For families living in the remote communities of Bui Division, seeking medical care can mean navigating distance, insecurity and limited health infrastructure before reaching a health facility.

For pregnant women and children in particular, those barriers can make routine healthcare difficult to access and increase the risk of complications when treatment is delayed.
It is against this backdrop that the Kounougo Medical Foundation has launched the second phase of its community-based mobile healthcare project, taking medical consultations, diagnostic services and health education directly into five communities in Bui Division, one of the areas affected by the prolonged armed conflict in the North-West Region Cameroon.
The project was officially launched on September 7, 2026, in Shisong-Kumbo, bringing together healthcare professionals, community health workers, traditional rulers, religious leaders, volunteers and representatives of beneficiary communities.
The second phase targets Dzeng, Romajai, Mbah, Gwarkang and Nkuv, with about 1,300 people expected to benefit and approximately 900 consultations planned between September and October.

Addressing participants, Dr René Wandji, Director of the Kounougo Medical Foundation and Project Coordinator, formally declared the campaign open while acknowledging the community health workers who have continued to support the initiative.

Dr René Wandji, Director of the Kounougo Medical Foundation and Project Coordinator speaking at the launch event

He said the second phase gives the Foundation another opportunity to extend healthcare to rural communities while improving on the experience gained during the first phase.

Dr Wandji also expressed appreciation to Fundación Recover and the Asociación Española de Pediatría for their continued support, as well as to the community health workers who have remained involved in the programme.

“One of the best ways to appreciate this generosity is to collaborate intensely to make sure that the effects are sustained,” Dr Wandji said.

According to the Foundation, the challenge is not simply reaching communities once, but ensuring that the intervention produces benefits that can continue beyond the period of the mobile clinics.

That approach is reflected in the design of the second phase.

Dr René Wandji with some community workers

Project details indicate that the mobile teams will provide antenatal and postnatal care, pregnancy ultrasound, maternal screening and referrals, alongside child growth monitoring, child health assessments and malaria prevention and treatment.

Residents will also receive general medical consultations for common illnesses, nutritional assessments and counselling, malaria testing, blood glucose testing, ultrasound examinations and other available basic diagnostic services.

Health education will form another component of the campaign, with communities receiving information on hygiene, nutrition, disease prevention and healthy living practices.

The programme will also train 15 community health workers and strengthen referral and telemedicine systems to improve follow-up for patients who require further care.

For Eunice Leinyuy, a midwife with the Kounougo Medical Foundation, the first phase demonstrated how much demand exists for maternal and child healthcare in the communities.

Eunice Leinyuy speaking during the launch event

She said women had benefited from the support provided through the programme and credited the intervention with helping to reduce maternal and child health risks.

“I stand here to thank Fundación Recover and the Asociación Española de Pediatría for their support that they have been giving to the women,” Leinyuy said.

She recalled that the first phase reached five communities but said demand extended beyond the communities the team was able to cover.

“When we go to one community, the news will go around, and many people will be asking for us to come,” she said.

Eunice Leinyuy said the experience has strengthened her determination to see the next phase reach more people and called for continued efforts to protect mothers and children from preventable health complications.

The appreciation is also coming from the community level.

Lukong Paul, a community health worker from Romajai, thanked Fundación Recover and the Asociación Española de Pediatría for supporting maternal and child health activities through the Kounougo Medical Foundation.

“We should pray that God should give us the strength to work in order to help these people,” he said.

Fonka Benard Banboye, a community health worker from Mbamjeng, similarly expressed gratitude to Fundación Recover and the Asociación Española de Pediatría for their support to mothers and children.

Other participants echoed the message.

Tata Lesley, a community worker from Kiyan, thanked Fundación Recover and the Asociación Española de Pediatría for their continued support to maternal and child health activities through the Kounougo Medical Foundation.

Njoki Patrick, a worker with the Kounougo Medical Foundation, also expressed appreciation to the two organisations for supporting maternal and child healthcare.

The support has also attracted appreciation from outside the immediate beneficiary communities. Valentina, who identified herself as being from Italy, said she appreciated the work being carried out by the Kounougo Medical Foundation in the communities.

The second phase builds on the Foundation’s first mobile health intervention conducted in April and May 2026.

That campaign registered 1,167 residents and conducted 710 consultations across Dzeng, Kitiwum, Kiyan, Romajai and Melim, bringing maternal and child healthcare, general consultations, nutrition support, malaria services and basic diagnostics closer to rural residents.

Eunice Leinyuy and team set for work

The new phase will follow a staggered schedule, beginning with Dzeng in the first week of September, followed by Romajai in the second week, Mbah in the third week and Gwarkang in the fourth week. Nkuv is scheduled for the fourth week of October.

For the communities involved, the intervention brings consultations, screening, diagnostics, health education and referral support closer to families who often face significant barriers in reaching healthcare facilities.

For the Kounougo Medical Foundation and its partners, the next test is whether the second phase can build on the first, strengthen community-level healthcare and leave behind a stronger network of trained health workers capable of supporting mothers and children after the mobile teams move on.

By Asheri Loveline and Bakah Derick for Hilltopvoices Web

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