An Advocate’s Update on Health Workers in Cameroon
Our former Regional Advisor says health workers there need protection, including from violent attacks.
Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Trainer
Nwufor Ernest Awanto is a Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Trainer in Cameroon at Share-Net International. He’s also a certified mindfulness trainer, and he served as a Frontline Health Workers Coalition Regional Advisor from July 2021 to June 2022. He has over ten years of experience working in the fields of HIV/AIDS and policy and advocacy with various organizations and the Ministry of Health. He has worked as a field investigator, HIV counselor, and social worker with a focus on sex workers and LGBTQI+ groups in hard-to-reach communities affected by armed conflict. Currently he's studying international social work at the University of Galve Sweden. Follow him on Twitter at @awanto_er.