Feature:CameroonianmedicslooktoenhancedcooperationwithChinatofightmalaria_GuangmingOnlineAnurseadministersadoseofvaccineagainstmalariatoachildatadistricthospitalinSoa,Cameroon,onApril17,2024.AlmosttheentirepopulationofCameroon,over27millionpeople,areatriskofmalaria,adauntinghealthchallengethatisparticularlydevastatingforpregnantwomenandyoungchildreninthecentralAfricancountry.In2022alone,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,Cameroonrecordedmorethan6.4millioncasesofthediseaseandovermalaria-related12,500deaths.ChinaissharingitsexperienceinmalariapreventionandcontrolwithCameroonandcontributingtothefightagainstmalaria.ChinahasdispatchedmedicalteamsandprofessionalstoCameroonsince1975,servinglocalsandimprovinglocalhealthservices.(Xinhua/Kepseu)YAOUNDE,April25(Xinhua)--InSoa,atownabout20kilometersnorthofCameroon'scapitalcity,Yaounde,malariaisendemic."Weareconstantlysick,me,thechildrenandtheirfather.Allofuslivewithmalaria,"saidArletteDianeMiafoZeuna,aSoanative.LikeZeuna,almosttheentirepopulationofCameroon,over27millionpeople,areatriskofmalaria,adauntinghealthchallengethatisparticularlydevastatingforpregnantwomenandyoungchildreninthecentralAfricancountry.In2022alone,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,Cameroonrecordedmorethan6.4millioncasesofthediseaseandovermalaria-related12,500deaths.Cameroonwantstocreatemultiplelayersofprotectionagainstmalariaandworkcloselywithpartnerstodevelop,investinanddeploynewtoolsandinnovations,saidPaulOnambele,apublichealthexpertwhoheadstheHealthDistrictofSoa."Wehaveotherpartnersinthefightagainstmalaria,butChinaisparticularlywelcomed,"hesaid."WehaveverygoodcooperationwithChina."Thankstoascholarship,hereceivedpublichealthtrainingatPekingUniversityinChina,whicheliminatedmalariaafterdecadesofefforts,andthevalsuableexperiencecouldprovideinnovativepathwaysforCameroon,Onambelesaid."WhathappenedinChinawaslikeamiracle.MalariawasoncerampantinChina,andChinamanagedtocutdowntheannualnumberofmalariainfectionsfromabout30millioninthe1940stozeroin2017,"hesaid."WedrawalotofinspirationfromtheChinesehealthsystem...Itputscommunityanditsinvolvementatthecenterofitsoperations."ChinaissharingitsexperienceinmalariapreventionandcontrolwithCameroonandcontributingtothefightagainstmalaria,saidJerryAfanda,anepidemiologistatCameroon'sSt.LouisHealthInstitute.ChinahasdispatchedmedicalteamsandprofessionalstoCameroonsince1975,servinglocalsandimprovinglocalhealthservices."Theseeffortshaveledtoasignificantreductioninmalariaprevalsencerates,"Afandasaid.Hecalledformorecooperation,especiallyinthefightagainstmalaria."CameroonianspecialistscantraveltoChinatodiscoverandlearnfromthesuccessesofthefightagainstthedisease."ItaEbot,anotherpublichealthspecialist,pointedtoChina'sapproachtomalariapreventionandcontrol,whichemphasizestheimportanceofeliminatingthesourceofinfectionandcontrollingthespreadofthedisease,withthehelpoftraditionalChinesemedicine."ThisapproachisbasedontheprinciplesoftraditionalChinesemedicine,whichprioritizesaddressingtherootcauseofanillnessratherthanjusttreatingthesymptoms,"Ebotsaid."ThisissomethingwebadlyneedinmalariatreatmentinCameroon,andChinacancometoouraid."TheCamerooniangovernment,withsupportfrompartnersandfriendlycountries,isrollingoutmalariavaccination,mosquitonets,preventivetreatmentforyoungchildrenandpregnantwomen,aswellascommunity-basedtestingandtreatmentservicestotamethedisease."Thesemethodshavehelpeduscutmortalityrates,"saidJeanFosso,deputypermanentsecretaryoftheNationalMalariaControlProgramintheMinistryofPublicHealth.Cameroonwantstobeattheforefrontofharnessingthelatestlifesavingtoolstofightback,andbuildonprogressmadeoverthelastdecadeinmalariapreventionandcontrol,butitlacks"badlyneeded"resources,Fossosaid."Withmoreinvestment,Cameroonwillbeontherightpathtocontrolandeventuallyeliminatemalaria.Ourmaindifficultynowismobilizingfinancialresources,"Fossosaid.AnursepreparesadoseofvaccineagainstmalariaatadistricthospitalinSoa,Cameroon,onApril17,2024.AlmosttheentirepopulationofCameroon,over27millionpeople,areatriskofmalaria,adauntinghealthchallengethatisparticularlydevastatingforpregnantwomenandyoungchildreninthecentralAfricancountry.In2022alone,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,Cameroonrecordedmorethan6.4millioncasesofthediseaseandovermalaria-related12,500deaths.ChinaissharingitsexperienceinmalariapreventionandcontrolwithCameroonandcontributingtothefightagainstmalaria.ChinahasdispatchedmedicalteamsandprofessionalstoCameroonsince1975,servinglocalsandimprovinglocalhealthservices.