Akem Olives Nkwain
Journalist at Freelance
Freelance Contributor at مجلة الصحافة Al Jazeera Journalism Review
Freelance Journalist at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Multimedia Journalist ||Storyteller ||Documentary Producer || Bylines @AJR_English, @gavi @fairplanet, and @planet_forward.
Articles
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1 month ago |
gavi.org | Akem Olives Nkwain
“This health district is one of the health districts with the highest number of zero-dose children,” said Ghangha Jamin Ghangha, speaking of Eyumojock, in Cameroon’s Southwest Region. He’s not alone in working on changing that. The district’s varied and striking landscape poses natural challenges for healthcare access. The north and south of the district feature ridges and hills. The eastern section is cut by the Munaya river.
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Jul 28, 2024 |
globalhealthunfiltered.com | Akem Olives Nkwain
The ordeal of Blake Zuwui is not an isolated tale but a reflection of a global health crisis. Hepatitis B, a viral infection that stealthily assaults the liver, is a that affects millions worldwide. The World Health Organization reports that in 2019, 296 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B infection, leading to 1.5 million new infections annually and contributing to an estimated each year. In Cameroon alone, the prevalence stands at a staggering 11.2%.
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Jul 26, 2024 |
gavi.org | Akem Olives Nkwain
Widespread scarcity of testing, pervasive ignorance about the disease, and prohibitive costs associated with screening, diagnosis, and care are some of barriers to eliminating hepatitis B in Cameroon, says Dr Ndi Norah Nyah, who intends to help lead the charge against the viral disease. Hepatitis B, a viral infection that quietly assaults the liver, is a silent epidemic that affects millions worldwide.
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Feb 20, 2024 |
linkedin.com | Akem Olives Nkwain
By Akem Olives NkwainIn the bustling city of Douala, Cameroon, unattended excess waste lines the streets and creates social and environmental chaos. Douala is the economic capital and chief port of Cameroon. It’s situated on the southeastern shore of the Wouri River estuary, on the Atlantic Ocean coast about 130 miles (210 km) west of Yaoundé, – the country’s political capital.
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Feb 13, 2024 |
gavi.org | Akem Olives Nkwain
Since Cameroon brought the groundbreaking RTS,S malaria vaccine into its Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) arsenal last month, health workers in earmarked vaccination centres across 46 health districts have been inoculating a first generation of Cameroonian children against the deadly parasitic disease. "We started vaccination against malaria on January 22, 2024.
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