Cameroon: Boosting Trust and Skilled Birth Attendance in Cameroon’s Health Facilities

Bana, Cameroon — Toukam Mirabelle had been told that twin pregnancies hardly ever go beyond eight and half months, yet she was past even her regular due date.

Her first contractions arrived in the middle of the night, and she was forced to wait 11 hours until daybreak to go to the Bana Sub-Divisional Hospital – travelling in the dark would be too dangerous.

Western Cameroon is beset by climate crises and recurrent outbreaks of violence, so reaching any kind of health services can be fraught with…