Campo—In Campo, a humid forest town in southern Cameroon, daily life revolves around fishing and farming. Some vector borne diseases, despite having declined sharply, still persist—including sleeping sickness, also known…
Read moreNiamey—In a small camp set up on the outskirts of Gueskérrou, a locality in the Diffa region in Niger near the Nigerian border, Amina, 34, describes the conditions in which she has lived since fleeing insecurity in her h…
Read moreDouala —Along with Senegal, Cameroon is implementing the “Healthy Food Market” project in the city of Douala through two pilot markets: New Deido and Ndogpassi. Coordinated by the urban municipality, this project aims to…
Read moreFreetown—When Sierra Leone confirmed its first mpox case in January 2025, few anticipated the scale of the health emergency. By November of that year, more than 5400 cases and 60 deaths were reported across the country.W…
Read moreNouakchott—In the Hodh El Chargui region in eastern Mauritania, where mental health services were previously limited, a listening and psychosocial support space has gradually been established in Timbedra town’s health ce…
Read moreDouala—Since June 2023, Cameroon has been implementing the “Healthy Food Market” project in two pilot markets in Douala: Ndogpassi and New Deido. Described as a transformational and social initiative, the project is base…
Read moreWhen the first patches appeared on her skin, Espérance, who lives in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), did not understand what was happening to her.
Read moreBusuma, Burundi—Burundi is facing a growing humanitarian emergency as thousands of people fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to cross the border, placing increasing strain on health ser…
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