nlp-thedeep/humsetbias huggingface dataset:
Screening and sensitization are ongoing at the Mungo Bridge with over 150,000 persons screened already by three Health Districts in alternation  ( Muyuka, Buea and Limbe )
The Norwegian Refugee Council has trained 20 Community Health Workers on sensitization and WASH in Limbe, Muyuka and Tiko Health Districts and they provided Soaps, posters and sensitization materials.
Training of some media organs on COVID 19 was done at the Region on the 07 May 2020.
06 cases  [ of COVID19 ]  have been referred out of the Region  [ SW ]  for better management.
There are 13 active cases in the Region, all of them are in Limbe.
The Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases of the University of Buea, one out of the two facilities recently selected by the Ministry of Health for COVID19 testing went operational on the 05 May 2020.
• Case definition has been contextualized; anyone reporting with difficult breathing, body weakness or flu like symptoms such as cough, fever, headache, sneezing etc., of unknown origin, accompanied by travel history to an exposed area or having made contact with a confirmed case from the 20 February 2020  ( Source National SOP ) . • The case definition has been made available to all health districts to enable tracking of suspected cases; however formal training is still being awaited.
Weekly meetings are held between the Regional Incident Management team and partners involved in the fight against COVID 19 to follow up and strengthen the Regional response plan. Recommendations from this meeting are channelled to the Regional Scientific Committee through the Regional Delegate.
• A team from the Central Level is in the Region to supervise the various aspects of elements COVID 19 response  ( coordination, management units, testing sites, Incident management system etc., )  at the SW delegation of health in the area of contact tracing and reporting.
An Ambulance donated by the Chinese Government to the Buea Regional Hospital to assist in the transportation of cases.
03 deaths have been recorded so far due to COVID 19  ( 01 within, and 02 out of the Region )
There are 13 active cases in the Region and 04 referrals have been done out of the Region. Through contact tracing, a total of 242 contacts have been tested and 17  ( 7% )  confirmed positive for COVID 19.
In SW Region a Regional IMS  [ Incident Management System ]  has been activated and a regional response plan elaborated and shared with partners to permit integration of efforts and better coordination.
UNICEF and UN Habitat launched the multisectoral RCCE strategy with some government ministries  ( MINPROFF, MINJEC, MINSANTE and MINCOM )  to the response against COVID 19 in poor and peri urban neighborhoods in the cities of Yaoundé, Douala and Bafoussam  ( Center, Littoral and West regions ) .
Despite the difficult access due to damaged infrastructure, national and local authorities are leading the response, supported by the Cameroon Red Cross, the International Committee of the Red Cross, NGOs and United Nations agencies as well as community based organizations. Humanitarian teams respond to the acute needs of the most vulnerable and displaced people and help communities to bounce back faster.
The mobile clinics project implemented by Reach Out in the North West and South West regions was funded by the UN Central Emergency Response Fund  ( CERF ) . Reach Out mobilised additional funds to ensure sustainability of the project in the Manyu division, predominantly in Eyumojock health district in the South West region for two months  ( October and November 2020 )  after the CERF funding ended.
From 6 to 8 November 2020, thirty eight staff from the entry points in the North, Adamaoua and Far North regions have been trained in Garoua  ( North region )  on standard operating procedures for cross border monitoring in the context of COVID 19 in accordance with the 2005 International Health Regulations  ( IHR 2005 )  in Cameroon, under the joint partnership of the Ministry of Health, IOM and WHO.
Attendance to mother and child health services has decreased since the beginning of the COVID 19 outbreak in the country, including participation in mass vaccination campaigns.
OCHA Sub Office in the South West region equally received IPC equipment from UNICEF to be distributed to health partner NGOs in the region. The donation was composed of two oxygen concentrators and accessories, 3,300 gloves, 12,250 surgical masks, 325 over blouses, 4,660 fabric masks, 50 FFP2 filtering masks, 300 protective glasses, 30 thermo flashes and seven thermometers.
OCHA Sub Office in the South West region supported the distribution of COVID 19 tests funded by the Regional Delegation of Public Health of the Center region. 350 PCR tests and 2,500 TDR have been distributed to health districts in the South West region from 21 October to 4 November 2020.
The Ministry of Health, with the Ministry of Basic Education and the Ministry of Secondary Education should increase the number of assessment visits to evaluate the effectiveness of prevention and response actions carried out in schools in view of the resurgence of the pandemic in schools.
27,934 people were reached by GBV prevention and response interventions in November including GBV awareness raising and information on available services  ( 19,197 ) ; dignity kits distribution  ( 151 ) ; women and girl safe space activities  ( 882 ) ; psychosocial support and PFA  ( 1,112 ) ; youth and adolescent support program  ( 712 ) ; life skill development for women  ( 429 ) ; capacity building for community members and frontline workers on GBV concepts  ( 1,299 ) ; distribution of menstrual hygiene kits  ( 180 ) ; engagement of men and boys to raise awareness on GBV  ( 3,065 )
UNICEF, through its implementing partner CARITAS, supported the implementation of basic health services, immunization, and COVID 19 prevention activities for IDPs in Menchum, NgoKetunjia, Manyu, Lebialem, and Meme divisions in the NWSW regions. 5,797 children 6 59 months old were vaccinated with routine vaccines and 1,830 children were treated for acute respiratory tract infections. 4,261 households received mosquito nets while 265,334 people were reached with messages on the prevention of infectious diseases including COVID 19 and the importance of seeking health care.
