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Africa

Cameroon

Programs

COVID-19

active
Period of performance: May 2022 – October 2024

Achievements

Revised and validated a national risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) plan within the context of outbreaks and subsequently held a training for fifty community leaders on leadership and community engagement in RCCE.

Developed and validated a national legal and regulatory framework for oxygen therapy and emergency care, which informed upgrades to facility infrastructure and equipment, as well as national plans for human resources for health.

Built capacity of the health workforce to provide clinical care: trained 81 health care workers and bio-medical technicians in the management and maintenance of medical oxygen infrastructures and networks; trained 140 health districts and health care staff on Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response (IDSR); trained 189 health care providers in oxygen therapy related to basic and advanced life support, approach to respiratory distress, oxygen therapy device, and oxygen therapy.

Assessed existing oxygen systems at four regional hospitals to identify capacity gaps and readiness to install new equipment, which informed the development of a two-year operational plan to upgrade oxygen systems.

Increased demand for COVID-19 vaccination through outreach activities: conducting awareness campaigns, educational talks, and meetings with traditional and religious leaders; producing communications materials and supporting social mobilization, including household visits and advocacy meetings with community leaders; engaging community change agents, religious leaders, and the private sector to promote COVID-19 vaccination; organizing educational talks and community engagement workshops; and implementing a digital strategy through social media that reached more than 2.4 million people.


Technical areas

Oxygen ecosystem strengthening

Health information systems

Community engagement and social and behavior change

Partners

Association Camerounaise pour le Marketing Social

PSI