CAMEROON-FAR NORTH-ICRC-DRINKING WATER

CAMEROON-FAR NORTH-ICRC-DRINKING WATER

(230919) -- YAOUNDE, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Seini Tipou Malalha, traditional leader of Kerawa, answers questions from Xinhua in Kerawa, Far North region, Cameroon, Aug. 7, 2023. In Kerawa, a locality in Cameroon's Far North region that shares a porous border with Nigeria, villagers used to trek for hours to fetch water from unprotected sources before walking back carrying jerrycans. In July, engineers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worked every day down in the trenches to improve the water supply in Kerawa. TO GO WITH "Feature: ICRC boosts water supply in conflict-hit Cameroon's Far North region" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

Chinese medical team in Ghana launches project to help low-income patients

STORY: Chinese medical team in Ghana launches project to help low-income patients DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of general view 2. various of donation ceremony 3. various of hospital 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAHAMA ASEI SEINI, Deputy minister for health 5. various of participants 6. various of hospital 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LI YAOHONG, Economic and commercial counselor, Chinese Embassy in Ghana STORYLINE: A Chinese medical team in Ghana has launched a project to help low-income patients who need laparoscopic or cataract surgeries. Team chief Yu Dongnan said at the launching ceremony on Monday that the project would support 50 cases of laparoscopic surgeries and provide free cataract surgeries for 100 patients. Mahama Asei Seini, deputy minister for health, lauded the Chinese medical team for its support. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAHAMA ASEI SEINI, Deputy minister for health "Next to the gift of life is the gift of sight. Our sight lighte