Cameroon Red Cross Society COVID-19 preparedness profile (as of May 5, 2020)

Risk & Hazards DREF & Appeals11 People reached

INFORM COVID-19 Risk Index1 Epidemics Non-Epidemics Total Program: Active: Direct: Indirect: Count 2 10 12 CHF 253,656 3,040,406 3,294,062 Hazard & Lack coping Epidemic/Pandemic: CP3 - - Vulnerability Risk class Exposure capacity All IFRC supported responses (last 5 yrs): CBS: No - - 6.4 2.4 5.6 High Floods (2019), Population Movement (2019), Population INFORM COVID-19 risk rank: 31 of 191 countries Movement (2018), Flash Floods Santchou (2017), Train Health (all program): No - - Crash (2016), Polio Prevention (2016), Camerron - Measles (2015), Population Movement (2015) WASH: No - - Highlighted INFORM COVID-19 sub-components DRR: Yes - - Socio-Economic Vulnerability: 6.1 Cameroon Red Cross Society Food Security: 2.6 Social Inclusion: No - - Mandate and resources13, 9, 6 Gender Based Violence (GBV): 5.8 Long-term No - - NS Auxiliary role recognized: No programmes: Movement (international & national): 0.0 IDRL Law/Mechanism: - First Aid: No (0 volunteers trained) Behaviour (awareness & trust)): 6.5 Branches and warehouses: 300 National Society capacity strenghtening Governance (effectiveness & corruption): 7.1 24 Staff (% accidental insurance): 53 (0%) and development processes Access to healthcare: 6.8 Volunteers (% a. insurance): 20,070 (9%) OCAC - Phase 1 Assessment (2019), NS PER - Health context Assessment (2019) Youth (6-29 yrs) (% volunteers): - (-%)

Global Health Security Index:2 115 out of 195 Continuity of care (MHPSS:14 PSS support for Staff. PSS support for Volunteers. About: Country profiles Global Health Security preparedness levels: Medical services15, 16 The purpose of this document is to help outline National Society risk as well Preventing pathogens: Least prepared as capacities for preparedness, containment, and mitigation of COVID-19. Pre-hospital care: - This document pulls existing IFRC and public information to inform about Early detection/reporting of epidemics: More prepared country-level risk and hazards, health context, Movement representation, Health Centre(s): - National Society programs and services, and coordination mechanisms. Responding & mitigating spread: Least prepared Hospital(s): Yes (1 hospital) INFORM and GHSI methodology and details on how to read the Treat the sick & protect health workers: Least prepared severity scales are available in the link below, in the links in the data Higher Education: - source section. Commitments (HR, funding & norms): More prepared For more information on National Society capacity strengthening and Programmes development processes, please contact: Risk/vulnerability to biological threats: Most at risk • National Society Development (NSD) for Organisational Capacity Assessment and Certification (OCAC) and Branch Organizational ReadyScore:3 38 out of 100 Community-based Health & First Aid Capacity Assessment (BOCA) (CBHFA)17 • Disaster and Crisis Prevention, Response and Recovery (DCPRR) 4, 5 for National Society Preparedness for Effective Response (PER) GHS process engagement and cash preparedness Is CBHFA active: • Logistics team for Logistics assessments Joint External Evaluation (JEE): Completed Yes

National Action Plan for Health Security: Completed No CBHFA activities: Data Sources - 1 INFORM COVID-19 Risk Index (v0.1.2) Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA): Yes 2 Global Health Security Index (GHSI) (2019) No Health topics taught: 3 Prevent Epidemics ReadyScore (2019) 8, 7 - 4 WHO Strategic Partnership for International Health Regulations (2005) Healthcare system capacity (per 1,000 population) and Health Security (2020) 5 Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) (2020) 1.4 Hospital bed(s) (2020) Community Engagement & Accountability 6 IFRC Federation-wide databank and reporting system (2018) 18 7 World Bank Open Data (CEA) 8 Imperial College London (ICL) and London School of Hygiene & 0 Physician(s) (2011) Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) 9 IFRC Disaster Law Database (IDRL) (2020) HR Capacity: 10 IFRC National Society Directory (2018) 1 Nurse(s) and midwi(ves) (2011) Deployable Delegate Tier 1, Deployable Delegate Tier 2, 11 IFRC Go (2020) 12 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2020) - Community healthcare worker(s) (-) 3-Day Training/ToT 13 IFRC COVID-19 Government Actions (2020) 14 IFRC MHPSS: Survey (2019) Structure: 15 Global Advisory Panel on Corporate Governance and Risk RCRC Movement Presence Management of Blood Services in Red Cross and Red Crescent In Annual Plans or Procedures Societies. Global Mapping - Red Cross / Red Crescent National 9, 10 Society involvement in country blood programs, 2018. IFRC Region: Africa 7 Programs: 16 Business Continunity Planning/Medical capacity mapping (2020) Perception or Satisfaction Surveys, Complaint and 17 IFRC CBHFA: Survey (2019) IFRC CCST:9, 10 Yaound 18 IFRC Community Engagement & Accountability: Map (2019) Feedback Mechanisms, Rumour Tracking, Radio 19 IFRC Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Program 20 IFRC Community-based Surveillance (2020) IFRC Country Office:9, 10 - Programming, Media and Social Media, SMS/Whatsapp 21 IFRC Global Safe Water Initiative (GWSI) Portal (2018) Messaging, Mobile Cinema 22 IFRC Disaster Risk Reduction: Global mapping (2018) IFRC Status agreement:9, 10 Yes (1999) 23 IFRC Social Inclusion capacity mapping (2019) Mental Health and Psychosocial Support 24 IFRC National Society Development (2019) IFRC Bank account:9, 10 Yes 14 (MHPSS) Found incomplete, incorrect, or out of date Corresponding language:9, 10 French information?Ideas on how to improve? Please share Number of volunteers trained in: your feedback. ICRC Presence:12 Yes Basic Psychosocial support (PSS): 30 Psychological First Aid (PFA): 30 Number of highly skilled volunteers:

6 Social Workers (2), Psychologist (0), Psychiatrist (0), Partner National Societies (financial support): Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) (0) French Red Cross, Luxembourg Red Cross, Swedish Red Cross 7 current Psychosocial (PSS) activities: Restoring Family Links, Addressing basic needs Demography for volunteers, Community events, Cultural activities, Psychological first aid, Sports and physical activities, Population:7 25,216,237 Trainings 2 current Mental Health (MH) activities: Population over 65:7 3% Counselling, Specialized psychological support 7 Income level: Lower middle 5 MHPSS target populations: income Internally displaced persons, People affected by war and Urban (percentage):7 56% armed conflict, Families of missing persons, Migrants, Other community helpers IFRC Operations (last 5 years) Other programming19, 20, 6, 21, 22, 23