AV material for Social Media dissemination strategy on Cross River State project (Nigeria)

Original Images: MSF intervention in Cross River State (MSFSTO27219) and Cameroonian Refugees in Cross River State (MSFSTO27172)

The crisis in the North-West and South-West Regions of Cameroon commenced in 2016 when violence erupted following disputes around the Regions´ judicial and education systems. The fighting escalated further in October 2017, when secessionist armed factions calling for an independent state were confronted by the military.

By December 2018, UN-OCHA noted that intensified violence had led to the internal displacement of over 437,500 people in the North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon. In Nigeria- as of the end of December 2018, UNHCR reported that more than 32,000 Cameroonians had been recorded as refugees.

As the situation deteriorates, refugees continue to cross into Nigeria as the situation deteriorates yet the international response remains insufficient to meet their medical and humanitarian needs. Inside Cameroon, MSF has been strengthening the referral and emergency systems of district health structures in Buea (Southwest Region) and Bamenda (Northwest Region).

MSF Cross River project started with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities; namely boreholes and latrines in Obanliku and Boki Local Government Areas (LGAs). Medical activities started in the last week of July 2018 with an outpatient clinic at the Comprehensive Health Centre (CHC) in Ikom to serve both the host and refugee community. MSF now operates six mobile clinics namely Adagom, Agbokim, Amana, Bashu, Biajua, and Danare spread across 5 LGAs of Obanlinku, Boki, Ikom, Ogoja and Etung. Addittionally, MSF has dug 6 new boreholes, and repaired 28 hand pumps on existing wells/boreholes in 11 communities.