Health cluster partners were able to provide life saving assistance to persons in need despite the precarious security situation in the NWSW regions. WHO donated one trauma kit to the Bamenda regional hospital and another to the Kumba district hospital. These hospitals are hosting one trauma surgeon each deployed by WHO. A total of 62 surgical procedures were performed by the trauma surgeons in October. The clinical psychologists deployed by WHO consulted 99 patients, screened 100 people for mental health illnesses, trained health personnel on PFA, and members of some organizations on community mental health and psychosocial support.
The response strategy set up by the Cameroonian Government was adapted to the development of the pandemic phases of transmission. It prioritized the decentralization of response activities to the health district level. Polymerase Chain Reaction  ( PCR )  testing is possible in nine out of ten regions and rapid  ( TDR )  testing is available in all regions. The Ministry of health set up fifteen laboratories in all regions of the country to facilitate the screening process.
The food security cluster continued to hold its online coordination meetings and its technical working groups meetings  TWG  ( food assistance TWG and agriculture/livelihoods TWG )  to specifically discuss issues around harmonization of relief packages and ensure coordination to avoid duplication. These meetings also provided a platform to harmonize approaches, develop standardized tools, assistance packages and to identify critical technical capacity gaps.
395 persons received training on COVID 19 awareness, and rural women were trained on the cultivation of organic vegetables and crops.
In general, the epidemiological curve tends to rise with an average of 549 cases per week compared to 223 cases per week last month.
In the NW region, NRC through partners CBC and COMINSUD carried out a distribution of 1,000 packs containing some shelter and NFI kits in the Bui and Menchum divisions. This included 200 packs in Jakiri, 300 in Kumbo, 250 in Bafmen and 250 in Zhoa. This distribution reached 5,443 individuals  ( 2,610 males and 2,833 females ) . Each pack comprised of emergency shelter items, menstrual hygiene items, COVID 19 prevention items, hygiene items and basic household items.
During the reporting period 2,827 households were assisted; 1,827 in the NW and 1,000 in the SW.
Plan international distributed 827 shelter/NFI kits in Kumbo, reaching 4,135 individuals  ( 2,026 males and 2,109 females ) .
The Child Protection Area of Responsibility also conducted five training sessions on child protection case management. This included three sessions in Bamenda for Child Protection actors implementing in the NW and two in Buea for Child Protection actors based in the SW, strengthening the technical capacities of Child Protection partners. Every training session included 25 participants from different national and international NGOs and respected the COVID 19 mitigation.
During the reporting period, more than 55,000 beneficiaries were reached by Child Protection actors, with a variety of child protection interventions/activities. The interventions included the provision of psychosocial support services to children and caregivers, reaching 10,148 beneficiaries  ( 7,371 children and 2,777 adults ) ; case management for unaccompanied and separated children  ( UASC )  and other vulnerable children, reaching 797 children  ( 452 girls and 345 boys ) ; and awareness raising sessions to sensitize communities on child protection risks and concerns, GBV and COVID 19 preventive measures and symptoms, reaching 36,114 beneficiaries  ( 22,397 children and 13,717 adults ) .
Rapid assessments were carried out in 11 new communities where key informants reported humanitarian needs. Communities, where a high level of protection needs were identified, include Anyajua  ( Belo subdivision ) , Nsowngwa  ( Bafut subdivision ) , Mfuni  ( Eyumodjock subdivision ) , Illeh  ( Konye subdivision ) , Small Ekange  ( Tiko subdivision )  and Mile 16 Buea  ( Buea subdivision ) . IDPs in these communities face different risks ranging from serious threats to life, destruction of habitat, lack of access to services for women and children, lack of health facilities and poor water sanitation and hygiene conditions. 130 key informants were interviewed in the different communities. In Barombi  ( Meme )  and Ogomoko  ( Manyu ) , key informants highlighted the lack of civil status documentation as a major restriction to freedom of movement and a limiting factor to their access to basic services.
IRC trained 50 community leaders in Fako division on humanitarian principles, protection principles, protection risks, and sensitized 3,384 persons  ( 796 boys, 770 girls, 785 men, 1033 women )  on protection risks, humanitarian principles, human rights, civil status documentations including disability cards, and the available services.
During protection monitoring activities in November population movements were reported in many localities in the two regions, especially Menchum, Mezam, Boyo and Bui divisions of the NW region where close to 3,000 persons were forced to flee their homes. 585 protection incident reports were collected during November by protection partners. The main types of protection incidents reported include destruction of houses and properties, threats to life and personal security, killing/murder, looting, extortion, torture, SGBV, arrest and detention, arson. The most affected populations are IDPs followed by returnees.
Under the preventive programme for undernutrition in food insecure areas, 12,780 children  ( 6,002 boys and 6,778 girls )  between 6 and 23 months and 8,053 pregnant and lactating women  ( PLW )  were reached under the blanket supplementary feeding program  ( BSFP )  implemented by WFP partners. Two month rations  ( November and December 2020 )  were provided to the beneficiaries under the BSFP programme. Nutrition inputs  ( ready to use therapeutic food, drugs & therapeutic milk )  for SAM management for three months were prepositioned at regional headquarters in Bamenda and Buea to ease access by partners and avert any shortages.
IMMEDIATE NEEDS: • The region is still in need of more personal protective equipment; • A training for Mortuary attendants and council staff in the safe management and burial of bodies of COVID 19 related deaths; • A training of the Community Health Workers  ( CHWs )  on IPC in communities, and the follow up of contacts in COVID 19 affected health districts. • Triage and screening points require at the entrance of health facilities in both regions.
