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Facts and Figures

arrow Official Name Republic of Cameroon.

arrow Capital City Yaoundé.

arrow Languages 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official).

arrow Official Currency Cameroon franc (BIF).

arrow Ethnic Groups Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1%.

arrow Religions Indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%.

arrow Population 16,184,748.

arrow Land Area 465,400 sq km (179,691 sq miles).

History

The former French Cameroon and part of British Cameroon merged in 1961 to form the present country. Cameroon has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of an ethnic oligarchy.

UNAIDS Epidemiological
Fact Sheets

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Global Surveillance of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a joint effort of WHO and UNAIDS. The UNAIDS/WHO Working Group on Global HIV/AIDS and STI Surveillance, initiated in November 1996, guides respective activities. The primary objective of the working group is to strengthen national, regional and global structures and networks for improved monitoring and surveillance of HIV/AIDS and STIs. For this purpose, the working group collaborates closely with national AIDS programmes and a number of national and international experts and institutions. The goal of this collaboration is to compile the best information available and to improve the quality of data needed for informed decision-making and planning at national, regional and global levels. The Epidemiological Fact Sheets are one of the products of this close and fruitful collaboration across the globe.

Web sites

World Fact Book
The Factbook was created as an annual summary and update to the encyclopedic NIS studies. The first classified Factbook was published in August 1962, and the first unclassified version was published in June 1971. The 1975 Factbook was the first to be made available to the public with sales through the US Government Printing Office (GPO).
US Department of State - Travel Advisory
Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. Countries where avoidance of travel is recommended will have Travel Warnings as well as Consular Information Sheets.
Partners in Development: Cameroon
Partners in Development is a grassroots organization working to eliminate the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa by establishing educational outreach, behavior change and woman empowerment programs. We believe that working actively and persistently in partnership with individuals and community-based organizations, we can help turn the tide of the epidemic.
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
CRS and the Catholic Church are working to promote good governance and to address social justice issues such as corruption, civil society, foreign debt and HIV/AIDS.
AIDSCAP Program in Cameroon
The first AIDS case in Cameroon was reported in 1985. As of 1995, a total of 8,141 cumulative cases of AIDS have been reported in Cameroon.
UNDP's Role in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
AIDS is devastating in terms of creating and deepening poverty, reversing achievements in education, and diverting meager health budgets away from other priorities. And by cutting deepinto all sectors of society, HIV/AIDS undermines vital economic growth-perhaps reducingfuture GDP in Africa by a third over the next 20 years.
The Association for Creative Teaching and Women and Youth in Development
Women and youths in Cameroon working to educate their communities about HIV/AIDS. Under the leadership of Wendy Bernadette Losha, the members of ACTWID conduct educational outreach programs in 93 different villages. They have developed plays that present AIDS information in a way that is easily accessible to a general audience.
Adolescent Sexual Health
Young people are at high risk of HIV/sexually transmitted infections (STIs); experimentation is normal, sexual knowledge is limited, and information and other services that adolescents will and are able to use are incompletely developed.
Health and Family Planning Overview
Historically, the Family Health and AIDS (FHA) program gave technical assistance and guidance in the four countries (Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, and Togo) in which USAID supported bilateral programs. In 2000, USAID approved its regional development strategy for West Africa, and FHA and the Sahel Regional Program were merged into the West African Regional Program (WARP).

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