Highlights
Widespread flooding in the North and Far North districts of Cameroon continues to cause extreme hardship for the local populations. Crops have been destroyed, especially millet, rice and sorghum, which may lead to serious food shortages. Water is beginning to recede around the Benoue River in the North, however, in the Far North increased water in the Logon River downstream of Lake Maga is contributing to flooding in the departments of Logon and Chari. During the last week (13-18 October) 1,274 families (8,238 persons) in Kousseri district were displaced and the number of displaced is expected to increase further in the coming week.
1.9 million children reached with polio, measles, DPT, Vitamin A and deworming campaign in Extreme North, North and Adamaoua regions.
No funding received in the last reporting period. Additional funds are needed urgently to be able to meet the new emerging needs of flood affected areas.
Coverage of SAM increased from 30% to 47% during the reporting period, with 25,949 children admitted to therapeutic feeding programs. This is a result of data rationalising and training efforts being carried out since last three months. The distribution improvements have also helped achieve better results in this month.