Throughout November, UNICEF supported the regional delegation of public health  ( RDPH )  to conduct the first round of periodic intensification of routine immunisation for children and pregnant women who had missed routine vaccination in seven health districts across both regions  ( Bamenda, Kumbo East, Nkambe, Wum, Kumba, Konye and Mamfe ) . A total of 16,448 infants were vaccinated including for measles and rubella  ( MR ) , tuberculosis  ( BCG ) , poliomyelitis and pneumonia. Yellow fever vaccines were given to 2,072 children while 2,607 others received human papillomavirus  ( HPV )  vaccines
PUI/RRM a mené une évaluation multisectorielle dans la ville de Kousseri dans le Logone Chari affectée par les inondations du 7 au 10 novembre 2020. 1 477 ménages dont 11 521 personnes sinistrées déplacées internes y sont dans le besoin en NFI/abri, éducation, protection, santé, sécurité alimentaire et WASH.
Afin d'y apporter une réponse urgente, PUI à travers le mécanisme de réponse rapide  ( RRM ) , a réhabilité sept forages à Mora,à Krouang et à Kousseri, construit 40 latrines d'urgence avec dispositif de lavage des mains à Krouang 2, Krouang 1 et Kawadji, touchant ainsi 6 000 personnes dans le Mayo Sava et Logone et Chari. Par ailleurs, 100 kits WASH et 20 cartons de 10,000 comprimés d'Aquatabs mis à disposition par l'UNICEF ont été distribués par ACDC et APA respectivement à 100 et 1,500 ménages touchées  ( soit environ 8,000 PDI et hôtes confondus ) , accompagnés des messages de bonnes pratiques WASH. Malgré la réponse apportée les besoins demeurent importants et un plaidoyer a été mené par le RRM à l'intersecteur pour l'assistance à ces populations sinistrées.
L'accès dans certaines localités du département du Logone et Chari reste difficile du fait des inondations et les routes sont jonchées de nids de poule. Toutefois deux évaluations des besoins ont été réalisées dans les localités de Ngouzo, Krouang 1, Krouang 2, Mainani, Madagascar 1, Madagascar 2, Goré, Babou, Ngargouzo, Pagui, Marouaré, Bagui et kousseri du 7 au 10 novembre 2020 et à Mora Massaré du 9 au 11 Novembre 2020 dans le MayoSava.1 678 ménages déplacés internes recensés sont dans le besoin urgent d'assistance alimentaire, de NFI/abris et de kits Wash. 45 forages non fonctionnels ont été recensés par SAHELI dans l'arrondissement de Blangoua.
L'insécurité croissante dans plusieurs localités de la région constitue également un frein à la réponse du secteur  [ NFI/Abris ]  . Par conséquent ,seulement 384 ménages de Zina, Blangoua et Kousséri dans le Logone et Chari, affectés par les inondations ont reçu des kits NFI/Abris de ACDC et Intersos. 2 500 sacs vides ont également été distribués par Codas Caritas à 210 ménages de Blangoua et à 316 élèves de Blaram pour la construction de barrières de protection autour de leurs maisons et de leurs écoles.
167 sessions de dialogues intergénérationnels/interreligieux sur les conséquences de la consommation de drogues, le risque de violence et la protection des enfants pendant la préparation des fêtes de fin d'année dans les trois départements affectés par la crise ont été menés par ALDEPA touchant 2 799 personnes  ( 651 filles, 566 garçons, 1 007 femmes et 575 hommes )  sous financement UNICEF.
Quatre campagnes et deux activités de sensibilisation portant sur la protection internationale, la COVID 19, les méfaits de la discrimination, l'accès aux services disponibles et la cohabitation pacifique ont été menés auprès de 834 dans les départements affectés par la crise.
HCR a également organisé un atelier d'échange sur la lutte contre les risques d'apatridie et les rôles et responsabilités auquel ont pris part 36 autorités administratives, judiciaires, les officiers d'état civil et personnels de santé dans la région de l'Extrême Nord. En collaboration avec l'université de Maroua, le BUNEC, HCR a organisé une conférence sur la lutte contre les risques d'apatridie au Cameroun à l'université de Maroua.
The WHO Incident Manager from AFRO region and Polio Programme Coordinator from Yaoundé on mission to SW region to support the COVID 19 response.
UNICEF avec l'appui ses partenaires de mise en œuvre ALIMA, CRF et IMC ont accompagné la délégation régionale de la santé de l'Extrême Nord  ( DRSP EN )  dans la prise en charge de 39 964 enfants  ( soit 21 527 filles et 18 437garcons )  souffrant de malnutrition aigüe sévère  ( MAS )  dont 2 051 PDI admis et pris en charge dans les centres nutritionnels ambulatoires pour MAS et centres nutritionnels thérapeutiques  ( CNAS/CNTI )  de la région depuis janvier 2020.
