By Nkafu Policy Institute|2023-08-21T10:02:50+00:00November 16th, 2022|Categories: Education & Health Policy, Health, Private Health Insurance, Publications|Tags: Non-Communicable Diseases|
The burden of non-communicable diseases in low and middle-income countries has been on the rise this last decade. Despite the health financing strategies in place in Cameroon, there is an urgent need to develop better financial protection policies addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as they count for more than 31% of the mortality rate in Cameroon and present a greater opportunity cost if left unaddressed.
By Nicaise Flore DONGMO|2023-08-21T10:03:28+00:00August 11th, 2022|Categories: Education & Health Policy, Health, Private Health Insurance, Publications|Tags: Medical Acts In Cameroon|
Despite regulations on the pricing of medical procedures, there are some discrepancies between public and private hospitals. This is the case in some district hospitals where a vaginal delivery costs between CFAF 20,000 and CFAF 40,000, whereas it costs CFAF 15,000 in a health center.
By Tazoacha Francis, Claudia Masa and Dr. Odette KIBU|2022-07-12T09:05:15+00:00July 12th, 2022|Categories: Education & Health Policy, Publications|Tags: Cameroon, Gender-Based Violence, Mental Well-Being|
However, Gender-based violence in Cameroon has been an existing reality prior to these crises and occurs even in areas where guns are silent. As a result, the mental health condition of the abused women and girls may be affected, including depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance use disorder.
By Nicaise Flore DONGMO|2022-06-02T15:18:02+00:00June 2nd, 2022|Categories: Education & Health Policy, Publications|Tags: Cameroonian health system|
The nursing profession is indispensable because it is at the heart of monitoring quality of care indicators, risk management, and patient safety.
By Nkafu Policy Institute|2022-05-17T07:40:25+00:00May 17th, 2022|Categories: Education & Health Policy, Publications|Tags: Cameroon Health Care System, Practice of Christian Faith Healing|
Patients who resort to faith healing usually experience different health outcomes. Some patients get instant healing; that is, they get cured of the disease they have been suffering from, which led to their encounter with the healer.
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