International Day for Older Persons
’s Ministry of Social Affairs join the international community to commemorate International Day for Older Persons under the theme: The Journey to Age Equality. They organised screening for hypertension, diabetes, exposure to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) risk factors, and eye diseases for the elderly at the Hotel de Ville in #Yaounde on 1st October, 2019.
Know your numbers screening of older persons at Hotel de ville, Yaounde
Still commemorating the day of the elderly, Community impact for Africa (CIfA) on the 26th of October 2019, hosted over 50 elderly persons at the Baptist Center Conference hall, Nkwen Bamenda. CIfA acknowledged and recognized some 17 older persons who received her during her outreach activities as well as those aged persons still contributing significantly to community development in their various communities through the CIfA award.
Dr. Epie Njume, giving NCD health education during the CIFA older persons day event