Dans le cadre de la continuité des services de santé, les partenaires ont apporté leur appui dans la mise en œuvre des activités de routine du programme élargi de vaccination  ( PEV )  en stratégie avancée dans les districts de santé de Makari et de Fotokol. Action Contre la Faim  ( ACF )  et ALIMA ont reçu 5 945 personnes en consultations curatives  ( internes et externes )  et 1 775 femmes en consultations préventives  ( santé de reproduction, consultations pré et postnatales ainsi que des accouchements assistés )  dans les formations sanitaires des districts de santé de Kousseri, Mada, Makary et Goulfey  ( Dabanga, Maltam, Afade, Bodo, Amdjagara, Mara,Goulfey, Goulfey Gana,Nadji, Hilélé )  dans le Logone et Chari. Une faible implication des responsables de ces formations sanitaires et l'absence du partenaire d'appui à l'hôpital de district de Goulfey a cependant été relevée.
le PAM a distribué 77 692 700 francs CFA par E voucher et 2 362 tonnes des vivres à 67 750 réfugiés nigérians,19 080 personnes dans les communautés locales et 40 880 PDI dans le Logone et chari et le MayoSava.
Avec le financement du Partenariat Mondial pour l'Education  ( PME ) , UNICEF a également procédé à la distribution de kits didactiques  ( 80 kits d'enseignement des mathématiques )  et scolaires  ( 21 508 cahiers, 2 265 boîtes de couleurs, 2 269 boîtes de crayons, 208 boîtes de craie, 1 222 sacs, 3 906 ardoises, 14 030 stylos )  dans 60 écoles primaires de l'arrondissement de Makari ciblés par le projet, bénéficiant ainsi à 18 520 élèves  ( 6,965 filles )  et 106 enseignants  ( 11 femmes ) .
UNICEF a soutenu la continuité des services d'éducation dans 17 écoles primaires. Cet appui a essentiellement consisté en la fourniture d'intrants didactiques et sanitaires : 17 tentes et bâches, 20 kits écoles, 24 kits récréatifs, 24 cartons de savons. Ceci permettant à 6,355 enfants  ( 2,247 filles )  et 55 enseignants  ( 2 femmes )  de poursuivre leur activité éducative en dépit du contexte.
Les inondations dans la région de l'Extrême Nord ont interrompu les activités éducatives dans 104 structures, soit 60 primaires et 44 secondaires. 22 429 enfants  ( 7 368 filles )  dans le département du Mayo Danay et 15 782 enfants  ( 5 623 filles )  dans le Logone et Chari étudient dans des écoles relocalisées avec des moyens limités de matériel didactique ou se retrouvent privés d'éducation en raison de l'enclavement.
Fotokol héberge plus de 16 500 personnes déplacées internes  ( PDI ) . Plusieurs organisations humanitaires dont les procédures sécuritaires ne permettent pas d'utiliser le seul moyen de transport disponible ont des difficultés pour acheminer les denrées et biens destinées à cette population déplacée internes.
La montée des eaux rend également impossible l'accès par route à la ville de Fotokol dans le département du Logone et Chari. En conséquence, les seuls moyens de transport pour mener des opérations humanitaires dans cette localité sont des pirogues, mais les coûts sont élevés et leur utilisation n'est pas autorisée par certaines organisations.
Since the beginning of the rainy season in July 2020, floods affected nearly 165,000 people in the Far North region. Flooding caused human and material damages in five of the seven divisions of the region.
With more than 24,700 confirmed cases of COVID 19 and 437 deaths by 30 November 2020, Cameroon was ranked among the ten countries with the highest number of confirmed cases in Africa.
Le Cameroun a franchi les 20 000 cas positifs et reste le 9ème pays ayant le plus grand nombre de cas confirmés en Afrique après, respectivement, l'Afrique du Sud, l'Egypte, le Maroc, l'Ethiopie, le Nigeria, l'Algérie, Ghana, Kenya
More than 105,000 persons at Matazem and 6,800 persons in Widikum screened as of 05 May 2020.
The WHO is supporting the Cholera programme for Toki Health district, in SW region.
OCHA continued to advocate for effective and principled humanitarian action through two regular meetings of the InterCluster Coordination Group  ( ICCG ) , two meetings of the Humanitarian Coordination Forum  ( HCF ) , three meetings of the Access Working Group and one meeting of the Information Management Working Group. OCHA chaired one Area Rapid Response Model  ( ARRM )  update meeting to discuss progress on responses in Nguti  ( SW )  and Belo  ( NW ) . OCHA coordinated and took the lead on an inter agency assessment mission to Kumba on 29 October 2020.
La Croix Rouge Camerounaise  ( CRC )  dénombre 5 553 personnes sinistrées par les inondations dans le département du Mayo Danay au début d'août.
Under the preventive programme for malnutrition in food insecure areas, 10,249 children between six to 23 months and 6,558 pregnant and lactating women  ( PLW )  were reached under the Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program  ( BSFP )  implemented by World Food Programme  ( WFP )  partners. High levels of insecurity in BSFP locations, especially in the NW, slowed down the distribution process. Furthermore, the rainy season also affected implementation of the BSFP activities.
In October, 74,404 individuals benefited from various WASH services, including COVID 19 prevention interventions, implemented by nine WASH partners in the NWSW regions. The NGO Plan International rehabilitated 15 emergency latrines  ( 36 stances )  in 15 child friendly spaces  ( CFS )  in Mezam and Fako divisions in the NW and SW regions respectively; over 1,800 children are expected to use the latrines.
In the NW, UNHCR and partners assisted 800 households with core relief items in the Widikum subdivision. 1,000 vulnerable members of the assisted communities also received shelter kits. Eight households corresponding to 41 individuals in some quarters within Bamenda receive rental subsidies from SHUMAS.
In the SW, UNHCR through its partner Plan International assisted 954 households in the Fako division, mostly in the West Coast, Tiko and Limbe subdivisions. Core relief items were distributed to 254 households, 196 households received light emergency shelter kits and 508 households received shelter material as their houses had been partly damaged as a result of attacks.
