NGO Warns Pandemic To Aggravate Africa’s ‘Neglected’ Crises
Motorcyclists drive past a barricade in the road at the Kinshasa Grand market on June 9, 2020, during a demonstration where demonstrators ask for the re-opening of the shops around there which has been closed by the government as a precautionary measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. – At least three people were reported dead by local authorities. ARSENE MPIANA / AFP.
His remarks came as he presented his organisation’s annual report on “the most neglected crises in the world”. According the report, nine of the world’s 10 most neglected crises are in Africa, with Cameroon topping the list for the second year in a row.Healthcare systems in these impoverished countries are not in a position to cope with the health crisis brought on by the pandemic, NRC said.
Cameroon has been gripped by violence since a separatist revolt by the country’s English-speaking minority began in October 2017, claiming more than 3,000 lives and forcing nearly 700,000 people to flee their homes.
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