US Embassy hails CBCHS for HIV fight

Synergies Africaines also honors CBCHS for her active involvement in 2015 Aids-Free Holiday Campaign 
By Njodzefe Nestor in Bamenda

Mathieu Smith being received at the CBCHS
 head office in B’da

The Deputy Chief of Missions at the American Embassy in Cameroon, Mathieu Smith has described has as successful and compassionate Cameroon Baptist Health Services active involvement in the fight against HIV/AIDS especially the prevention of mother to child transmission.
    The US Diplomat was a guest of honour at the CBCHS head office Bamenda, Nkwen on Sept 11, 2015 where he took stock of CBCHS activities and projects especially those funded by the US government.
    Worthy of note is the fact that the people of the United States through PEPFAR and CDC have been an active partner of the CBC in the domain of health.
    In 2011, the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Board, CBCHB, following a successful project proposal, began receiving funds from the U.S President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention, CDC in Atlanta to implement and support Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission, PMTCT services of HIV in two of Cameroon’s ten regions for a five-year period.
    After touring some CDC/PEPFAR funded projects implemented by the CBCHS and after listening to a succinct report presented on results achieved just after five years of implemention,  Mathieu Smith,  submitted that he was moved by the work of “compassion and kindness” done by the CBC while promising that he will continue to push his government and people to fund more projects.
    Speaking to reporters after the visit, the Director of CBC Health Services, Prof. Tih Pius Muffih said he was honoured to have received the Deputy Chief of Missions whom he said came to give them “pat on the back”  for a job well done.

    “We are very confident with what we are doing. it is what we actually agreed with the people of America to do in the Cooperative agreement that we signed” revealed Prof. Tih adding that it had been their wish that someone should come and discover that they did not only signed on paper but had translated it to action.

African Synergies honours CBCHS
    The Cameroon Baptist Health Services was at the center of attraction during the closing ceremony of the Aids Free Holidays 2015 as they were given a certificate of appreciation by the African Synergy for their active involvement throughout the campaign.
    Handing over the certificate to the Director CBC Health Services, Prof. Tih Pius Muffih, the Executive secretary of African Synergy Against Aids and Suffering Jean Stephane Biatcha revealed that since the start of the Aids Free Holidays campaign in 2003, it was the first time a private stakeholder had shown unalloyed commitment to make it a success.
    The ceremony under the distinguished patronage of Madam Chantal Biya, founding President of African Synergy and Special Ambassador of UNAIDS was chaired by NW Governor Adolphe Lele L’Afrique Deben Tchoffo who also received a certificate of recognition.