Walter Wilson Nana
Buea, Cameroon
A huge consignment of surgical consumables have been offered to the Buea Regional Hospital by the Alive Project of the Chicago, USA – based institution, Makuna International.
Amongst the variety of equipment destined for the Emergency Department of the Buea Regional Hospital are Breathing Circuit, Apendicetomy Kit, Theatre Gowns, Suction Tubes,
Surgical consumables at the Buea Regional Hospital
Aerosol Mask, Ambu Bags, Carbondioxide Indicator, Synor Guide Catheter, Drain Kit, Nasal Canulars, Urostomy postoperative System, Ear Dressing Kit, Bone Cement Mixer, Drill Bids, Laparacopic Clips, Central Venous Canula, IV Sponges, Lancet and more.
The brain behind the gesture, Eric Makuna Tande, President of Makuna International enjoined the management of the Buea Regional Hospital to use the equipment to serve the population of Buea
Dr. Abel Kome(R) of the Buea Regional Hospital receives a sample of the Surgical Consumables from Madam Clara Mbua, Cameroon Director of Makuna International
and reduce the cost of healthcare to the poor.
While expressing gratitude to the medical doctors in the Metro Chicago area who made the donations possible, especially to Dr. Luis Balanos of Chicago, who contributed fifty percent of the medicines and supplies, Makuna invited Cameroonians in the Diaspora to be part and parcel of the building and development of their mother land, Cameroon. He will add; there is a need to be short on rhetoric and long on action.”
Eric Tande Makuna, President, Makuna International
Southwest Regional Delegate of Public Health, Dr. Victor Mbome Njie saluted the initiative from the management of Makuna International as he received the equipment, noting that it is a Christmas gift to his department.
He described some of the consumables as live-saving, which will help them meet the needs of some of the patients who will be unable to pay their bills, especially those in the Surgical Department.
According to Mbome Njie, gestures like that from Makuna International make the difference, adding that they are in the process of upgrading the Emergency Department of the Buea Regional Hospital. “A big thank you to all those who are behind this endeavour and I promised them that we are going to make good use of all what they have handed to us,” he noted.
Though the Southwest Regional Health boss gave a thump-up to the efforts the government of Cameroon is making towards greater standards for the Buea Regional Hospital, he prayed for more efforts to be made, from all quarters, saying there is always need at the Emergency Department of the hospital. “We change every day. So, we must be ready to always modify, we have to be efficient and be on the alert, especially with the evolving times. Our intention is to do better today than we did yesterday,” he mentioned.
The Alive Project of Makuna International has a long term mission of improving healthcare, education and bringing safe drinking water to communities across Cameroon. In recent years, the Alive Project has mobilised Cameroonians in the USA and they have successfully delivered 40,000 books to the University of Buea, donated computers and gave insights on how to start an IT Department.
The President of Makuna International has been a foremost leader in improving US – Cameroon business engagement. The USA – Cameroon Trade Forums under the leadership of Makuna Tande have brought over 400 Cameroonian companies and government representatives to the USA and in the last five years, he has led three US business delegations to Cameroon.
