14/07/2022
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[1] finds that Cameroon is fulfilling 61.0% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[2] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Cameroon achieves 81.7% of what is expected based on its current income.[3] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 70.5% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.[4] Cameroon falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 30.9% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[5]