Cameroon Red Cross - Cholera Early Action Protocol: Development Details

In 2025, the Cameroon Red Cross Society finalized its Early Action Protocol (EAP) for Cholera, which was the first EAP for an epidemic to be validated by the IFRC. This framework will enable the National Society to implement anticipatory actions ahead of a forecast cholera epidemic. The EAP was developed under the RIPOSTE project, in collaboration with the French Red Cross, Cameroon’s Ministry of Health and Ministry of Energy and Water, the National Institute of Statistics, the World Health Organization, Médecins Sans Frontières and the Netherlands Red Cross’ data and digital team, 510. This report outlines: (1) the response capacities of the health system and the Cameroon Red Cross Society; (2) cholera risk analysis in Cameroon; and (3) lessons learned from the development of an EAP for epidemics.