Meeting the food needs of refugee children in the northern and eastern regions of Cameroon: current challenges faced and strategies to overcome them

  • S N Cumber The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg
  • K N Nchanji St Blaise Clinic
  • C H Ngwa University of Buea
Keywords: food needs, refugee children, Cameroon

Abstract

Conflicts in North Eastern Nigeria and the Central African Republic (CAR) have led to spillover effects in the Northern (Adamawa, North and Far North) and Eastern Regions of Cameroon.1–3 In 2016, an estimated 2.7 million people needed humanitarian assistance in Cameroon, majority of which were children, with the conflict-hit regions of Cameroon having the highest number of affected children.3 Refugee children in the Northern regions of Cameroon are food insecure due to the persistent Boko Haram terror in the Far North Region and the crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR). As of 2016, there were an estimated 332 000 refugees and asylum seekers in Cameroon and the figure keeps rising.3

Author Biographies

S N Cumber, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg

Section for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Department of Public Health, Institute of Medicine (EPSO), The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

K N Nchanji, St Blaise Clinic

Department of Medical Diagnostic Imaging, St Blaise Clinic, Big Mankon, Archdiocese Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon

C H Ngwa, University of Buea

Section for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Department of Public Health, Institute of Medicine (EPSO), The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden and Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon

Published
2019-12-04
How to Cite
Cumber, S., Nchanji, K., & Ngwa, C. (2019). Meeting the food needs of refugee children in the northern and eastern regions of Cameroon: current challenges faced and strategies to overcome them. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 32(4), 21. Retrieved from http://sajcn.redbricklibrary.com/index.php/SAJCN/article/view/1439
Issue
Vol 32 No 4 (2019)
Section
Editorials, Opinions, Issues in the field of Nutrition
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