DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjahss.2025.v13i12.003

Pages: 541-550

This paper examines the contribution of the Red Cross in the promotion and improvement of the health and well-being of refugees in the Gado-Badzéré site in the East Region of Cameroon. Between 2013 and 2014, Cameroon faced a massive influx of Central Africans who had fled their country to escape rising violence, insecurity and political unrest in the country. For reasons of geographical and socio-cultural proximity, they settled mainly along the eastern part of the Cameroon. This influx led to the establishment of reception sites such as the Gado-Badzéré refugee camp. Assistance to these people was provided by numerous actors, including the Red Cross, whose main mission is to ensure respect for life, human dignity, rights of refugees, notwithstanding the dignity of all peoples, affected by armed conflict or other emergency situations. After exploring the qualitative, thematic and chronological investigation, specific to the historical discipline and following an analytical and descriptive approach, it can be argued that the intervention of the Red Cross, helped to improve access to healthcare, reduce the prevalence of disease and promote the mental health and well-being of refugees. This was despite the difficulties it encountered in meeting its objectives on the site.