A total of 18,325 persons were reached with GBV prevention and response interventions in October including GBV awareness raising and information on available services. Also,11,120 dignity kits were distributed to women and girls, 50 women and girls participated in safe space activities, 1,743 beneficiaries received psychosocial support and psychosocial first aid services, 1,874 men and boys were reached in engagement activities, and 1,883 youth and adolescents were sensitized. 64 participants took part in life skill development for women and girls, and capacity building trainings on GBV concepts for community members and frontline workers.
The number of reported GBV cases remains very high with 669 cases reported in October. Sexual violence represents 35 percent of the reported cases while survivors' access to a multi sectoral response remains a challenge. Survivors of GBV incidents are mostly women  ( 85 percent ) , 11 percent of which are living with disabilities, and 49 percent are children. Survivors received various services including psychosocial support  ( 20 percent ) , healthcare  ( 24 percent ) , livelihood services  ( 32 percent )  and legal assistance  ( one percent ) .
After the massacre of children in Kumba, an interagency United Nations assessment mission was conducted, and protection cluster members continue to monitor and assist to the affected population. The protection and education clusters released advocacy notes calling on all stakeholders to engage in the protection of civilians, especially women and children. Protection monitoring activities were conducted in 13 divisions including some activities conducted remotely in Boyo, Ngoketunjia, Manyu, Lebialem and Ndian due to security reasons. In total, 903 protection incident reports were collected in October.
The Multi Sector Needs Assessment  ( MSNA )  conducted in August 2020 in the NWSW regions showed low coverage of nutrition services in the assessed villages highlighting the need to scale up nutrition services. Only 25 percent of the assessed villages reported availability of nutrition services/response. While 65 percent of these villages reported the availability of nutrition screening, only 24 percent reported that the treatment of severe acute malnutrition  ( SAM )  was available.
From 26 to 30 November 2020 WHO and the International Rescue Committee  ( IRC )  organized a training of health care worker on case management in Buea, in the South West region.
OCHA and WHO supported the regional delegation of public health in the Far North conducting the evaluation of infection prevention and control  ( IPC )  mechanism in six health facilities, Maroua regional hospital, Meri district hospital and health centers of Bogo, Godola, Madaka and Douvangar.
On 26 November, the regional delegation of public health in the East region with the technical support of the Organization of Coordination for the fight against Endemic diseases in Central Africa  ( OCEAC )  organized a training workshop in Bertoua for health personnel and other sectors in charge of COVID 19 monitoring in the main cross border corridors / nodes between Cameroon and Central African Republic.
Dans la catégorie la moins sévère se trouvent 33,8% des ménages interrogés, c'est à dire ceux qui ont au cours des 30 derniers jours ayant précédé l'enquête fait recours aux stratégies d'adaptation négatives suivantes :   Biens ménagers / biens vendus  ( radio, meubles, réfrigérateur, télévision, bijoux, etc. )    Achat de nourriture à crédit ou emprunté   Économies dépensées   Argent emprunté
14,5% des ménages sont en situation alimentaire de « Crise » c'est à dire, que ces personnes ont au cours des 30 derniers jours ayant précédé l'enquête fait recours aux mécanismes de survie suivants :   Vente des actifs productifs ou des moyens de transport  ( machine à coudre, brouette, vélo, voiture, etc. )  ;   Consommation des stocks de semences à conserver pour la saison suivante   Retrait des enfants de l'école.
Dans l'idée de savoir si à un moment ou à un autre les ménages avaient fait des stockages pour anticiper sur une éventuelle hausse inquiétante des prix, une fermeture des marchés par les autorités ou une interdiction de circulation des biens et des personnes pour limiter les contacts et ainsi contrer la propagation de la Covid 19. A cette question, seuls 27,9% des ménages interrogés déclarent que les membres de la communauté ont fait des stockages dans ce sens ; ce faible taux est principalement dû au faible pouvoir d'achat des ménages et au revenu des ménages qui est acquis au jour le jour à travers les petits activités  ( petit commerce, travail occasionnel, etc ) .
79,2% des ménages interrogés ont indiqué avoir contracté une dette pour compenser la baisse de revenu et les principales de ces dettes sont les besoins de subsistance et les coûts des soins médicaux
In May, Cluster partners supported 23,731 school aged children  ( 9,840 boys and 13,891 girls )  as well as 18,382 teachers  ( 8,539 men and 9,843 women ) , facilitators and caregivers in the NWSW through distance learning, psychosocial support and provision of meals for learning in the NWSW regions, including COVID 19 related key life saving messages. This includes 15,963 children  ( 6,339 boys and 9,624 girls )  who benefited from child friendly key messages on prevention and response related to the Covid 19 pandemic in Boyo, Bui and Mezam divisions of the NW as well as Fako, Manyu and Ndian divisions of the SW.
4,345 COVID 19 impacted learners  ( 2,004 boys and 2,341 girls )  benefited from meals for learning in Boyo and Mezam divisions of the NW as well as Fako division of the SW.
The NWSW regions will re open schools from 1 June for children who will sit for general exams after the country wide closure for ten weeks, to prevent the spread of COVID 19. 72%  ( 18,778 out of 25,947 children )  of eligible students have registered for the general exams in the NW
AFRINET, IRC and REACHOUT facilitated access to clean water to over 14,400 individuals through provision of household aquatabs in the SW region.
