Beryl Thyer Memorial Africa Trust (BTMAT)

Nineteen years ago, a little girl was involved in a terrible traffic accident in Kumbo. She lost her mother and younger brother in it. She was brought to Banso Baptist…

Some readers may be aware of the political unrest in Cameroon which amounts to civil war in the North West. The anglophone secessionists have imposed “ghost Mondays” in which all…

2017 also marked the opening at Mutengene Baptist Hospital of 2 small wards converted specifically for the treatment of children with cancer. Our tiny (extremely cramped) ward at the main…

Our senior Cameroonian colleague, Dr Francine Kouya returned from Cape Town to Mbingo Baptist Hospital (MBH) on May 2nd – after 2 years further training in childrens cancer medicine (paediatric…

Many people have asked for an update on the “We Care” Parent home. The roof is on and windows and door frames about to be fitted. It was last May…

So say members of our parent groups to the guardian of a child suffering from suspected cancer. On the 18th November we travelled to Ntaba, a large village near the…

On our November 2016 visit to the three hospitals of the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Service, Prof Peter Hesseling and I were accompanied by Prof Mariana Kruger, the present head…

Archive for January 2016 described our vision and design for a hostel (parent home) at Mbingo Baptist Hospital (MBH), our main childhood cancer treatment centre – for mothers or guardians…

Looking back over the last 9 years the most enjoyable experiences of my biannual trips to Cameroon have been outreach visits into the bush to find children whom we have…

We now have permission to proceed with the building of a hostel for mothers of children with cancer treated under our programme. The plans have been approved and costed. Land…