The Minister of Public Health, André Mama Fouda descended on the field this 05 September 2014, to access the effectiveness of the use of the thermal camera device at the Yaounde airport.
This means that, on departure and arrival from/to, any traveler will systematically go through this unit. Its role is more about the temperature of each passenger and report any cases that could be linked to the Ebola hemorrhagic fever.
This new acquisition by the Cameroonian government has enhanced the shelf of existing technical security devices against this virus.
Although this device is already in Yaounde airport, none has been confirmed yet at the Douala airport.