The hotline number establish by UNHCR/ INTERSOS received within the month 123 calls  ( 84 from NW, 18 from SW and 21 from other regions )  related to protection alerts and humanitarian needs. 10% of the calls concerned GBV cases, while 58% of the callers reported various protection incidents.
In spite of the security and access difficulties, Cluster partners reached 155,734 people through food assistance. Almost 2,000 people in the Bamenda 2 subdivision received cash for food while about 5,000 people in the NWSW have been so far supported through some income generating activities like grants/loans for small businesses and skills acquisition training.
Up to 18% of the households do not have soap or any disinfectant in their premises  ( 3% in the South region, 10.8% in the South West and 42% in Far North region ) .
In the North West and South West regions, the situation of violence in the regions forces the internally displaced to live in forests without permanent/adequate housing.
DECEMBER 2014: Cross border attacks by suspected Boko Haram members provoke the displacement of more than 60,000 Cameroonians within the Far North.
270,870 IDPs were registered in the Far North in August 2019  ( DTM 19, IOM, August 2019 ) , an increase of 8,039 IDPs between April and August 2019.
The displacement situation remains dynamic with new displacements on a daily basis, including multiple displacements of the same persons. Moreover, it has been estimated that the number of affected host populations within the North West and South West is exceeding 741,000.
The Far North remains the most vulnerable area with one out of two severely acute malnourished children in this area. However, the nutritional situation has not yet been fully assessed in the North West and South West regions.
Analysis of recent SMART surveys on the percentage change in cases of undernutrition according to the age of children  ( 0 and 59 months )  for priority regions  ( Far North, North, Adamawa, East )  shows an increase in child growth retardation between the age of 4 and 5 months and up to around 24 months which corroborates scientific publications  ( in particular Lancet series 2011 )  on the need to act during the 1,000 days window of opportunity through preventive actions.
Although it is the richest region in terms of natural resources, particularly with its dense forests, access to social services remains limited. Economic activities are limited to subsistence agriculture, forestry and mining.
The emergency recovery needs of people affected by the crisis are threefold: access to temporary employment opportunities for youth and women, access to vocational training for youth, and access to a minimum of basic services.
Lower educational levels are associated with high protection risks, increase in child pregnancies, higher child and maternal mortality rates, and reduced incomes.
The increasing number of people displaced and the trend of return in some areas are skyrocketing the needs to access basic social services and sustainable livelihoods, among others. In addition to returning IDPs  ( displaced due to insecurity or the floods in late 2019 ) , many former returnees are seeking economic assistance to facilitate their reintegration.
The Far North has a poverty rate of 74.3% compared to a national average of 37.5%. The literacy rate is almost half in North and East  ( 43% )  compared to the rest of the country  ( 72% )  and the approximate ratio of health workers to the total population is almost double in the Far North and North  ( 1,170 and 1,798 respectively )  compared to the national level of 579.
2.2 million people across the country are in need of early recovery assistance. The most vulnerable people are mainly IDPs  ( more than 108,714 ) , Nigerian and Central African refugees  ( more than 292,863 )  and their host populations, and returnees  ( 110,574 ) , particularly in the Far North.
Many humanitarian response areas are difficult for humanitarian actors to access due to the distance from Yaoundé, poor road conditions and insecurity, particularly in the North, Far North, North West and South West regions. Under these conditions, air transport provided by UNHAS is the safest and most reliable way to reach the intervention sites. Beyond operational support, UNHAS services is also a critical component of duty of care policy.
The insecurity prevailing in the North West, South West and Far North regions continues to hamper the provision of humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable people. In both contexts, the presence of UNDSS is key to assess the security risks and threats faced by the humanitarian community. These assessments provide strategic guidance and operational advice to ensure that humanitarian organizations deploy in a safe and secure manner.
Almost 4.9 million people are estimated to be food insecure, almost 1.5 million of them in the North West and South West regions  ( 33% of the regional population ) .
The arrival of the COVID 19 pandemic in Cameroon led to the necessity to dramatically change the way in which humanitarian assistance is provided. OCHA is coordinating the humanitarian partners in the Far North, the North West and South West and at capital level to ensure humanitarian operations are adapted and re prioritized in the light of COVID 19, to “Do No Harm' and to integrate COVID 19 preparedness and response activities in all humanitarian action. OCHA is also working closely with WHO to strengthen the Government's response coordination, to align humanitarian activities at regional level with regional government response plans and to support the response of local authorities, as appropriate. UNHCR is taking the lead to coordinate humanitarian operations, including on the COVID 19 response in the Adamawa, East and North regions.
Measures taken to prevent a further transmission of the COVID 19 pandemic and Government travel restrictions affect operational mobility and constitute a further humanitarian access constraint. This concerns both movement into and within the country.
Humanitarian actors are not deliberately targeted. Access constraints are mainly linked to criminality  ( attacks by road blockers )  in remote areas of Adamawa and North, as well as military operations along the border between Cameroon and CAR.
Due to insecurity, some humanitarian partners rely on armed escorts – as a last resort   to access particularly insecure areas.
This  [ MPC: multipurpose cash transfers ]  scaling up was possible thanks to the establishment of Cash Working Groups  ( CWG )  in the regions. The Far North CWG set up the Minimum Expenditure Basket  ( MEB )  for the Lake Chad basin crisis response. An estimate of the monetary value needed by a household to meet its basic needs, permanently or seasonally, was agreed upon. The use of the MEB reinforces the multisectoral nature of the humanitarian intervention pronounced by IASC and further encouraged by the improved HPC approach.
