CAMEROON COALITION AGAINST MALARIA, CCAM events... · Objectives Strengthen the capacity of civil society and partners to mobilize political support and increase resource allocations

CAMEROON COALITION CAMEROON COALITION AGAINST MALARIA, CCAMAGAINST MALARIA, CCAM

BYBYESTHER TALLAHESTHER TALLAH

MANAGER, CCAMMANAGER, CCAM

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Cameroon Coalition Against Malaria

www.cameroon-coalition-malaria.org

www.cameroonwww.cameroon--coalitioncoalition--malaria.orgmalaria.org

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONCameroon affiliate of Cameroon affiliate of Malaria Malaria Consortium,Consortium, thanks to thanks to GlaxoSmithKline funds.GlaxoSmithKline funds.Is a nonIs a non--political, nonpolitical, non--governmental, governmental, and notand not--forfor--profit organization, profit organization, registered in Cameroon as an registered in Cameroon as an association. association.


VisionVisionA Cameroon in which people no longer A Cameroon in which people no longer

suffer and die of malaria due to lack suffer and die of malaria due to lack of access to malaria education, of access to malaria education, prevention and treatmentprevention and treatment. .


GoalGoalReduce deaths and suffering Reduce deaths and suffering

attributable to malaria in Cameroon attributable to malaria in Cameroon by increasing mobilizing efforts to by increasing mobilizing efforts to secure a comprehensive and secure a comprehensive and sustained response to malaria.sustained response to malaria.


ObjectivesObjectivesStrengthen the capacity of civil society and Strengthen the capacity of civil society and partners to mobilize political support and increase partners to mobilize political support and increase resource allocations for malaria,resource allocations for malaria,Enhance the capacity of Enhance the capacity of Civil Society Civil Society OrganizationsOrganizations ((CSOsCSOs) involved in the fight ) involved in the fight against malaria in Cameroon with strengthened against malaria in Cameroon with strengthened links for coordinated advocacy and resource links for coordinated advocacy and resource mobilization,mobilization,Increase media coverage and policy debates on Increase media coverage and policy debates on malaria,malaria,Unify CSO/NGO actions at country level using Unify CSO/NGO actions at country level using effective technical approaches, and effective technical approaches, and Enable and support malaria activists.Enable and support malaria activists.


StructureStructure


MembershipMembership61 organisations signed in as 61 organisations signed in as

members of CCAM, ranging from members of CCAM, ranging from UN agencies, international NGOs, UN agencies, international NGOs, national organisations some of national organisations some of them networks, and grassroots them networks, and grassroots organisationsorganisations

AsloAslo 96 individuals96 individuals


ContextContextThe project took off with funding The project took off with funding from pharmaceutical giant, from pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline under itsunder its Africa Africa Malaria Partnership Malaria Partnership ProgrammeProgramme. The . The project is implemented project is implemented internationally by internationally by Malaria ConsortiumMalaria Consortiumunder its under its Mobilizing For MalariaMobilizing For Malariainitiative, in initiative, in Cameroon and other Cameroon and other countriescountries..


Highlights Of CCAM Highlights Of CCAM Achievements: InitiationAchievements: Initiation

Effective take off CCAM project activities Effective take off CCAM project activities as from January 2007 after the creation of as from January 2007 after the creation of the Association in September 2006the Association in September 2006Creation of work groups through which Creation of work groups through which members volunteer services to support members volunteer services to support the work of CCAMthe work of CCAMCreation and strengthening of ties with Creation and strengthening of ties with stakeholders in the fight against malariastakeholders in the fight against malaria


Highlights Of CCAM Highlights Of CCAM Achievements: PartnershipAchievements: Partnership

membership of 61 membership of 61 organisationsorganisations and 96 and 96 individualsindividualsCreation of the Creation of the Cameroon Media Against MalariaCameroon Media Against Malaria, , (CAMAM). It has since gone operational with (CAMAM). It has since gone operational with chapters active in all 10 provinces of Cameroonchapters active in all 10 provinces of CameroonCCAM has since offered office equipment and CCAM has since offered office equipment and malaria advocacy training to CAMAM members to malaria advocacy training to CAMAM members to enable them carry out their workenable them carry out their workGreat coverage by CAMAM members of the Great coverage by CAMAM members of the official presentation of the new malaria treatment official presentation of the new malaria treatment option and the option and the 2007/2008 Africa/World Malaria 2007/2008 Africa/World Malaria DayDay following invitation by the NMCPfollowing invitation by the NMCP



