Humanitarian context
Following the Islamic State in West Africa ISWA (ex Boko Haram) attacks in the Far North region, Cameroonian authorities have expelled thousands of Nigerian citizens living outside of the Minawao refugee camp.
Humanitarian access to people in need remain highly difficult due to the security situation
Thousands of new displaced persons have been reported close to Nigerian and Chadian borders in the Far North Region; in collaboration with Cameroonian authorities, UNICEF and other humanitarian agencies have launched rapid needs assessment
In figures
Result and analysis of the nutritional screening organized in 13 health districts of the Far North region during the last SASNIM (3 to 5 July 2015) show that out of 517,076 children 6-59 months, 28,198 (5.5%) present moderate acute malnutrition and 8,094 (1.6%) present severe acute malnutrition
3,096 children with severe acute malnutrition in four operational inpatient facilities and 10 outpatient therapeutic programs dedicated to Nigerian refugees living in the refugee camp received treatment. In addition, in East and Adamaoua regions, Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) program has admitted 4,554 children from host communities and refugee children
16,074 pregnant women in East and Adamawa refugee regions and 5,687 pregnant women in Far North region attended the first antenatal care (ANC1)
15,213 Central African children (6,552 girls and 8,661 boys) in three refugees’ sites of Gado, Lolo and Borghop, received psycho-social support
In North and Adamawa regions, 7,713 children attended the two months accelerated school readiness curricula for entry into the primary cycle and school re-entry programme
33 Koranic teachers including two imam’s (one from the refugees’ site and one from Borgop village) participated in a three day workshop on the protection of children and women