Thanks to a grant from THE American Express Leadership Academy

we operated a Maternal & Child Health Program FOR 170 pregnant women

We operated a Maternal & Child Health Program during our 2025 Misaje Shaa Festival. We provided free Ante Natal Care (ANC) screenings including ultrasounds to 170 pregnant women and ensured they had medically supervised deliveries in the government hospital in Misaje. We are preparing a report on the health outcomes of the mothers and their babies.

WE gave out free MAMA KITs

Most pregnant women in Misaje can’t afford to buy even the most basic things. Each free Mama Kit contains essentials for giving birth, such as surgical gloves, an umbilical cord clamp, and disinfectant. It also has much-needed things for a baby like a bottle, bibs, clothes, blankets, and a thermometer, and items for a new mother such as sanitary pads, lotion and soap. Gifts that the women appreciated more than words can say.

antenatal care (ANC) changes everything

Our upcoming report will prove that when pregnant women get access to full prenatal screenings and medically-supervised deliveries, almost all maternal and child deaths can be prevented. That’s why the community in Dumbo Village is so thrilled to be building its own Maternal Mini-Clinic – to put an end to so much avoidable heartbreak.

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Free cervical and breast cancer screenings.

Breast and cervical cancers are the most common types of cancer among women and the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in Cameroon. Most women have never even heard of cervical cancer, which can be prevented almost 100% with early detection.

Sadly, most women in underserved communities can’t afford a Pap smear or a mammogram. We screened 219 women and also taught them simple breast self-examination techniques for early detection of abnormalities. 

We extended our 6-week program of free screenings and health education by two weeks because the more women you diagnose early, the more lives you can save.

free deliveries for internally displaced (IDP) women

Her mother was pregnant when she was forced to flee her home.

Since 2016, killings, sexual violence, kidnapping, house-burning and hospital attacks in Cameroon’s SW and NW Regions have left over 2.3 million displaced people urgently in need of food, shelter, and protection. 600,000 of them have fled to the coastal Littoral Region of West Cameroon, where the women who are pregnant live in very precarious conditions with no access to healthcare.

In January 2020, Unite for Health started reaching out to them with the offer of free prenatal medical care and free supervised births in our micro-clinics. Since then, thanks to your generous donations, we have monitored over 60 pregnant women, and supervised 29 safe deliveries, including Celine, whose baby girl is pictured above.

We have also delivered 25 healthy babies to underprivileged women without the means to pay for delivery.

We believe in helping vulnerable women like Celine, innocent victims of political strife, as they grapple with displacement and motherhood at the same time.

Free Sunday Screenings after church.

Our latest outreach program took place at Presbyterian Church Ntaghem on a Sunday morning. Our outreach team arrived early to screen people for high blood pressure, high blood sugar and to measure their BMI.

High levels are dangerous for pregnant woman, and others who are at risk for diabetes, hypertension and obesity. If left undiagnosed, these noncommunicable diseases are Covid-19 comorbidities and pose a serious threat to cardiovascular health.

The NUMBERS.

The data showed a high number of at-risk patients who were given diet and lifestyle advice, and advised to follow up for further evaluation at our micro-clinic.

the covid pandemic

In response to Covid-19, we launched the first operational telemedicine program in Cameroon.

Our innovative program began in June 2020 and was recognized in the media. The charts below show data collected between June 15 and Sept 13, 2020 for our three micro-clinics. Call volume increased by over 300% in the second 6-week period.

The story these numbers tell about the public health crisis beyond the pandemic is crystal clear.

the covid pandemic

Infectious disease prevention is more vital than ever.

As a major part of our mission to improve lives, we’ve been educating people on disease prevention ever since the organization was founded in 2007.

FREE masks, bars of soap and Buckets.

Unite for Health’s programs to distribute masks and soap to help slow the spread of Covid-19 have been well received in the community.

We have programs to distribute large plastic water buckets and since Covid, we offer free hand washing and education at our micro-clinics.

There are many serious health problems throughout Africa including H.I.V., malaria, and typhoid caused by contaminated food or water. We teach people about food safety and clean water with an emphasis on the basic rules of hygiene like hand washing with soap.

Now, with Covid-19’s high infection rate, we want people to understand that simple everyday precautions can be the most effective prevention.

2007-2023 impact

Providing healthcare to underserved people.

Community health photo by Shutterstock.

Vaccination photo by iStock.