The Impact of the Anglophone Crisis on Education and Health in the North West and South West Regions, Cameroon

Mokube Diomo Iya, Narondo (2023) The Impact of the Anglophone Crisis on Education and Health in the North West and South West Regions, Cameroon. JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PRPERTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS, 2 (12). pp. 64-73. ISSN 2720-6882

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Abstract

Armed conflicts are a major contributor to global disease burden owing to their deleterious effects on health and healthcare delivery. The Anglophone crisis in Cameroon is one of the ongoing conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa and has led to all forms of violence including threats, assaults, murders and massive displacement of teachers, students, pupils, and healthcare workers (HCWs) .The importance of education and health for economic development and individual wellbeing cannot be overemphasised, both from historical perspective and considering its role as an engine of long-term growth. Hence, based on the vital role education and heath sectors play in the lives of citizens, this study has an objective to investigate the impact of the Anglophone crisis on education and health sectors in the North West and South West regions. The study found out that, the Anglophone crisis has a negative impact on education where schools and educational facilities are destroyed, looted or occupied, students’ educational enrolment dropped, vandalism on students and teachers. According to the regional delegation of Secondary Education in the North West region, in 2018-2019, 287 students were attacked by unknown gun men and 97 teachers were attacked and 27 died, 428 Schools were vandalized and occupied by separatist. The ability of children to obtain education in a safe and nurturing environment is being disrupted. Results also revealed that, the Anglophone crisis has adversely affected the health infrastructure as well as the organization of immunization in the two regions. The damage caused by the Anglophone conflict to the health system is vast which led to the burnt down of 12 health centers in the South West region and also affected the organization of the immunization in the North and South West Regions. In the North West and South West, the proportion of fixed-post immunization sessions dropped by 27%, falling from 8947 sessions in 2016 to 6523 sessions in 2019. While In the SW, the proportion of fixed-post session dropped by 46%, decreasing from 8952 sessions in 2016 to 4808 sessions in 2019. insecurity and shortage of health personnel were major barriers to healthcare delivery which contributed to underutilization of healthcare services. Participants observed an increase in complications due to malaria, malnutrition and a rise in maternal and infant mortality.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Divisions:	Postgraduate > Master's of Islamic Education
Depositing User:	Journal Editor
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2024 11:14
Last Modified:	03 Jan 2024 11:14
URI:	http://eprints.umsida.ac.id/id/eprint/13023

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