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A leading African think tank with a mission to provide independent, in-depth and insightful policy recommendations that allows all Africans to prosper in free, fair, democratic and sustainable economies.

Interventions for Non-Communicable Diseases

By |2022-11-22T11:25:33+00:00November 16th, 2022|Categories: Education & Health Policy, Health, Publications|Tags: |

The burden of non-communicable diseases in low and middle-income countries has been on the rise this last decade. Despite the health financing strategies in place in Cameroon, there is an urgent need to develop better financial protection policies addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as they count for more than 31% of the mortality rate in Cameroon and present a greater opportunity cost if left unaddressed. 

Nkafu Policy Institute Wins 2022 Africa Liberty Award

By |2022-10-21T13:56:01+00:00October 21st, 2022|Categories: actions, communique|Tags: , , |

Nkafu Policy Institute Wins 2022 Africa Liberty Award For Immediate Release October 19, 2022 Contact: Vanessa Fombin, [email protected] (Yaoundé, Cameroon) The Cameroon-based Nkafu Policy Institute has won the 2022 Africa Liberty Award of the [...]

Understanding Obstacles to Trade and Estimating Informal Cross Border Trade Between Cameroon

By |2022-07-06T13:37:00+00:00July 6th, 2022|Categories: NOTI-Report, Publications, Reports|Tags: , |

This report examines the implications for trade in the informal sector which employs over 80% of the workforce in both Cameroon and Nigeria. Economic development must account for the contribution of the informal sector even as Cameroon envisages a transition to greater formalization over time.

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