Publication: Healthcare in Cameroon: Systemic Challenges and Their Impact on Public Health
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hynes, Jennifer | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ngo Tchang, Anaïs Dorothèe | |
| dc.contributor.department | International Management and Marketing (BA) | |
| dc.contributor.other | Berlin International University of Applied Sciences | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-10T08:16:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-10T08:16:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 3rd | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigates the systemic challenges facing Cameroon’s healthcare system and their implications for public health outcomes. Motivated by both scholarly gaps and personal experience, the research aims to amplify understanding of the structural barriers undermining healthcare delivery in Cameroon, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Key issues include limited access to essential medical resources, severe healthcare personnel shortages, geographic inequities, and high out-of-pocket costs that exacerbate health inequalities. Adopting a qualitative research the study utilized thematic analysis to examine responses from healthcare professionals across multiple regions in Cameroon. Data were collected through open-ended surveys distributed via snowball and self-selection sampling strategies, which allowed flexibility given the constraints of respondent availability. Thematic findings were mapped against the World Health Organization’s six domains of healthcare quality: safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, timeliness, efficiency, and equity. Five major themes emerged: systemic resource limitations, equity gaps in access to care, neglected and untreated health conditions, coping mechanisms among healthcare workers, and workforce stress. These results demonstrate a recurring gap between healthcare policy and reality, with frontline staff members usually making personal sacrifices to make up for institutional shortcomings. By providing context-specific perspectives from healthcare providers, the study adds to the conversation on healthcare reform in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In order to improve healthcare outcomes in Cameroon, it highlights the pressing need for equity-driven policies, regulatory changes, and sustainable funding. | |
| dc.description.degree | BA | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.berlin-international.de/handle/123456789/1235 | |
| dc.subject | health equity | |
| dc.subject | LMICs challenges | |
| dc.subject | healthcare quality | |
| dc.subject | Cameroon healthcare system | |
| dc.subject | Sub-Saharan healthcare crisis | |
| dc.title | Healthcare in Cameroon: Systemic Challenges and Their Impact on Public Health | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |