Cholera Communication and Trust Ecology in Conflict- Affected Cameroon: A Multi-Channel Analysis Across social, Broadcast, and Faith- Based Media.

Abstract

Cholera outbreaks in delicate political settings test the integrity of both public institutions and information structures. In the 2021/2022 cholera outbreak which happened in southwest region of Cameroon, there was an unfolding amid an armed conflict that brought about an uneven trust in official communication, and uncovered the limitations of centralized crisis messaging.