In 2017, WFP, IRC, CRS and Plan International, jointly provided humanitarian assistance using multipurpose cash transfers  ( MPC )  to 1,180 IDP households in the Far North region. This was the second time that humanitarian actors in Cameroon had used multipurpose cash to cover both food and non food needs in their emergency response. The use of MPC has scaled up since.
Le contrôle des passagers pour détecter les symptômes de la COVID 19 est obligatoire aux points d'entrée – y compris aux frontières terrestres, aux ports maritimes et aux aéroports internationaux de Yaoundé, Douala et Garoua.
Between 18 March and 11 April, an estimated 7,317 persons  ( 1,097 households )  returned from the West, Littoral, Center regions to the North West region, and 1,455 persons  ( 246 Households )  returned from the Littoral and West to the South West region, following a State decision to close all schools in order to prevent the spread of COVID 19. This population movement is still ongoing, increasing the risk of COVID 19 transmission in the two regions with a population particularly vulnerable due to nonoperational or dysfunctional health facilities.
There has been an increase in maternal mortality rates, as well as infant mortality, and in some areas only 12% of women are giving birth in health centers.
The COVID 19 5W from May 2020 reports 65 actors, including UN agencies, international and national NGOs, declared assisting the Government in the COVID 19 pandemic response. These partners have capacities in terms of experts, human resources, financial resources, logistics and materials to support the response within the eight pillars around which the Government's response is structures. These actors intervene mostly in regions in which they already carry out humanitarian activities. However, several organizations also considerably scaled up interventions in the major cities Yaoundé  ( Center )  and Douala  ( Littoral )  which are hotspots of the COVID 19 outbreak but where few activities had been carried out previously.
A COVID 19 National Preparedness and Response Plan has been developed by the Ministry of Public Health with the support of WHO, including a determination of zones at increased risk  ( localities with air and seaports: Yaoundé, Douala, Garoua, Kribi and Limbe ) . The preparedness and response plan include the management of arrivals at the points of entry, isolation, patient care, infection prevention and control, supplies, risks communication, surveillance and capacity building.
[ SITE DE MBILE ]  Au 30 Septembre 2020, la population du site s'élève à 13 719 réfugiés centrafricains. 54,18% de la population a moins de 18 ans et les femmes/filles représentent 49,81%. Les besoins prioritaires sont : les moyens de subsistance, les abris familiaux et les Infrastructures, l'assainissement, la santé, la nutrition et l'éducation.
The Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse  ( PSEA )  Taskforce is also the primary body for coordination, best practice exchange, and oversight on SEA prevention and response measures. It brings technical support and guidance to the regional PSEA networks established among humanitarian partners in the Far North, the East, the North West and South West regions.
Since September 2019, the Far North has witnessed a further resurgence in violence, leading to the new internal displacement of over 50,000 people. However, there is a decrease of almost 50% in the number of people in need under the 2019 HNO  ( 1.9 million )  and the 2020 HNO  ( 1 million ) .
Meanwhile, the number of people in need has continuously increased between 2015 and 2019, mostly due to an upsurge in violence and insecurity. Boko Haram violence in the Far North has led to a steady rise of displacement since 2014. The number of people affected by the crisis in the North West and South West has dramatically increased in the second half of 2018, due to increasing acts of violence, and was one of the fastest growing displacement crises in Africa in 2018   and is since continuously growing. Meanwhile, the East, Adamawa and North regions continue to be confronted with the influx of refugees from the Central African Republic which arrived in two waves of displacement, in 2003/2004 and 2013/2014.
L'ensemble des personnes enquêtées, que ce soit en site ou hors site, ont été informées de l'existence de la pandémie de COVID 19 ainsi que les mesures barrières, ceci par l'entremise des moyens de communication formels  ( radio, télévision, internet… ) , l'entourage ou bien les services étatiques et les ONGs
La majorité des personnes enquêtées  ( 87% )  proposent des appuis en vue du redémarrage et du renforcement du secteur agricole, 58% des répondants souhaitent développer des micros, petites et moyennes entreprises et 44% des répondants souhaitent la mise en place d'un programme de filet de protection sociale pour atténuer les effets du COVID 19.
Multisectoral initiatives such as the Rapid Response Mechanism  ( RRM )  are operational in the Far North using a multisectoral tool  ( MSA )  allowing a standardized analysis of community needs.
Some sectors have developed joint response strategies: Education works with the WASH Sector to ensure WASH services in schools, with the Food Security Sector on school feeding projects and shares relevant information of school children with the Health Sector. The Nutrition and WASH sectors engage communities jointly in sensitization campaigns and carry out joint distributions. The Nutrition and Health sectors also carry out joint activities when the same target groups are concerned, and nutrition is integrated in the food distributions. WASH and Health work together on the cholera response in the North West and South West regions. Furthermore, the Food Security, Livelihood and Early Recovery sectors join forces on livelihood projects.
En outre, pour les ménages pauvres des régions du nord où la production est estimée moyenne, les récoltes en cours de cultures pluviales améliorent l'accès à la nourriture et les revenus provenant de la vente des nouvelles récoltes, ce qui porte leurs conditions de sécurité alimentaire à un niveau Minimale  ( Phase 1 de l'IPC )  jusqu'en mai 2021.
While at the end of 2018, 530,000 people were estimated to have been displaced due to the crisis  [ security situation ] , needs assessments carried out in 2019 indicate displacement of more than 720,000 people – an increase of 30%. The number of people displaced within the two regions  [ North West and South West ]  remained at around 450,000 between the assessments carried out in July 2018 and August 2019. However, the number of people displaced to other regions of Cameroon increased almost three fold from 80,000 to 220,000 persons displaced to the Adamawa, Littoral, West, and Central regions.
