Harald Nusser, Head of Novartis Social Business, and André Mama Fouda, Honorable Minister of Public Health of the Republic of Cameroon at the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding (Source: Novartis International AG | 7 years ago)

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Alvine, aged 50, was diagnosed with hypertension seven years ago.She had to travel to Bamenda, a city 8 hours away by bus, to buy a treatment she could afford. Today, she travels 5 kilometers from her home to the local hospital to get her treatment and have her health numbers checked. (Source: Novartis International AG | 7 years ago)

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The Etoug-Ebe Baptist Hospital in Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon, is run by the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services. This is one of the first facilities in which Novartis Access medicines are available to patients to treat conditions such as hypertension. (Source: Novartis International AG | 7 years ago)

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Cordel Ndasi, a nurse at the Etoug-Ebe Baptist Hospital, measures a patient’s blood pressure. She hopes patients will be more motivated to know their status if they know they can have access to affordable medicines. “As a nurse, it pains my heart when I see someone coming in with complications. If this person had been diagnosed earlier, we could have given her a treatment to keep her healthy and productive.” (Source: Novartis International AG | 7 years ago)

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Getting high-quality treatments at an affordable price is an important element of the prevention and control programs put in place by the government of Cameroon to successfully control NCDs. Novartis Access medicines are already available through some Cameroon Baptist Convention facilities and will be extended to other faith-based organizations and ultimately the entire country. (Source: Novartis International AG | 7 years ago)

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