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🎒 Back to School with Shomea – Supporting Orphans in Cameroon🎒

As a new academic year approaches, Shomea is launching its Back-to-School Campaign for Orphans 2025. 📚✏️

Many orphaned children face the challenge of returning to school without the basic tools they need - , , school , writing materials and even . This campaign is our way of ensuring they step into the classroom with dignity, confidence, and hope for a brighter future.

💡 Every child deserves a fair chance at education.
💡 Every orphan deserves someone to look after them.

We invite you to join us in putting a smile on a child’s face this season. Together, we can give orphans the foundation they need to dream, learn, and thrive.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12152715/
We're elated to announce the publication of our latest research in the World Health Organization (WHO) Bulletin, highlighting our innovative and screening model designed for developing countries - the . This achievement builds on Shomea's work since 2021, where we've successfully screened over 10,000 new-borns in multiple hospitals across Cameroon - Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Bonassama District hospital, and Regional Hospitals and in 12 hospitals in the Northwest region of Cameroon, in partnership with ALDAC, Ministère de la Santé Publique du Cameroun and the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services.
We are confident that through this work, we can push for policy modification in order to have national new-born screening programs in accordance with the JCIH of 2019 and the World Health Organization (WHO)'s recommendations. This model is scalable to other countries through appropriate training that can be facilitated by Shomea .
A big shout out to the entire Shomea team and to our partners.
Read more about our work at https://shomea.org/.

Major Milestone for Shomea !
We are thrilled to announce that Shomea was recently invited by the group and the Institut Universitaire des Bâtisseurs - to conduct and screenings during their students’ end-of-internship defenses!
This remarkable collaboration allowed Shomea to bring its mission to life: reducing disability rates in Cameroon through early detection and rehabilitation.
* During this campaign:
74.5% of screened individuals presented ocular pathologies
37.1% showed ear, nose, and throat (ENT) conditions
Several participants received prescriptions for corrective glasses, while others are being managed on a case by case basis & hearing protective equipment were freely distributed to those at risk of .
We are also proud to share that this impactful initiative was featured in the Green & Health newspaper
https://lnkd.in/dM3am2CM and broadcasted on Canal 2 TV, reaching an even broader audience and raising awareness on the importance of sensory health!

At Shomea , we firmly believe that "an individual who sees and hears well is a future enlightened".
Through strategic partnerships with educational institutions, NGOs, and health authorities, we are committed to expanding sensory health initiatives across Cameroon, starting with the youngest generations.
🙏 A huge thank you to SOCINAN and SIGMEN for their trust, and to our amazing team for making this mission a success. Together, we are shaping a more inclusive and healthier future!

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We are elated to share the news from our latest hearing and vision campaign in Sickle cell patients.

Campagne de santé auditive et visuelle : SHOMEA au chevet des drépanocytaires - GREEN AND HEALTH NEWS (Green And Health News) – Du 17 mars au 7 avril 2025, l’Organisation Non Gouvernementale SHOMEA a organisé une campagne gratuite de dépistage auditif et visuel des personnes drépanocytaires au Centre intégré de prise en charge de la drépanocytose sis à l’hôpital Laquintinie de Douala. ...