Les prix actuels des principales denrées alimentaires de base restent plus élevés que l'année dernière et leur moyenne sur cinq ans, les prix des plantains, des bananes, des macabos et du poisson étant supérieurs de 10 pour cent à leur niveau saisonnier, en raison d'un approvisionnement du marché inférieur à la moyenne et aussi à cause de la spéculation et de la pénurie artificielle créée par certains grossistes.
Malgré l'assouplissement de certaines de ces restrictions depuis le 1er mai 2020, une baisse des activités économiques continue d'affecter les moyens de subsistance. Une étude récente  ( septembre 2020 )  financée par l'OCHA pour évaluer les besoins des personnes déplacées à Yaoundé a indiqué que 68 pour cent d'entre elles ont des revenus inférieurs aux seuils du salaire minimum.
Une étude réalisée par le HCR et Plan International pour évaluer l'impact de COVID 19 sur les moyens de subsistance des réfugiés urbains à Yaoundé et Douala un mois après le début de la pandémie a révélé qu'environ 80 pour cent avaient perdu leur emploi, 93 pour cent avaient des difficultés à satisfaire les besoins alimentaires quotidiens et 46 pour cent avaient des revenus inférieurs aux seuils du salaire minimum.
Les résultats de la récente enquête nationale sur la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition  ( ENSAN )  menée en septembre montrent qu'environ 75 pour cent des ménages de la région de l'Extrême Nord ont un régime alimentaire équilibré avec un score de consommation alimentaire acceptable, alors que 4,6 pour cent des ménages ont un score de consommation alimentaire médiocre en septembre 2020.
L'exportation de céréales vers le Nigeria et le bassin du Grand Lac Tchad reste une source majeure de revenus pour les ménages pauvres du côté camerounais. Le gouvernement camerounais a en outre interdit les flux de céréales vers le Nigeria entre juillet et novembre afin de préserver les stocks nationaux. Les principaux marchés des localités durement touchées du Logone et du Chari, ainsi que les marchés frontaliers d'Amchide, de Fotokol, de Dabanga et de Doublé ont été fortement perturbés, avec des activités limitées.
Les flux commerciaux continuent d'être perturbés entre l'ExtrêmeNord et les pays voisins  ( Tchad et Nigeria )  en raison de la fermeture des frontières due à l'insécurité et le COVID 19. Bien que certaines activités commerciales informelles se poursuivent encore, les flux inférieurs à la moyenne limitent les possibilités de subsistance des ménages pauvres.
Comme le reste de la région, Mayo Danay et Logone et Chari ont continué à être confrontés à d'importants déficits, le sorgho et le maïs à Yagoua et à Kouserri se vendant respectivement 67 75pour cent et 18 41 pour cent de plus que la même période l'année dernière.
Les précipitations supérieures à la moyenne qui ont commencé en août et ont entraîné des inondations généralisées en septembre et octobre auraient des répercussions importantes sur la quantité de cultures et la qualité des céréales. La FICR  ( octobre 2020 )  fait état d'environ 17 656 ha de terres agricoles déjà touchées et de 7 959 têtes de bétail détruites. Les inondations actuelles risquent d'être plus dévastatrices que celles de 2019, qui auraient causé plus de 5 à 10 pour cent de pertes de récoltes.
En plus de l'insécurité, la fermeture des frontières, les perturbations dans les chaînes d'approvisionnement mondiales et la lenteur du système de transport national causée par COVID 19 ont limité l'importation et la distribution des intrants agricoles. Toutefois, ces impactes ont été atténué par une augmentation du soutien apporté par le gouvernement et les organisations internationales et locales sous forme d'engrais, de semences améliorées de céréales et de légumineuses, de petits outils agricoles  ( houes, coutelas ) , de pulvérisateurs et de motopompes, y compris des transferts monétaires.
Les ménages des régions du Grand Nord récoltent actuellement du maïs, du sorgho, du millet et des légumineuses, et consomment donc leur propre production, estimé moyenne dans la plupart de la région. Cependant, les fréquentes attaques de Boko Haram dans certaines localités de Mayo Sava, Logone et Chari et Mayo Tsanaga continue à affecter négativement l'engagement des populations dans les activités agricoles, réduisant la surface cultivée légèrement en dessous de la moyenne.
Bien que les ménages pauvres soient actuellement en mesure de satisfaire leurs besoins alimentaires de base, une insécurité alimentaire de Crise  ( IPC Phase 3 )  est attendue pour la plupart des ménages pauvres des régions du Nord Ouest et du Sud Ouest dès novembre, puisque les stocks s'épuisent précocement
Trois mois après le début de la récolte, qui a été inférieure à la moyenne pour la quatrième saison consécutive, les prix se sont stabilisés ou ont diminué dans la plupart des régions, à l'exception de Bamenda où les prix ont augmenté d'environ 10 à 18 pour cent au cours du dernier mois en raison d'un faible approvisionnement des zones rurales.
Toutefois, les contraintes de financement et les difficultés opérationnelles freinent les activités humanitaires dans ces régions. L'analyse des lacunes effectuée par le Cluster Sécurité Alimentaire du Nord Ouest, Sud Ouest montre qu'en août 2020, seulement 44 pour cent du nombre de personnes ciblées avaient reçu une aide pour la nourriture.