SHUMAS IS MAINSTREAMING HIV/AIDS....
As in many other parts of Africa, HIV/AIDS is a significant health risk in Cameroon affecting people across the country causing misery and creating orphans in many communities. With an adult prevalence of 6.9% of the population, some 560000 people are living with AIDS.
In view of the wide range of our projects and programmes we have been encouraged to use this network to mainstream the HIV/AIDS programme.
Key components of this project:
- Educating and sensitization in our target communities on issues such as preventive measures,
- how to deal with those affected etc
- and, at the curative level, identifying those affected and infected and directing them to appropriate helping units or agencies and government department.
We have been highly successful, as many of our FIOH co-operatives have fully incorporated this in all their meetings and actions.
