“I fled to Nigeria to find succour; I pray for peace and unity between the francophone and anglophone Cameroonians.”
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has begun verification of 18,000 Cameroonian refugees in Calabar, Cross River State.
It also targets them for life-saving interventions, including food assistance, non-food items and livelihood support. “What we do here is also basically primary healthcare, we deal with common sicknesses like malaria, typhoid, ulcer, cold, body pains and so on, but if it is beyond the primary level, we refer them to a more complex health facility.
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