Accepting Vaccination: Why Change In Communication Strategy Turned The Tides
A growing number of Cameroonians regard
vaccination with skepticism. This is partly explained by ignorance and the
rumours often peddled on social media on the “demerits” or supposed risks of vaccination. Of late, the situation was worsened by the stance of two
Roman Catholic Church dioceses whose bishops openly declared they would allow their female parishioners to be vaccinated against
Central African Republic, CAR refugees in Cameroon’s
East Region. “These people have no problem whatsoever with vaccination!” says
Meka Monique Blanche, a midwifery supervisor with the Africa Humanitarian Action, AHA aid organisation in
Personal Sacrifice That Paid Off
Moussa Oumarou, a commercial motorbike rider, gave up his job to assist his wife take care of their preterm twins through the kangaroo method.
Were it not for his timely and wise decision, their babies might not be alive today. Unlike most husbands, he saw baby care – especially
“specialised” baby care - not only as a woman’s responsibility, but also his duty.
Moussa Oumarou,
a commercial motorbike rider, and wife,
Oumoul Kousoulmi, were on November 2, 2020, blessed with a set of twins – their fifth and sixth children. But the celebration of the newborn by the
Maternal, Newborn, Child Health: Mortality Rates Curbed, Hospital Delivery Figures Raised
According to the last
Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey and the
2014 Multi-indicator Cluster Survey Statistics, MICS report, about 7,000 women die in the country due to
pregnancy complications or during
delivery. While
neonatal mortality (the death rate of babies in the first 28 days of life) was 28 deaths per 1,000 live births. Concerned by the situation, government, with the support of the
United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF and the
United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, launched the
Running from 2018-2022, the project is funded by the
Islamic Development Bank, IsDB. It covers 34 health districts in the
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