Wednesday, 27 December 2017

25% of 863 deaths at Bamenda Regional Hospital were related to HIV and AIDS



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Out of the about 863 deaths that were registered in 2017 at the Bamenda Regional Hospital, 25% of them were related to HIV and AIDS. This declaration was made by Dr. Kingue Thompson Njie, Director of the Bamenda Regional Hospital on the occasion of the Prize Award Ceremony to meritorious staff on the 14th of December 2017.

Governor Adolphe Lele L'Afrique and Dr.Kingue Thompson Njie

The Regional Hospital Director declared that during the course of the year the hospital had 59.538 consultations, 13.371 patients admitted and 70.503 hospitalisation days which gave an average of 5 hospitalisation days per patient. Dr. Kingue also stated that an estimated 5% of the deaths could have been prevented. This category of deaths which he referred to as “careless deaths” is related to the fact that “many sick people come very late to the hospital at such a point when the doctors and nurses are unable to do anything again.” Preventable deaths he said “are found more among those people who are still unaware of the tremendous treatment opportunities the government has put at the disposal of all Cameroonians.”
Within the context of HIV care he said medications were free and that testing is also free for children and pregnant women. “Laboratory investigations for initiation of HIV therapy and follow up have been subsidized from a cost of 21.000FCFA to the bare minimum of 2.500 FCFA.”
He took out time to thank all those who had contributed in any way to improve upon the hospital. Beginning with the Governor of the North West Region and the Regional Delegate of Public Health for the North West, Dr Kingue thanked the Attorney General for the North West-Appeal Court, Professor Kuaban Christopher, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Bamenda, the Director of Saint Louis University Institute of Science and Technology- Dr. Nick Ngwanyam, North West Special Fund for Health Promotion and CBC Health Services – Professor Tih Pius among many others.
Doctor Kingue said from the chaplaincy of the hospital Rev. Father Oliver Gam designed the methodology which led to the identification of the winners that were honoured. The choice of best staff was guided by criteria such as sense of duty, honesty, competence, punctuality, work organisation and appearance.

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