More than 314,000 people (54,926 households) were affected by floods in the Far North region, with Logone-and-Chari being the most affected department. More than 33,600 shelters were destroyed and 151 schools were flooded, depriving nearly 54,000 children from attending school.
Cameroon faced one of the longest cholera epidemics with eight out of ten regions being affected. More than 15,000 cases and over 301 deaths were recorded as of December 2022.
An estimated 418,381 students have access to primary and secondary education in 3,013 operational schools in the NWSW. The number of functioning schools represents only 46 per cent of the total 6,515 schools, and the students present represent 54 per cent of the 771,186 expected students for the 2022-2023 academic year.
The HAC remained underfunded by 83 per cent.
Source: UN Children’s Fund