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Cameroon: Ebola preparedness

This dossier follows Cameroon's Ebola preparedness, its requests for health resources and announced regional commitments.

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Yaoundé in April 2017. Archive geographical illustration; it shows neither the virtual meeting nor a health operation. Frederic PAPY, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yaoundé in April 2017. Archive geographical illustration; it shows neither the virtual meeting nor a health operation. Frederic PAPY, CC BY-SA 4.0. — Frederic PAPY / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — 14 avril 2017, redimensionnement uniquement.

Where things stand

Cameroon's Health Minister Manaouda Malachie requested rapid access to Ebola vaccine candidates at the Africa CDC meeting on 28 October 2026, Cameroun Actuel reports.

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Ebola: Cameroon seeks rapid access to vaccine candidates

Cameroon's Health Minister Manaouda Malachie requested rapid access to Ebola vaccine candidates at the Africa CDC meeting on 28 October 2026, Cameroun Actuel reports.

Yaoundé in April 2017. Archive geographical illustration; it shows neither the virtual meeting nor a health operation. Frederic PAPY, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yaoundé in April 2017. Archive geographical illustration; it shows neither the virtual meeting nor a health operation. Frederic PAPY, CC BY-SA 4.0. — Frederic PAPY / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — 14 avril 2017, redimensionnement uniquement.

The minister also called for readily available funding for exposed countries and referred to a budgeted 90-day roadmap under preparation.

Africa CDC convened the meeting to strengthen regional coordination. MSF notes that no vaccine is approved against Bundibugyo virus; candidates remain under evaluation.

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