{"id":61007,"date":"2021-01-28T00:30:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T22:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/cameroon\/coronavirus-uk-in-cameroon-covid-19-relief-caravan\/"},"modified":"2021-01-28T00:30:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T22:30:20","slug":"coronavirus-uk-in-cameroon-covid-19-relief-caravan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/cameroon\/coronavirus-uk-in-cameroon-covid-19-relief-caravan\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: UK in Cameroon COVID-19 Relief Caravan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/a63ea9657d0a79e.jpeg\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/a63ea9657d0a79e\" rel=\"noopener\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In solidarity with the Government of Cameroon\u2019s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the British High Commission in Yaounde led the British Business Community in Cameroon on a distribution campaign dubbed, \u201cUK in Cameroon COVID-19 Relief Caravan\u201d. The purpose was to handover personal protective equipment (PPE), to over 10,000 persons within semi-urban and rural populations, with focus on vulnerable communities, women and persons living with disability.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This outreach aimed at building resilience in communities through an inclusive strategy of community mobilisation, donation of personal preventive equipment and sensitising\/ educating communities in an effort to support the national strategy to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>The British High Commissioner to Cameroon, Rowan Laxton said:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The coronavirus pandemic is a global public health emergency. The disease is life-threatening for people of all ages everywhere in the world. To help save lives and provide support, the UK Government and the British Business Community in Cameroon, together with our implementation partner, Local Youth Corner (LOYOC), is organising a nationwide COVID-19 Relief Caravan&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Caravan will reach out to some semi-urban and rural areas in the country and touch persons with disabilities. Women and girls will be particularly targeted. We hope the Caravan will also raise awareness on the importance of inclusion and solidarity towards those experiencing great difficulty in these trying times. Please stay safe!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-module=\"track-click\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Distributed by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.com\" rel=\"noopener\">APO Group<\/a> on behalf of British High Commission &#8211; Yaounde.<\/i><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/coronavirus-uk-in-cameroon-covid19-relief-caravan?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 West Africa <a title=\"Cameroon\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/west-africa\/cameroon\/\">Cameroon<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo In solidarity with the Government of Cameroon\u2019s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the British High Commission in Yaounde led the British Business Community in Cameroon on a distribution campaign dubbed, \u201cUK in Cameroon COVID-19 Relief Caravan\u201d. 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