Cameroon
WEFTA is working to improve WASH in healthcare facilities in Cameroon.
WEFTA is dedicated to promoting water, sanitation, and hygiene services (WASH) in healthcare facilities (HCFs) in the countries we serve. Our projects in 2024 include vital WASH improvements to two HCFs in Cameroon. Collectively, these improvements will impact over 20,000 patients per year, in addition to enabling healthcare staff to better serve those patients.
With 26 percent of its population living below the poverty line, the Republic of Cameroon, located at the crossroads of Central and West Africa, is one of the poorest countries in the world. Cameroon is mainly a rural, agricultural nation where sustainable access to safe water and adequate sanitation are significant challenges. Sadly, over 30% of Cameroonians have no access to basic drinking water services, and over 57% percent of the population lacks access to basic sanitation services (2022 UN SDG 6 data).
WASH services in HCFs in underserved communities are critical to dispensing quality care and preventing the spread of infectious disease. In Cameroon, WEFTA is focused on important upgrades to two healthcare facilities. Our partners in these projects are the Daughters of Charity – International Project Services (DOC) and our in-country partners. Together, our work will provide WASH resources in the Kueka Medical Health Center in the Fontain district of Foumban (northwestern Cameroon) and the Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Hospital in Moutourwa (in the Far North).
Achieving WASH coverage across all HCFs is vital for reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 and 6, ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being, and ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
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Capital: Yaounde
Area: 475,440 sq. km.
Population: 30,135,732 (2023 est.)
Languages: French & English (official) in addition to over 24 native African languages.
Regions: Diverse terrain with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north. Climate varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north.
Water & Health
Since 2002, WEFTA has been connecting donors, engineers, and communities in Latin America and Africa, all with the common goal of ensuring access to clean drinking water for everyone.
Sanitation & Environment
WEFTA engineers help facilitate community dialog leading to solutions for inadequate sewage treatment, and its environmental impacts.
Development & Sustainability
WEFTA volunteers work with the communities we partner with to develop the local skills needed to maintain and manage the water and wastewater systems constructed.
