Cameroon Health and Education Fund

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024 chef supported a number of programs administered by the cameroon baptist convention health services (cbchs) which provide medical and humanitarian assistance as well as providing medical equipment and supplies to improve medical facilities. Cbchs provides "fee for service" care to all patients who need it, but often patients are not able to pay these low fees because of poverty. There is no government support for the cost of health care and no insurance coverage. Chef funds subsidize the cost of care that saves many lives and prevents or corrects serious disabling conditions. Programs: women's health program to support cervical cancer screening & treatment. Advanced life support in obstetrics (also) training to reduce maternal mortality. Support the internal medicine and surgery residency training of african physicians at mbingo baptist hospital. Cbchs supports the following: 1. Dr brown benevolent fund at cbchs/mbingo baptist hospital (mbh), the dr alexander baba guan-nulla benovolent fund at banso baptist hospital (bbh), and the meskine baptist hospital indigent patient fund: these funds provide financial assistance for people who are unable to afford urgently needed medical or surgical care at mbh, bbh, and meskine bh. 2. Internally displaced persons project: the long-standing violence in cameroon has had a disastrous effect on the cameroon baptist convention health services facilities and staff. The money raised for this project helps pay for medical care, food clothing and shelter for needy cbchs staff members. 3. Life abundant primary health care program: (lap) training for community mother child health AIDS to provide antenatal care and low risk deliveries in remote villages. 4. Construction of an expanded operating room at banso baptist hospital will result in better surgical care for patients needing surgery. 5. Radiotherapy unit at mbingo baptist hospital: the numbers of cancer cases is increasing and radiotherapy (rt) is often not available in cameroon and if it is the cost is unaffordable. Chef has received donations to set up a (rt) is often not available in cameroon and if it is, the cost is unaffordable. Chef has received donations to setup a (rt) unit that will make curative or palliative rt available to more cancer patients. 6. Primary school education at mbingo 7. Treatment of malnutrition at mbh. 8. Payment for essential drugs. 9. Construction of a trauma center at baptist hospital mutewagene.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 95.4%; rating input score 95
• Program expense ratio: 96.8%; rating input score 97
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Limited
  • Conducts field audits: Limited
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Limited
  • Conducts site visits: Limited
  • Requires grant agreements: Limited
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 1.5%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -9.4% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings