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Rest In Peace, "GRAND MANU, Worthy Legend!.
OUR DOCTOR "CATS" WEIGH IN ON THE "CORO" PANDEMIC!
Dr. BERTRAND FOTE
(ER Physician, MBA; President, SOBA AMERICA)
"CAT" of Class of 91's Laura Ayuk-Takem FOTE
Dr. Samuel Ndijiakat
RCIS, MSPAS, PA-C, MSCPM, MBA, DHA
Founder and Executive President at Faith Gardens Medical Foundation International Inc.
Dr. SAMUEL NDINJIAKAT (Physician Assistant - Cardiology
"CAT" of Class of 97's Emelda Tatangang Ndinjiakat
As medical director of EMS services,
Dr. FOTE oversees his county’s emergency response services and provides medical oversight to over 100 paramedics, first responders, firefighters who serve across several counties in North Carolina.
GLORY! GLORY! GLORY HALLELUJAH!
My CLASS OG 1981 CLASSMATES and I woke up on Wednesday, APRIL 1st 2020 to the following text on our WhatsApp forum from MAJOR VIVIEN FONJONG - the very one SakerPride had just featured, resplendent in her UNITED STATES MILITARY UNIFORM (complete with her RN, BBA, BSN, MBA, DHA. U.S. Army Nurse Corp. ), in a collage of HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS just a few days prior, to APPRECIATE and THANK them for their diligent and faithful service:
"My Dear Sisters, Please Pray for me. I tested positive for the CORONA VIRUS. PRAY. PRAY."
Now, THAT plain sucked the very air out of my lungs!!!
Re-read that BOMBSHELL of a line and in the process, noticed that the DATE was, after everything, APRIL 1st - as in, APRIL FOOL'S DAY, so, even though I knew that it was VERY, VERY UNLIKELY that a HIGHLY TRAINED and RANKED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL of MAJOR FONJONG's caliber would "joke around carelessly like dat" at SUCH A TIME AS THIS, I sent her a (private) text saying, "Wetin you dey hambock place wit dis kine April Fool, noh?"
Turned out it wasn't NO APRIL FOOL; NOT AT ALL!
She was admitted in the MICU of the VA HOSPITAL in WASHINGTON, DC from March 30th to April 6th - and is now convalescing, bursting at the seams with GRATITUDE to GOD - first and foremost, then to the VALIANT, COMPETENT and UNDAUNTED NURSES and DOCTORS at the VA MEDICAL CENTER, PROMINENT amongst whom was (and still is) CLASS OF 1982's MARIE PENDIE (RN) who led the "rescue mission", to her COMMANDER, (Lady) COLONEL Mc MURRY, and to her Classmates, her ExSSA-DC/ExSSA-USA Sisters, Family, Friends, Church Members and all who STORMED HEAVEN'S PORTALS on her behalf!
She sent Ma SakerPride a few pictures that tell her COVID-19 STORY in a nutshell - OXYGEN, HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE and all, and requested that she put them together somehow and SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!
Can't begin to say how GLAD I am that she made that decision!!!
WHY?
Because, among other reasons,
- GOD DOES DESERVE THE PUBLIC GRATITUDE for answering our FERVENT PRAYERS when many others have not been so blessed!
- This goes a long way to dispel the TOTALLY UNJUSTIFIED & UNFAIR STIGMA surrounding COVID-19 which might lead some to hesitate to get themselves checked when they do NOT feel OK and, worse still, "hide" the fact that they have tested positive, thereby ENDANGERING the lives of those they come in contact with! And ...
- It gives HOPE to others who are either already battling the condition or who will, in the days ahead, that they too can TROUNCE COVID-19 and LIVE to tell their own story!!!!!
Don't know where this ranks in terms of GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY that shall be unto all peoples, but UNTO US has definitely been re-born a SISTER OF OURS, and we REJOICE with her, even as we REMEMBER the families of those for whom the experience has not been similar!
GLORY! GLORY! GLORY TO GOD!!!!
SHE BEAT COVID-19, FAIR & SQUARE!!!
GREETINGS!
Following the "BROADCAST" of the HAPPY NEWS of MAJOR FONJONG'S RECOVERY FROM COVID-19 after being admitted at THE VETERAN AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER in WASHINGTON D.C.'s MICU, many have sought to know what "MEDICAL PROTOCOLS" were used for her treatment. (VIDEO BELOW and @ https://vimeo.com/408081684)
SakerPride sought answers from our very own MARIE PENDIE (RN, CLASS OF 1982) who led the TEAM OF BRAVE AND SELFLESS NURSES that attended to MAJOR FONJONG and below is her response, VERBATIM.
