The HIV Situation in Cameroon and Kumbo

Yosuke INOUE School of Health Sciences and Nursing Faculty of Medicine The University of Tokyo NAVTI Foundation NGO

Evolution of the Prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Cameroon (2004)

5.5%

11.8%11.0%

7.2%

5.5%5.0%

3.0%2.0%

1.0%0.5%0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

1987 1988 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004

Political Control SystemNational AIDS Control

Committee: NACC

Provincial Technical Group: PTG

Communal AIDS Control Committee: CACC

Local AIDS Control Committee: LACC

Financial Support

The Donors

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: GFTAMWorld BankCameroon Government Other Foreign Organizations

The Sudden Drop in 2004

The Change of the way of survey

1987-2002: Sentinel Surveillance Target: Vulnerable Group Sex Worker, Pregnant Women, At STI Clinics, Blood Donor (Injecting Drug User, MSM)2004: Demographic and Health Survey

Sentinel Surveillance

Vulnerable Group

The Public

TOTAL

Prevalence of HIV in Cameroon according to Residence (2004)

6.7%

4.9%4.0%

3.0%

4.8%

0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%

10%

Female Male Total

Urban Rural

8.4%

Prevalence of HIV in Cameroon according to Age Groups (2004)

1,4%

5,5%

7,8%

8,9%8,2%

5,8%

4,7%

0%1%2%3%4%5%

6%7%8%9%

10%

15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49

Utilization of Condom with a Spouse

6.3 7.8 6.9 4.4 3.54.38.7 8.8 9.8 5.7

0102030405060708090

100

15-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40-49

FM

Utilization of Condom with a Partner not living together

47,5 45,439,9

31,3

17,5

55,8 58,4 60,250,5

40,9

0102030405060708090

100

15-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40-49

FM

Utilization of Condom with a Partner in General

28.620.8

13.38.2 5.3

53.9 50.6

35

21.512.1

0102030405060708090

100

15-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40-49

FM

The Percentage of People who understands how HIV spreads

82,9% 83,2% 83,2% 82,2%76,4%

91,2% 93,4% 96,6% 94,8% 92,5%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

15-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40-49

FemaleMale

The Percentage of People who have heard of HIV/AIDS

98,6% 99,5% 99,9% 99,2%

96,7%98,2%98,4%98,2%97,4%

99,2%

0%10%20%30%40%50%

60%70%80%90%

100%

15-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40-49

FEMALEMALE

Prevalence of HIV in Cameroon according to Provinces (2004)

6.9

4.7

8.6

2.0

5.5

1.7

8.7

4.7

6.5

8.0

0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.09.0

10.0

How to Promote Prevention System

Avoiding Stigmatization

VCT: Voluntary Test and

Counseling

Emotional and

Realistic Experience

Access to ART affordable/annonimous

How to Promote Prevention System

VCT: Voluntary Test and

Counseling

Preventing them from spreading HIV/AIDS

Preventing them from getting HIV/AIDS

NEGATIVE POSITIVE

Education

PLWHA Group

The Problems We Have

Lack of FinanceLack of Information

Bad Usages of Words: Get united! Share Information & Exchange

Ideas.

Bad Usages of Words

Run away from HIV/AIDS

Our Nation needs AIDS-free people

What We Also Have to Solve.

A hidden problem is….

Lack of Information on General Health Issues

A Suggestion to Solve this Situation ~Peer Educators~

YouthsComputer

Center

Family / School

Friends outside

What I want to stress on….

This is only the beginning.