For years, women in Cameroon’s North West and South West regions faced the grim reality of giving birth without access to trained medical care. Many walked long distances to reach a health facility, while others lost their babies or their lives due to delays and lack of infrastructure. Today, that narrative is changing, thanks to […]

UNFPA, CBC Health Services empower Health Facilities to deliver Quality Maternal and Reproductive Healthcare in Conflict-Affected Regions The Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), recently concluded more than two weeks of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) mission across nine health facilities in the North West and South

The CBC Health Services, with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has taken a major step toward improving equitable access to healthcare by training leaders of associations of persons with disabilities on the full range of free, lifesaving Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) services available across conflict-affected communities in

A three-day intensive workshop was recently organized at the Baptist Hospital Mutengene to strengthen the capacity of healthcare professionals in improving access to sexual and reproductive health services—particularly for women affected by obstetric fistula. The training brought together a multidisciplinary team including nurses, scrub nurses, doctors, wound care specialists, physiotherapists, and social workers, all deeply

A crucial workshop aimed at strengthening access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services through improved community engagement, awareness, and referral of obstetric fistula cases has been held this week at the Baptist Hospital Mutengene in the Southwest Region. The training brought together Community Health Workers (CHWs) from conflict-affected and hard-to-reach communities, equipping them with

The UNFPA–Canada Project, implemented through the CBC Health Services, has become a vital force in restoring healthcare and empowering communities in Cameroon’s North West and South West regions, especially Mamfe and Jakiri. These areas have been deeply affected by the ongoing Anglophone crisis, which destroyed health facilities, displaced families, and left many people fearful of

A transformative 5-day workshop on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), utilizing the Mental Health Gap Action Programme Humanitarian Intervention Guide (Mh GAP-HIG) guidelines, recently took place in Santa, in the North West region of Cameroon. The workshop, held this August 2025, brought together 25 midwives and healthcare practitioners from the region, including six representatives

The European Union Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) officials recently concluded a significant monitoring and evaluation visit to the Northwest and Southwest regions. The visit aimed assessing the progress and effectiveness of grassroots partner organizations in implementing various activities under the ECHO-funded project. The visit also set out to evaluate whether activities of the partners align with

Mutengene – July 12, 2025 – To address the critical mental health needs in Cameroon’s conflict-affected Southwest Region, a comprehensive capacity-building workshop on the Mental Health Gap Action Programme Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG) concluded in Mutengene from July 8-12, 2025. Twenty-five dedicated health workers, including four midwives from Ekondo Titi Baptist Health Center and Kumba

The UNFPA has formally handed over a new consignment of lifesaving Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) emergency kits to the CBC Health Services to strengthen health service delivery in some of the most hard-to-reach, conflict-affected communities of the North West and South West Regions. The supplies—comprising Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP)