Cameroon
Founded in 2020
Women in Global Health Cameroon was initially founded by Dr Nicole Fouda Mbarga with the support of Professor Rose Leke and some mentors from the Higher Women Consortiumm, as well as Professor Yap Boum II. The movement was officially launched in Cameroon at the International Conference on Public Health Emergencies organized by the Ministry of Health. WGH Cameroon is a non-profit association which aims to promote female leadership, particularly in the field of health.
our aims
The WGH
Cameroon Chapter
is working to:
Cameroon Chapter
is working to:
- Our vision: Gender equality in health leadership in Cameroon.
- Our mission: Improve national parity in the health sector in Cameroon through transformative gender leadership and using advocacy, training, education, research, policy recommendations, networking events and mentoring opportunities.
- Our overall goal: To contribute to the creation of enabling environments for gender transformative leadership in global health and to sustain the empowerment of women and girls in Cameroon.
Our Work
WGH Cameroon empowers women to lead in the health sector, promoting gender equality through advocacy, training, and mentoring.
Our Advocacy
- Digital campaign on COVID-19 communication: In collaboration with the Access challenge, WGH Cameroon launched a digital campaign to raise awareness on COVID-19 in Cameroon.
- COVID-19 Sheroes: Acknowledging women front-liners in Cameroon to support and encourage them.
- Our Pink campaign was conducted in October to raise awareness about breast cancer.
Our Leaders
WGH Cameroon is hosted by HIGHER Women.
Our leadership team:
- Dr Nicole Fouda Mbarga, President
- Dr Bilounga Chanceline, Vice-president
- Mrs Tchoula Corine, Secretary General
- Mrs Bou’ou Ava Rose Nadege Manguelle, Treasurer
- Mrs Etekie Lucrece, Program Manager
- Mrs Ngo Bibaa Omam Lundi Anne, Program Manager
- Mrs Menima Alima Juliette, Public Relations Officer
- Mrs Astadjam Dairou, Financial Secretary
- Mrs Mike Christelle Nancy Diane, Grant Manager
