In Cameroon, pain management is not yet a public health priority for the government because it is not yet integrated into its strategic plan. The general population and even some technical services of the state are unaware of the benefits of palliative care.
Two members of The Integrated Development Foundation (IDF) received training in palliative care during the first Francophone Palliative Care Initiator’s Course run by Hospice Africa in 2012. They organized training in Bamenda, Cameroon for their staff and other actors thanks to co-financing from Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) and African Palliative Care association (APCA).
Read more on the Africa edition of ehospice.
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