Partnership: The Mahola Health Foundation team soon on a medical mission to Cameroon!

The Serge Betsen Academy is pleased to announce that they have set-up a partnership with the Mahola Health Foundation association. They will set-out on a medical mission to Cameroon, from 24 May to 4 June. As part of their mission, the Mahola Health Foundation team will intervene in our Bangangté centre and we are so grateful to them for that.The mission of the Mahola Health Foundation is to preserve and protect the health of populations living in Cameroon by facilitating their access to primary health care. Mahola means “helping” in Bassa, which really does sum up their commitment. For the last 4 years the association has been carrying out medical missions in Cameroon. Last year, they performed over 2000 medical consultations. This year, they will intervene in Youpwe (Douala) in their temporary dispensary and then spend 4 days from 30 May to 2 June in our Eau Claire centre in Bangangté to improve the health and well-being of our children!More than 70 people got involved this year as part of their mission. The volunteers include: doctors, nurses, gynaecologists, a stomatologist, a psychologist, osteopaths, ophthalmology students from the Institut Supérieur d’Optique(ISO-Superior Optical Institute) based in Lille (France) as well as ISO professors, opticians, dentists…

On the agenda: a complete medical check-up of the children of the centre, including ophthalmological consultations in order to get glasses ready for them if necessary, medical care, but also talks about public health issues according to the needs of the centre (for example: hygiene, the menstrual cycle including menopause and menstrual hygiene, malaria, self-esteem, consent, bereavement and emotional management). A donation of medical equipment is also foreseen.

In order to prepare for their mission, the team of the Mahola Health Foundation conducts a large collection of medications, medical equipment, glasses, toothbrushes and even sanitary protection. To participate in the fundraising or to take this project within your company, please contact the Mahola Health Foundation.

 

 

The entire Serge Betsen Academy wants to thank the Mahola Health Foundation team for their commitment, as well as the partners of the mission: ISO Lille and their “Les Yeux des Ecoliers” (“the eyes of the pupils”). We would particularly like to thank Hélène Belaubre, Co-Founder of the Mahola Health Foundation who wished to support us, following a conversation with Margaux Leboucq-Ducroc from Recycling Rugby.

 

Translation : Katy Birgé-Wilson