A mother cradles her sick baby in the children’s ward at Mora General hospital. Far-North, Cameroon, March 2020.

Cameroon

In Cameroon, MSF continued to respond to health emergencies, such as disease outbreaks, floods and mass displacement, in spite of a partial suspension of activities in 2022.

Although there were new waves of displacement in the Far North, Northwest and Southwest regions during the year, we were forced to reduce our activities even further when four of our staff were imprisoned and accused of complicity with secession in Buea, in the Southwest region. They were all later exonerated; however, we were not able to resume our medical services as the government provided no guarantees that our staff and patients would be protected.

 

Our activities in 2022 in Cameroon

 Data and information from the International Activity Report 2022

MSF IN CAMEROON IN 2022 In Cameroon, MSF continued to respond to health emergencies, such as disease outbreaks, floods and mass displacement, in spite of a partial suspension of activities in 2022.
MSF Cameroon International Activity Report Map for 2022

Although there were new waves of displacement in the Far North, Northwest and Southwest regions during the year, we were forced to reduce our activities even further when four of our staff were imprisoned and accused of complicity with secession in Buea, in the Southwest region. They were all later exonerated; however, we were not able to resume our medical services as the government provided no guarantees that our staff and patients would be protected.

Meanwhile, the suspension of our medical activities ordered by Cameroonian authorities in the Northwest region in December 2020 remains in place, meaning that these two anglophone regions, which have been engulfed in conflict since 2016, have been left without much-needed support.

In Far North region, we responded to the increasing healthcare needs with patient treatment, training of medical staff, and reinforcement of medical supplies in health centres supported by MSF. We also helped improve access to healthcare at the community level by working with community health volunteers, whom we have trained to treat simple cases of common diseases.

Heavy rains in Kousseri caused thousands of people to abandon their homes. During the ensuing high peak in malaria, we scaled up treatment in the area. Due to insecurity issues, we took the hard decision to end our activities in Fotokol, where some of our staff were abducted in January 2022.

There was a surge in cholera cases in several regions in 2022. MSF supported the national response in Centre, Littoral, West and Far North regions by providing epidemiological surveillance, training for community health workers, hygiene activities to curb the spread of the disease, and vaccinations. We also supported the national COVID-19 response in the capital, Yaoundé, with testing and vaccinations.

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