The inaugural Northwest Media Forum, organized by the Bamenda Chapter of the Cameroon Association of English-Speaking Journalists (CAMASEJ), concluded with an awards ceremony at Bamenda’s Admiralty Hotel on January 16, 2025.
The forum brought together administrators, civil society representatives, event organizers, community actors, and others to discuss challenges and opportunities facing the media. The Post Newspaper’s Northwest Bureau Chief, Etienne Nfor Liboh, was honored with the RADA Prize for NCDs Reporting.
The RADA Prize for NCDs Reporting, a key category sponsored by the Reconciliation and Development Association (RADA), aims to honor journalists and recognize the role of journalism in advancing awareness and prevention of non-communicable diseases. NCDs are a major challenge for sustainable development, accounting for 75 percent of non-pandemic-related deaths globally.
These diseases—including cardiovascular conditions, cancers, chronic respiratory illnesses, and diabetes—disproportionately affect people in low- and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) stresses the need for comprehensive strategies to reduce risk factors and promote interventions for NCD prevention and control.
Etienne Nfor Liboh is a journalist and development communicator with a BSc in Communication and Development Studies. He is currently a second-year Master’s student in the same department at the University of Bamenda.
Specializing in community, environmental, cultural, and humanitarian reporting, he is making a significant mark on journalism in Cameroon. The jury, which included respected professionals such as Prof. Henry Muluh, Comfort Musa, Yerima Kini Nsom, and Frankline Sone Bayen, underscored the independence and credibility of the CAMASEJ Bamenda awards.
Speaking after receiving the award, the laureate said: “This prize is a motivation for me to continue serving the community to the best of my ability—to amplify community voices, hold policymakers accountable, collaborate with experts and organizations to provide accurate, data-driven reporting, create awareness, and promote healthy lifestyles through engaging storytelling.”