Needless to say, this is something for ONLY LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS to handle, and it is only being shared because of the GRAVITY and URGENCY of the situation in which we find ourselves, wherein even professionals themselves are at a loss!
DISCLAIMER: NEITHER ONE OF US IS A MEDICAL DOCTOR!!!!!! WE ARE NOT LICENSED TO PRESCRIBE ANY TREATMENTS!!!! PLEASE FOLLOW YOUR OWN DOCTOR'S ADVICE!!!!
SHARING ON THE OFF CHANCE THAT IT MIGHT HELP SAVE A LIFE!!!
Hydroxychloroquin 400mg orally X2days is day 1&2
Then hydroxychloroquin 200mg orally X3days.
Zinc Sulphate, 220mg Orally everyday for 5 days.
Azithromycin 500mg orally or IV Everyday for 5 days.
CEFTRIAXONE 1gm IV every day at 09:00AM
Mode of Action:
The Quinin, the Zinc and the Zithromax should all be taken at the same time.
The Zinc helps to open the lung cells to help the Quinin penetrate the cells and blocks the CORONA VIRUS
penetration and attack on the Lungs.
The Antibiotics; Azithomycine and or Ceftriaxone are there to kill off any bacterial infection that arise due to the invasion.
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OUR NEW MP, CECILIA EPIE NJUMBE,
HAS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING!!!
On March 18th 2020, we joyfully reported that S.B.C.'s GIRL NUMBER 1830, CECILIA DIONE EPIE NJUMBE, had, on March 16th 2020, been sworn in during the CAMEROON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY's 10th LEGISLATIVE PERIOD as MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, representing the KUPE MANENGUBA CONSTITUENCY.
We were just as delighted to bring to you the "OWELE" (Singing, Dancing and "Snaffing") by her CLASS OF 1987 classmates who showed up in the class uniform at HOTEL DES DEPUTES, to celebrate her.
Well, if you thought that after that, she simply returned to her home and "balangced", you couldn't have been more mistaken!
She hit the ground running, and some of her BRAVE "PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE" EFFORTS to at least STEM the spread of COVID-19 in her area - in TOMBEL to be precise, were captured by CRTV this past MONDAY, APRIL 13th 2020!
May God crown her efforts with SUCCESS and keep her HEALTHY as she does the best she can for the people of her constituency!!!
OBOSO, NYANGO MP!!!
KUDOS TO OUR CAMEROONIAN DOCTORS - AND TO CLASS OF 1997's Dr. EVENYE MBAME, IN PARTICULAR, FOR JOINING IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19!!!
We've all heard all sorts of ANTI COVID-19 messages, but they've been mostly in ENGLISH, FRENCH or PIDGIN!
Hearing this straightforward and simple message from OUR OWN DOCTORS in OUR OWN NATIVE LANGUAGES does make a heartwarming difference!
We APPLAUD them for this GRASSROOTS, "KONTRI TALK", SENSITIZATION CAMPAIGN, and cannot fail to send out a VERY BIASED "SHOUT OUT" to our very own SAKERETTE-CARAT, CLASS OF 1997's Dr. EVENYE MBAME who delivers the message in the MOKPE (BAKWERI) dialect!!!
GBAMU SZRAI, IYA DOCTOR!!!
OUR DAUGHTERS SPEAK OUT ON RACISM/BLM!!!
SAKERETTE-CARAT, CLASS OF 1999's Ms MBANGE NGAAJE, daughter of Class of 1978's Ms Roseline Nzegge Ngaaje
Ms ELIZA ANYANGWE, daughter of Class of 1969's Dr. Stella Nwigwe Anyangwe, on SABC
A couple of weeks ago, - on June 24th 2020, to be precise, FRANCE 24 ENGLISH treated its 1.3 MILLION YOUTUBE Subscribers a discussion on "The heavy-handed response used by Security Forces on the Continent of AFRICA", on their "EYE ON AFRICA" show.
Now, that's a topic which, in and of itself, is an "attention-grabber", given that the current pervasive socio-political turbulence around the World and across Africa fuels riots and protests that these Security Forces are called upon to handle.
