Health
Care within reach of people who have been cut off from it
The crisis in the North West has left many health facilities damaged, understaffed or unreachable. People who were already poor now face a longer journey, a higher cost and greater risk to reach basic care.
Access to primary care
We support access to consultation, treatment and essential medicines for displaced and host-community members who cannot afford them, working through health facilities and outreach where communities are hard to reach.
Maternal and child health
Pregnancy and early childhood are the moments when a health system failing quietly becomes a death. We prioritise antenatal care, safe delivery and support for mothers and infants, and refer complicated cases to facilities equipped to handle them.
Nutrition
We screen children for acute malnutrition, refer those identified for treatment, and work with mothers and caregivers on infant and young child feeding — connecting this directly to our food assistance and livelihoods work, because malnutrition is rarely only a medical problem.
Mental health and psychosocial support
People who have witnessed violence, lost family members or been displaced repeatedly carry wounds that are not visible. We provide psychosocial support and referral, and train community volunteers to recognise distress and accompany people towards help.
Stand with the families we serve
A gift to Caritas Bamenda becomes food on a table, a roof over a displaced family, clean water in a village, a child back in school.