A number of
avoidable deaths have occurred in Bangem Sub Divivion of Kupe Manenguba in
Cameroon`s South West Region. According to The
Guardian Post newspaper, the reason is that the Bangem District Hospital
has not had a resident medical doctor for over a month.
The paper
says because of the prevailing situation , “the death toll continues to rise”.Furthermore,
patients with serious medical cases can not be promptly diagnosed and transferred
to the Presbyterian Hospital in Nyassaso near Tombel or another hospital that
is in Nkongsamba “due to the deplorable road conditions.”
The
whereabouts of the doctors that ought to be in Bangem are explained in some musical chairs fashion by The Guardian Post says the Chief Medical Officer is currently
undergoing specialization in Ukraine, while the Medical Officer was transferred
to the Bakassi area. A new doctor who was appointed to the Bangem District
Hospital has not yet arrived to take up his functions.
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