(Xinhua/Kepseu)ArletteDianeMiafoZeuna(L),aSoanative,drinkstraditionalanti-malariadrinkinEbang,aneighborhoodinthecommuneofSoa,Cameroon,onApril17,2024.AlmosttheentirepopulationofCameroon,over27millionpeople,areatriskofmalaria,adauntinghealthchallengethatisparticularlydevastatingforpregnantwomenandyoungchildreninthecentralAfricancountry.In2022alone,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,Cameroonrecordedmorethan6.4millioncasesofthediseaseandovermalaria-related12,500deaths.ChinaissharingitsexperienceinmalariapreventionandcontrolwithCameroonandcontributingtothefightagainstmalaria.ChinahasdispatchedmedicalteamsandprofessionalstoCameroonsince1975,servinglocalsandimprovinglocalhealthservices.(Xinhua/Kepseu)AnursepreparesadoseofvaccineagainstmalariaatadistricthospitalinSoa,Cameroon,onApril17,2024.AlmosttheentirepopulationofCameroon,over27millionpeople,areatriskofmalaria,adauntinghealthchallengethatisparticularlydevastatingforpregnantwomenandyoungchildreninthecentralAfricancountry.In2022alone,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,Cameroonrecordedmorethan6.4millioncasesofthediseaseandovermalaria-related12,500deaths.ChinaissharingitsexperienceinmalariapreventionandcontrolwithCameroonandcontributingtothefightagainstmalaria.ChinahasdispatchedmedicalteamsandprofessionalstoCameroonsince1975,servinglocalsandimprovinglocalhealthservices.(Xinhua/Kepseu)PeoplewaittohavetheirchildrenvaccinatedagainstmalariaatadistricthospitalinSoa,Cameroon,onApril172024.AlmosttheentirepopulationofCameroon,over27millionpeople,areatriskofmalaria,adauntinghealthchallengethatisparticularlydevastatingforpregnantwomenandyoungchildreninthecentralAfricancountry.In2022alone,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,Cameroonrecordedmorethan6.4millioncasesofthediseaseandovermalaria-related12,500deaths.ChinaissharingitsexperienceinmalariapreventionandcontrolwithCameroonandcontributingtothefightagainstmalaria.ChinahasdispatchedmedicalteamsandprofessionalstoCameroonsince1975,servinglocalsandimprovinglocalhealthservices.(Xinhua/Kepseu)ArletteDianeMiafoZeuna(R),aSoanative,hangsamosquitonetimpregnatedwithinsecticidetoprotectherchildrenagainstmalariainEbang,aneighborhoodinthecommuneofSoa,Cameroon,onApril17,2024.AlmosttheentirepopulationofCameroon,over27millionpeople,areatriskofmalaria,adauntinghealthchallengethatisparticularlydevastatingforpregnantwomenandyoungchildreninthecentralAfricancountry.In2022alone,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,Cameroonrecordedmorethan6.4millioncasesofthediseaseandovermalaria-related12,500deaths.ChinaissharingitsexperienceinmalariapreventionandcontrolwithCameroonandcontributingtothefightagainstmalaria.ChinahasdispatchedmedicalteamsandprofessionalstoCameroonsince1975,servinglocalsandimprovinglocalhealthservices.(Xinhua/Kepseu)PaulOnambele(R),apublichealthexpertwhoheadstheHealthDistrictofSoa,talkswithnursesinthehospitalhallinSoa,Cameroon,onApril17,2024.AlmosttheentirepopulationofCameroon,over27millionpeople,areatriskofmalaria,adauntinghealthchallengethatisparticularlydevastatingforpregnantwomenandyoungchildreninthecentralAfricancountry.In2022alone,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,Cameroonrecordedmorethan6.4millioncasesofthediseaseandovermalaria-related12,500deaths.ChinaissharingitsexperienceinmalariapreventionandcontrolwithCameroonandcontributingtothefightagainstmalaria.ChinahasdispatchedmedicalteamsandprofessionalstoCameroonsince1975,servinglocalsandimprovinglocalhealthservices.(Xinhua/Kepseu)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.