Cameroon: Boosting Child Health, One Door at a Time

By Boris Esono Nwenfor BUEA, PAV – The South West Regional Delegation of Public Health has launched the first round of the 2026 Mother and Child Health Nutrition Action Week, with health authorities aiming to reach at least 95 per cent of eligible children across the region through Vitamin A supplementation and catch-up immunisation. The week-long campaign, officially launched in Buea on Wednesday under the chairmanship of the Governor of the South West Region, will run until July 12 and target children aged 0 to 59 months. Speaking during the launch, the South West Regional Delegate of Public Health, Dr Eko Eko Filbert, said the campaign forms part of the government's broader strategy to improve child survival and strengthen public health across the region. "This activity concerns the Nutrition Action Week for mothers and children.