The doctor-to-patient ratio in Cameroon is deeply concerning, and I’m not sure we talk enough about the systemic failures behind it. The treatment of medical personnel and students by the government and the educational system is disheartening. We continue to train doctors, many of whom eventually leave the country for better opportunities and working conditions. CUSS graduates hundreds of medical students, but where are the hospitals, the jobs, the equipment and the facilities to support them? What exactly is the point of training medical professionals if we cannot create the conditions for them to serve the population? We are turning medical education into an export industry while our own healthcare system struggles to meet the needs of its people. At this rate, you might want to start learning how to boil pawpaw leaves and ask your parents about those traditional methods 😭😂 Because in Cameroon, you’re very likely one minor illness away from death.