Median that after the medical consultation, they referred and provided transport fare to one HIV case that had defaulted treatment for lack of transport to go to the hospital for refill. She also said arrangements would be made to transfer the treatment files of two TB default cases from Bafut to Nkwen Baptist Health Centre for better follow up and that arrangements would be made for the health centre eye team to visit the prison for eye screening.

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