Cameroon
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The poorest region of Cameroon, the Far North, regularly suffers terrorist attacks from the Islamist sect, Boko Haram. The lack of water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene claims tens of thousands of lives on average per year…
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GADO, EASTERN CAMEROON — U.N. aid agencies are struggling to meet the needs of refugees in eastern Cameroon as multitudes flee the renewed violence in neighboring Central African Republic. The population of the Gado refugee camp…
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Le mois de juin a marqué le premier anniversaire de la prise en charge chirurgicale d’urgence à l’Hôpital Régional de Maroua, en appui au Ministère de la santé publique (MINSANTE). En effet, c’est en juin 2015…
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By Mirabelle Enaka Kima, IFRC In Cameroon’s far north, Bintou Abba Ali, a mother of thirteen, was forced to flee her village after a suicide attack devastated her family. “My husband and three of my sons were killed…
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In northern Cameroon, families have been fleeing violent conflict between the military forces and the Islamist group Boko Haram. Many children suffering from malnutrition are admitted daily into the nutritional department of the Mokolo district hospital…
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En réponse à l’afflux massif des refugies nigérians vers le Cameroun, le camp de Minawao a été ouvert depuis juillet 2013 pour permettre de fournir de façon coordonnée les services de bases aux populations nigérianes victimes…
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Today, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green announced that the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), led by USAID and implemented together with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will…
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Introduction During 2016, the WHO Country Office in Cameroon focused its technical and financial assistance on the implementation of priority health interventions of the sector. To this end, several major challenges were identified and significant results were…
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Réfugiés centrafricains nouvellement arrivés à Ngaoui : Le 20 août en République Centrafricaine, des affrontements sont survenus entre les groupes rebelles anti-balaka et 3R dans la localité de Dankobira située dans la préfecture de l’Ouham Pende. Ces…
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A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Since 04 August 2017, the Menoua Division, in the West Region of Cameroon, has been experiencing heavy rainfalls, causing a significant rise of water levels and mudslides to settlements. Resulting from…
