Rapports

Highlights Severe flooding in Cameroon's Far North Region has impacted over 150,000 people as of late August, disproportionately affecting women and girls. Maternal deaths have been reported due to disrupted access to healthcare. Insecurity in the North West,…

From July to September, Cameroon, particularly in the Far North region is experiencing widespread floods caused by torrential rainfall that are resulting in an increasing number of casualties and damage. According to UNICEF and UN OCHA, at…

HUMANITARIAN OVERVIEW Heavy rains from July to September 2024 caused flooding in several localities in the Far North. According to the Regional Delegation of Health, 60,777 households, including 123,441 children under 5 and 26,591 pregnant women were…

Ce rapport a été produit par OCHA en collaboration avec les partenaires humanitaires. Il couvre la période du 1er au 31 juillet 2024. FAITS SAILLANTS • Des pluies torrentielles ont provoqué des inondations, affectant plus d'une centaine de…

More than 440 health workers were reported to have been arrested or detained across 12 countries and territories in 2023. Health workers were arrested during hospital incursions, while travelling on designated safe routes, and during mass…

What happened, where and when? Cameroon's Far North region has been experiencing flooding since the start of the rainy season, which began in the second half of July with an average rainfall frequency of one day out…

Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Yellow fever in Cameroon Floods in Mali Diphtheria in Guinea For each of these events, a brief description, followed by public health…

Heavy rainfall has been affecting the Far North region of Cameroon, bordering with Chad and Nigeria since mid-August, causing widespread floods that resulted in casualties and severe damage. UN OCHA reports, as of 10 September, 11 fatalities,…

FAR NORTH REGION, Cameroon – As Djamila* clutched her pregnant belly, the floodwaters rose around her, threatening to engulf the fragile canoe she had escaped in. “The water was everywhere,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual…

Context Located in Central Africa, the Republic of Cameroon is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central Africa Republic to the east and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of…