Divisibility of the Franc CFA and Impact on Market Transaction: The Case of Cameroon
By Gaelle Dejo, MBA Introduction [dropcap type="circle" color="#FFFFFF" background="#8C212A"]M[/dropcap]oney is a means to trade controlled by the Central Bank, and which fills in everyday life three functions. It is any substance that functions as a medium of exchange, a measure of value and a store of value. In other words, for something to function as money, it must be accepted as a medium for the payment for goods and services, it must be a common denominator that can be used to express worth in terms that are generally understood, and it must also possess the quality that retains purchasing power [...]
Cameroon’s Educational System: A comparative Analysis and relevance to the development of human capital
By Melaine Nsaikila, MA [dropcap type="circle" color="#FFFFFF" background="#8C212A"]E[/dropcap]ducation is, undoubtedly, a significant determinant of the economic situation of a country; critical to growth prospects, productivity and the competitiveness of its labor force in the international arena. This implies the need for adaptability to meet growing international labor demands in terms of developing modules that respond to the ever increasing economic, business, governance and leadership needs to the ability of being able to foresee and preempt upcoming global challenges. In recent decades, many African countries have come to realize the crucial role that the educational sector plays in the economy, and [...]
La lutte contre la corruption : enjeu de bonne gouvernance et de développement en Afrique
Par Annette Mogoum, MA Lire l'article en entier [dropcap type="circle" color="#FFFFFF" background="#8C212A"]L[/dropcap]a bonne gouvernance figure au cœur des politiques de développement promues par les institutions financières internationales. Elle représente pour les bailleurs de fonds un des pré-requis d’une véritable transformation des pays en voie de développement. Le NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa’s Development) considère la pratique de la bonne gouvernance comme condition sine qua none de l’atteinte des objectifs de développement de l’Afrique. Ses principes ont été mis en avant dans certains textes adoptés par l’Union africaine tels que la Convention de l’UA sur la prévention et la lutte contre [...]
The Quality of CAMAIR-Co services in the Central African Sub-region
By Melaine Nsaikila, MA., [dropcap type="circle" color="#FFFFFF" background="#8C212A"]O[/dropcap]f the many topics likely to cause turmoil within a Cameroonian social gathering – the creation of Camair-Co and the quality of its services is the most sickening. Cameroonians are conversant with an aviation history replete with mismanagement scandals dating back to the 1970s and the first state-owned airlines. Inept management and subsequent unsuccessful privatization of the erstwhile carrier, Cameroon Airlines, negates any positive expectation for its current replacement, Camair-Co. Current public opinion in Cameroon and the Central African sub-regions suggests that Cameroon Airlines Corporation is little more than a cosmetic improvement of [...]
Mobile Health for the prevention and control of Non-Communicable Diseases in Developing countries
By Julienne Stéphanie Nouetchognou, MPH Abstract: Mobile phones are the most rapidly adopted technology in the world. For all of us who work in global health prac oners the ques on remains: how can we leverage the power of mobile phones to advance global health goals? This ques on becomes even more per nent when we look at the poten al use of mobile technology to prevent and control Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). With the high penetration of mobile phones, this represents an enormous opportunity to develop and test speci c projects for the prevention and control of NCDs. As more than [...]
Is Zika Worse Than The Ebola Epidemic?
By Julienne Stéphanie Nouetchognou, MPH Introduction A committee of the World Health Organi- zation has declared the Zika virus a global public health emergency. This designation gives WHO and member states the ability to recommend limits on travel in an effort to prevent the potential spread of disease, as well as being empowered to call for emergency measures and resources to combat an outbreak. The last time WHO used this mechanism was during the recent Ebola crisis in West Africa. Several health experts claim that the Zika virus outbreak in Latin America could be a bigger threat to global health than the Ebola epidemic in Africa. But [...]
Ebola virus – Vaccine Development and Prospects for a Recurrent Outbreak
By Kareen Atekem The West African Ebola outbreak on March 23, 2014 is one of the morerecent epidemics raising public health concerns and instilling global fear. Since the occurrence of this outbreak,the public health sector in many countries, including those that have never reported a single case, have been compelled to reinforce and strengthen their infection surveillance systems. With a case fatality rate of 90% (Northern Zaire subtype) and 50% (South Sudan subtype), (1) there is the urgent need to immunize susceptible populations to minimize the risk of disease resurgence. Although Ebola-affected nations have recently been declared “Ebola-free” by the [...]
Zero Discrimination, Are We There?
By Prisca Mbah, MPH Although HIV/AIDS is a manageable disease, related stigma and discrimination is still a major public health problem.Discrimination against people living with HIV/ AIDS (PLWHA) in the areas of employment, education, individual liberties, access to medical care, social security, access to bank loan, insurance, is observed in various settings, Cameroon included. is slowed the potential of the national AIDS control committee to achieving its goal of “Zero Discrimination” in 2015. Cameroon’s future response to AIDS related discrimination requires strong political commitment and the allocation of financial resources at all levels. INTRODUCTION As soon as the Acquired Immuno-De [...]
Le Crowdfunding, un mode de financement alternatif pour les entrepreneurs au Cameroun
Des difficultés de financement réelles pour les starts-up et les PME camerounaises Les difficultés liées à l’acquisition des financements par les entreprises apparaissent aux côtés de celles liées à l’obtention des équipements et de la technologie, comme une grosse épine pour le développement de l’économie au Cameroun. En effet, l’existence au Cameroun de banques commerciales en grand effectif n’aide pas les entreprises du fait du rationnement et de l’échéance de remboursement des crédits allant difficilement au-delà du moyen terme . Cette situation n’encourage pas le développement de la concurrence par la création d’entreprises et donc la création des richesses et [...]
Development planning in Africa: between national, sub-regional, regional, and international strategies.
By Annette Mogoum, MA The development of Africa, a legitimate and projected aspiration It seems a cliché to say that Africa needs to achieve its development. In spite of abundant natural and human resources, African states have many challenges to face on political, economic, socio-cultural and scientific plans in order to take the step toward emergence. The latter is a profound aspiration, recurrent in speeches as well as in international forums which try to prepare Africa for a glorious future. During one of the more recent of these forums, the Rebranding Africa Forum, a guide of 50 key ideas for [...]
