A telephone based assessment of the health situation in the far north region of Cameroon.

Background: In 2017, Field access was considerably limited in the Far North region of Cameroon due to the conflict. Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in collaboration with Ministry of health needed to estimate the health situation of the populations living in two of the most affected departments of the region: Logone-et-Chari and Mayo-Sava.

Methods: Access to health care and mortality rates were estimated through cell phone interviews, in 30 villages (clusters) in each department.