The diplomatic community in an event organized by the U.S Embassy in Yaounde on Sunday, October 23, 2016, showed sympathy to the victims of the Camrail train accident which happened last Friday, in Eseka,Cameroon, by donating their blood.
US Ambassador to Cameroon, Michael S. Hoza (pictured), & Medical Attaché Diana M. Vandermast, welcomed donors to the U.S. Embassy in Yaounde, Cameroon.
They also welcomed the ambassadors and high commissioners of Canada, France, Japan, Israel and the United Nations, along with diplomats from those countries, the World Health Organization, World Bank, the U.S. Embassy, and Cameroonian medical professionals for a blood donation event for the accident victims.
The blood will be sent to the HGOPY hospital in Yaounde, to serve the accident victims.
Ambassador Hoza said:
"The Diplomatic Corps has joined together in this blood donation event this Sunday in order to return to Cameroonians the wonderful hospitality they have offered all of us. By donating our blood as a diplomatic community, we offer our help to the victims of this tragic accident. We express our deepest condolences to the people of Cameroon for the injuries and losses of life as a result of the CAMRAIL accident at Eseka last Friday. Our thoughts and prayers are with all Cameroonians at this very difficult time,” the ambassador added.
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