A Cameroonian health organization lost the country's only community-led monitoring program for HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and family planning across 150 health districts, along with a malaria program supporting 962 community health workers serving over 500,000 people. A representative warned of increased morbidity and mortality, particularly among children under five.
Date: 6/26
Region: Africa
Country: Cameroon
Topic: Health
Policy Lens: Global Health Security
Entry Type: Human Impact
Additional Context: The International Civil Society Action Network, or ICAN, leads the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership, a network of 82 women-led peacebuilding organizations across 41 conflict- and crisis-affected countries. ICAN began collecting information on the impact U.S. aid cuts have had on partner organizations and related work in early 2025. Further communication was conducted to verify information as of June 2026.
Reach Out reported the suspension of Community Health Equity Through Systems Strengthening (CHESS), a $6 million USAID-funded project that served as Cameroon's sole community-led monitoring mechanism for HIV, TB, malaria, and family planning across 150 health districts over a five-year period. A second suspended program, Systems to End the Malaria Burden through Meaningful Engagement II (around $5 million sub-granted from Jhpiego), supported 962 community health workers delivering malaria prevention, surveillance, and essential community health services. Its suspension halts routine data collection, validation, and supervision, disrupting health information systems and delaying outbreak response.