Healthcare solutions built in the heart of a community can still change the conversation on a world stage, and this quarter, ours did. On World Health Day, our Founder and President, Adelaide Bih, stood before global health experts, policymakers, and researchers at the One Health One Planet Summit in Lyon, France. The topic: antimicrobial resistance,
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On April 12, 2026, our team set up at the Mvog-Mbetsi IDP Camp in Yaoundé for one of our proudest moments yet, the One Health Festival 2026. By the end of the day, we had reached 115 internally displaced persons, many affected by the Boko Haram insurgency and the Anglophone crisis. The numbers told a
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For many displaced and low-income families in Yaoundé, “going to the hospital” isn’t a simple decision. It means cost, distance, and sometimes, being turned away. We wanted to change that. Earlier this year, Zinvara Medicentre Foundation set up its first physical clinic, a safe, welcoming space where displaced individuals, low-income families, and anyone in need
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On a January morning in Yaoundé, 50 taxi drivers sat down for something many of them had never had before: a proper health check. These weren’t just any drivers. They were displaced Nso taxi drivers, men who had left their homes because of conflict, rebuilt their lives behind the wheel, and, like so many others
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Every big journey starts somewhere. For Zinvara Medicentre Foundation, it started with a simple belief: healthcare should never be a privilege — it should be a right for everyone, no matter their circumstances. Between January and March 2026, we turned that belief into action. We screened displaced taxi drivers for silent illnesses like hypertension and
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We’re excited to introduce the first quarterly newsletter of 2026 from Zinvara Medicentre ! As we begin this new year of impact, we’re also proud to spotlight one of our upcoming key initiatives, the One Health Festival 2026, set to take place on April 12, 2026, at the Mvog-Mbetsi IDP Camp. This important event reflects
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