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St Veronica Polyclinic also known as “Biaka Hospital” has seized the challenge of becoming the best home care service provider from July 1st this year. This pronouncement was made lately during a gathering of the management body of St Veronica Medical Centre (SVMC) and some external and internal experts of the complex.  The new born baby is housed under the unit – Biaka Home Medical and Healthcare Service and has as part of its vision to meet emerging community demands within the health framework of the management of SVMC with the aim to provide amongst others, Comprehensive Care, Patient-Centered Care, Coordinated Care, Accessible and affordable Services, as well as Quality and Safety.

The Biaka Home Medical and Healthcare Service has as one of her priorities to increase the rate of patient’s survival by being readily available during the “Golden Hour” – one which medics refer to as that hour immediately following traumatic injury in which medical treatment to prevent irreversible internal damage and optimize the chance of survival is most effective.

It is no doubt that the St Veronica Polyclinic is apt for this venture given its strength in providing healthcare which includes but not limited to the availability of long term serving and experienced Medical staff – specialist doctors and nurses, equipped laboratories, available transport system just to mention a few.

This facility it should be noted will be available at this infancy stage, in three Regions of Cameroon: South West, North West, and Littoral Regions while it would extend to other Regions in the later days.

The Biaka Medical Home and Health Care Service operating under the leadership of Dr. Takang Jumbo would provide home treatment for an illness or injury to help patients get better, regain independence, and become as self-sufficient as possible.

Some 2,300 level one and two students of the Higher National Diploma programs (HND) in the School of Management Sciences and Health Sciences at Biaka University Institute of Buea (BUIB) are currently sitting in for the second semester examination of the 2021/2022 school year. Talking to the Director of Exams – Dr. Mrs.  Veronica Ika Visemih on procedures put in place for a hitch free examination, she stated that all is set for the smooth running of this exams as she and her team ensured that students had the exams time table well ahead of time. She equally added that there is respect for the sitting plan put in place, all necessary checks being done on time and a system instituted to handle any form of challenges or emergencies that might occur during the period.

According to the Coordinator of exams Mme Honorine Tanga, the students this far have exhibited seriousness and the desire to succeed in flying colors. Referred to as the pride of BUIB, these students are expected not only to produce excellent performances but also to live beyond BUIB as models who  carry the right content  and character necessary to practice in their different domains of expertise.

While the level three HND students and the BSc. students are currently witnessing a period of rest, the post graduate students in both the School of Management Sciences and the School of Health Sciences, would be taking on their exams in the days ahead.

Taking place in the calm environment of Biaka University Institute of Buea, the HND exams are expected to run from today Tuesday the 28^th of June, to Wednesday the 6^th of July 2022.

Board members of St Veronica Medical Centre gathered on Friday June 24^th at the conference room of the complex to evaluate the execution of the budget which was approved for the period October 2021 to May 2022. Board members approved the budgetary execution and commended executors for meticulously performing their work.

During the meeting which brought together some twelve members of the Board, the chair Dr. Mrs.  Francisca Hongla Biaka, expressed heartfelt gratitude to fellow members for their relentless efforts and contributions in supporting the mission of the complex at all times. She further informed the Board of the Home medical and health care service – a new unit under the St Veronica Polyclinic which aims to provide health care services to patients at home. This innovation within the complex is expected to kick start on the 1^st of July 2022.

The session also witnessed the visit to the ongoing construction site by board members which entails the building of some 9 classrooms with a capacity to host over 900 students. This construction work is underway to arrest the increase in student population within the university and is expected to be completed before the start of the academic year 2022/2023.

The board of trustees of St Veronica Medical Centre it should be noted is a decision making body of the complex which meets at least twice yearly to oversee the smooth functioning of the Centre. The next meeting is slated before the start of the next academic year 2022/2023.

Over 300 final year students of the School of Health Sciences in Biaka University Institute of Buea BUIB are currently defending their thesis as one of the prerequisites for the award of a Bachelor of Science degree in their various disciplines. The excellent performances of these students from the department of Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmaceutical Studies, Allied Health,   Public Health and Administration, have this far proven to the panelists and spectators that they have a mastery of the knowledge and skills acquired throughout their period of undergraduate studies at BUIB.

Talking to the Director of the school Mr. Njoping Christopher, who over the years coordinated the activities of the school to ensure quality in the process of teaching, the work presented by students this far is of great quality and would serve as openings for future research by the school. Supporting this assertion, the assistant director of the school Mr. Folefack Alexander, expressed satisfaction with the level of commitment, discipline and knowledge acquisition exhibited by the students from the formulation of project topics till the defense proper. According to him, these students are not only ripe academically for the job market, but they carry with them moral virtues which will boost their success in the field of practice.

For the students, this academic exercise helps to stimulate their minds on critical thinking which is research based and gives students the opportunity to identify issues and propose solutions for the benefit of the community at large.

As they complete this academic exercise, all successful students are expected to be part of the graduation ceremony slated sometime in November/December this year.