Highlights
Humanitarian context
According to the 2015 nutrition survey (SMART methods) and the Emergency Food Security Assessment (EFSA), the nutrition and food security situations have deteriorated compared to previous years. There is an urgent need to scale up the humanitarian response to these ongoing crises in 2016.
Because of the security situation Humanitarian access to people in need remains highly difficult in the Far North Region and in some areas close to the border with Central Africa Republic.
The humanitarian community in Cameroon is finalizing the 2016 strategic response plan.
77 cholera cases have been reported since January 2015 mainly in the North and Far North regions; in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and WHO, UNICEF continues to support the emergency response.
In figures
Based on 2015 nutrition survey (SMART methods), more than 68,000 SAM children and more than 186,000 MAM children will be in need of treatment in the 4 priority regions in 2016.
67,693 children from host communities aged from 6 months to 15 years (135 per cent of the targeted 50,029 children) and 15,743 refugee children aged from 6 months to 15 years (81 per cent of the targeted 19,400 children) received measles vaccine in three health districts of East region.
16,282 CAR refugee children (7,047 girls and 9,235 boys) received psychosocial support, including recreational activities, sports and early childhood development.
9,833 Nigerian refugee children (4,644 girls) benefited from the distribution of additional teaching, learning and recreational material (recreation kits, exercise-books and school-in-a-box).
Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) has been launched in a total of 122 communities hosting refugees in East and Adamawa regions. 1,113 households for a total of 6,275 person have constructed and used their latrines. A total of 6,170 persons have been sensitized on water treatment and cholera prevention.
25 unaccompanied children (UAC) and 26 separated children (SC) were identified in October in the refugee Minawao camp.