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The North West Region The North-west Region   is one of the   Regions entirely found in the Savannah   lands of Cameroon. The Region shares its boundaries with the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with Manyu Division and Lebialem Division both in   the South-West Region and with the Bambotus Division in the West Region. The North West Region covers a surface area of 17,910 km² with a population of about 2 million people. Administratively, the Region is divided into seven divisions, each headed by a Senior Divisional Officer(S.D.O). These divisions are Boyo, Bui, Donga Mantung, Menchum, Mezam, Momo and Ngoketunjia. The Valleys of Din-Noni viewed from the High lands of Oku in Bui Division The region is made up of thirty-four Subdivisions each headed by a Divisional Officer(D.O). The topography of the Region is generally mountainous and undulating, characterized by abrupt escarpments towering, mountain peaks, deep valleys and broad alluvial plains. The highest p...

–Nkwain Joseph, President of Cameroon Nurses Association Mr. Nkwain Joseph, President of the Cameroon Nurses Association has stated that with an intention of influencing policy, CNA has been advocating that nurses be appointed in key leadership positions at the Ministry of Public Health. He made this declaration during the 10 th Scientific Conference of the Cameroon Nurses Association that took place recently in Bamenda at the Epic Events Center under the theme “Investing in the Nursing Profession.”   This advocacy he said has been paying off and a nurse whom he referred to as “our chief nursing officer” is already a Sub-director in the Ministry of Public Health. Mr. Nkwain Joseph also intimated that a former Vice President of CNA had occupied the post of Inspector General in the Ministry of Public Health adding that there were many nurse leaders presently acting as Heads of Departments of nursing in various universities in Cameroon. The Cameroon Nurses Association he said w...

- Mohammed Altaf Promises to Upgrade Blue Pearl to a Four Star Hotel By Francis Ekongang Nzante. One of the few structures in the Tourism Sector in the North West Region of Cameroon that successfully functioned and sailed through the tumultuous years of the Anglophone Crisis; the Blue Pearl Hotel Bamenda has just installed a new General Manager to take the mantle of power. The new General Manager, Mr. Mohammed Altaf of Indian Nationality who takes over from Mr. Kum Kebeh Moses was installed in a heavily attended handing over ceremony that took place on Saturday the 1 st of April 2023 at the Blue Pearl Hotel Plaza at S-Bend, Nkwen. Outgoing GM Kum Kebeh Moses hands bouquet of flowers to new GM Mohammed Altaf Mr. Mohammed Altaf takes   the mantle of power at a hotel that successfully sailed through difficult times imposed by the crisis thanks to the strict and stringent Managerial majors put in place by the erstwhile General Manager Mr. Kum Kebeh Moses. In a brush with the ...

"50% of 18 Million Health Workers Needed Globally Are Nurses” – Dr. Grace Awasum A Cross Section of Participants Dr. Grace Awasum, a lecturer at the Catholic University of Cameroon CATUC Yaounde has declared that out of the 18 million health workers needed globally to meet up with health service needs, 9 million are Nurses and Midwives. She made this declaration in a keynote lecture on “Opportunities and potentials to improve the status of Nursing in Cameroon” on Friday, March 31, during the 10 th Scientific Conference of CNA; Cameroon Nurses' Association which took place at the Epic Events Center in Bamenda. The two-day Scientific Conference which ended on Saturday the 1 st of April took place under the theme “Investing in the Nursing Profession.” In a brush with the media at the end of the first day of the Conference,   Dr. Grace Awasum said “Nurses make up more than fifty percent of the work force of Health Care Service Providers. Nurses do a lot but unfortunately, ...