So, where did a reputable Media Outlet like FRANCE 24 go to find someone whose expertise and knowledge they could bank on?
They turned to INTERNATIONAL ALERT, which is one of the world’s largest, most experienced and respected peace-building organizations with a 30-year track record, working to build positive peace and reduce violence, working across conflict lines and with all parties to conflicts, and sought out THE DIRECTOR of its AFRICA PROGRAM.
With all that in mind, wouldn't you - quite naturally, conclude that this "DIRECTOR" would, first of all be MALE and then be someone in their Late 50s at the very LEAST? Sadly, I would imagine that to be the case, simply because, IT JUST IS THE CASE, more often than not! (Pretty sure Hillary Clinton of GLASS CEILING fame would concur!)
Well, NOT THIS TIME, because THIS DIRECTOR, CINDY CHUNGONG, is FEMALE and in her Early 30s, as in, I witnessed her Baptism, (by the Late Reverend Dr. Michael Bame Bame), at P.C. Bastos - Yaounde, circa 1988!
To see that this "baby", born to Mr. MARTIN CHUNGONG, (who has, as of July 1st 2020, marked 6 years as the eighth Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), having made DOUBLE HISTORY as the first non-European and first African to be elected IPU Secretary General), and CLASS OF 1980's Dr. STELLA SHU CHUNGONG MD MPH (a Medical Epidemiologist, currently working as the Technical Coordinator for National Surveillance System Strengthening and Monitoring for the International Health Regulations (IHR), in the World Health Organization), has since gone on to get HER OWN SELF ...
- A BA in Social and Political Sciences from Cambridge University,
- An MA in International Relations from King’s College London and
- An MA in International Security from Sciences Po, Paris, and -
VERY DESERVEDLY, risen to this REGIONAL DIRECTOR status is so heartwarming!
And then, to hear her speak so comfortably and knowledgeably on the issues ... ?
I'm PROUD and I'm pretty sure you'd be too! GO, CINDY! AHEAD!
WATCH & LISTEN ...
INTERNATIONAL ALERT'S REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR AFRICA
CINDY CHUNGONG, ON FRANCE 24
SUNDAY AFTERNOON'S CONVERSATION!!!
She'd rather be called "MBONG FORSIH", but I'm pretty sure that if I stuck to that name, even her fellow OUR LADY OF LOURDES classmates who graduated with her from that prestigious institution in 1984 wouldn't realize that I'm referring to Ms JUDITH FANG!
(And, YES, CLASS OF 1985's Dr. GWEN FANG is, indeed, her "FALLA BACK", for y'all who insist on seeking out and tracking down SAKERETTE Credentials! LOL!)
From a PROFESSIONAL standpoint, she's a Lead Business Analyst/Product Owner for one of the largest organizations in the Retirement Investment Technology Industry who has been in the Banking, Mortgage and Finance Industry for over 20 years. She owns her own consulting firm (JFang Consulting) through which she is a Solutions Provider for small businesses and startups.
In addition, she's the North Carolina Deputy State Chair for the first National Proposed Hebrew Federal Credit Union that is launching in the US.
And as if that were not enough, she is a Travel Advisor and Consultant, (the kind that takes care of all facets of Travel and Tourism for her clients), with her primary passion and focus being on promoting travel and tourism for the African continent.
In fact, as she puts it herself,
"I love all things Africa and seek to promote everything Black and African, hence the launching of my platforms "The Silverlining With Judith" across Facebook, Instagram and YouTube."
... And that is HOW and WHY she came after this "BIG SISTER" of hers who "lives down the street", so to speak, and whom she's known "from forever", persisting, with her legendary (tenacious) tendency to "SHING FOR PERSON YI BACK", till said sister agreed to TIE THAT HEAD TIE, SIT DOWN IN HER PARLOR and CHAT with her about AAAAALL SORTS OF THINGS on Sunday Afternoon, in a "ZOOM-ED" INTERVIEW that was broadcast LIVE on FACEBOOK!!
Well, having figured that there must be "something" to the CHAT if 1,500 people had already viewed it in under 24 hours out there on Facebook, and to cater to those who are NOT on Facebook, the INTERVIEWER has uploaded a RECORDING of the CHAT IN ITS ENTIRETY, on to YOUTUBE so ...
CLICK ON THAT PLAY BUTTON BELOW and just WATCH/LISTEN ...
Rest In Peace, Congressman John R. Lewis!
