Fighting epidemics: Cameroon partners with E.U

The Minister of Public Health, Andre Mama Fouda has this June 29, 2016, launched a European Union project aimed at improving on the management of epidemics.

The three-year project launched in Yaounde to be operational in 11 countries along the Atlantic Coast of Africa aims at improving the management of crisis by reinforcing surveillance and the alert system in countries.

The project has been dubbed "Project 48".

The representative of the management team of the project, Marie Françoise Saron said the regional team to handle the project is being constituted by national experts.

The experts will exchange notes during training sessions so as to be better equipped for the job.