Designation of two famous artists, Grace Decca and Designation of two famous artists, Grace Decca and OttouOttouMarcelinMarcelin as as Malaria AmbassadorsMalaria Ambassadors to boost the fight against to boost the fight against the diseasethe diseaseCoCo--Organization of a twoOrganization of a two--day scientific congress of day scientific congress of stakeholders at which researchers shared findings on stakeholders at which researchers shared findings on malaria. These findings were shared with the wider public malaria. These findings were shared with the wider public during celebrations marking during celebrations marking Africa Malaria DayAfrica Malaria Day while the while the local media also gave them a lot of publicity.local media also gave them a lot of publicity.Participation/member of Participation/member of Central African Roll Back Malaria Central African Roll Back Malaria NetworkNetwork (CARN)(CARN)Member National RBM CommitteeMember National RBM CommitteePartnership with NMCP: a. GFR7/8 proposal development, Partnership with NMCP: a. GFR7/8 proposal development, b. capacity building Home Based Management of malaria b. capacity building Home Based Management of malaria GFR5 implementation, c. development of 2GFR5 implementation, c. development of 2ndnd generation generation National Strategic plan for malaria, etc, etcNational Strategic plan for malaria, etc, etc



Strides made in supporting partners to integrate Strides made in supporting partners to integrate malaria in their respective programs with great malaria in their respective programs with great success through capacity building and support success through capacity building and support ((InterNAPInterNAP, CASA, AAA, , CASA, AAA, ReCAPReCAP+, etc+, etcCCAM participation at different national and CCAM participation at different national and foreign forums at which experiences were shared foreign forums at which experiences were shared and a lot of knowledge acquired (National RBM and a lot of knowledge acquired (National RBM committee meetings, GF Board meeting, committee meetings, GF Board meeting, international advocacy meetings Zambia/Mali, etcinternational advocacy meetings Zambia/Mali, etcHosting of study tour on malaria by European Hosting of study tour on malaria by European Parliamentary Forum (EPF) delegation to Parliamentary Forum (EPF) delegation to Cameroon.Cameroon.Parliamentary working group on malaria, and the Parliamentary working group on malaria, and the orientation of members on malariaorientation of members on malaria


Highlights Of CCAM Highlights Of CCAM Achievements: InformationAchievements: Information

Institution and regular holding of Institution and regular holding of Malaria Press Malaria Press ClubClub activities by CAMAM members in order to activities by CAMAM members in order to raise awareness on malaria. raise awareness on malaria. The setting up and equipment of The setting up and equipment of CCAMCCAM’’ssResource Centre to make available to the public Resource Centre to make available to the public information on malaria and related diseasesinformation on malaria and related diseasesProduction of 6 monthly magazine Production of 6 monthly magazine ““About About MalariaMalaria””Production of the Production of the ““Guide Guide PratiquePratique dudu PaludismePaludisme””Production of posters on malariaProduction of posters on malariaCoordinated & Coordinated & organisedorganised CSO partners to write CSO partners to write malaria proposal for GFR8malaria proposal for GFR8


Key ChallengesKey ChallengesDifficultiesDifficulties to mobilise to mobilise fundsfundsMemberMember organisations organisations givegive prioritypriority to to theirtheir regularregular business business andand have have littlelittletimetime for CCAM for CCAM eveneven thoughthough veryverymuchmuch appreciateappreciate thethe achievementsachievements


LESSONS LEARNTLESSONS LEARNTMalaria is the silent killer which is recognised by all but Malaria is the silent killer which is recognised by all but unfortunately receiving little attentionunfortunately receiving little attention

Elements for successElements for successCapacity building is keyCapacity building is keyPartnerships permit wider reach and coverage when CCAM Partnerships permit wider reach and coverage when CCAM

provide the technical and/or financial support for malaria provide the technical and/or financial support for malaria interventionsinterventions

External perceptionExternal perceptionFunding agentFunding agentCapacity building agentCapacity building agent









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CAMEROON COALITION AGAINST MALARIA, CCAM events... · Objectives Strengthen the capacity of civil society and partners to mobilize political support and increase resource allocations