Cameroon aims for systemic change for healthy generations

The intervention, called Scaling up healthy nutrition intervention in adolescents and pregnancy (WDF22-1902) aims to accelerate the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through a holistic multisectoral approach.

As primary prevention efforts need a long-term perspective and a strong partnership framework to make an impact, the project brought Cameroonian municipalities on board as active partners and advocates for institutional change supporting the NCD agenda.

The main goal of this collaborative effort is to roll out an innovative multi-setting nutritional intervention by creating health-promoting environments for adolescents and pregnant women. This is also the first attempt to operationalize WDF’s new approach to primary prevention which prioritises context-relevant interventions.

Healthy pregnancy in focus

Sustaining health-promoting interventions and advocating for systemic changes to prevent diabetes and obesity are actions needed in a country facing the triple burden of malnutrition: undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency and overnutrition (TBM).

As a result, the project seeks to empower health decision-makers in Cameroon to advocate for changing the narrative of undernutrition to include all forms of malnutrition and commit to more sustainable health interventions to prevent the risks of TBM.