The Medical Work of The Catholic Church in Benue (North-Cameroon) From 1956 To 2020
- Country : Cameroon
- Subject : History
Keywords : Diseases, health problems, Benue, Catholic Church, medical work.
Abstract
Faced with recurring and persistent diseases, including infectious, venereal, Childhood, and maternal diseases, the populations of Cameroon in general and those of the Northern region in particular remain dependent on health assistance. In this sense, the objective of this study is to reveal the contribution of the Catholic Church in managing the health problems of local populations in Benue from 1956 to 2020. To carry out this work, which was part of a dual approach (qualitative and quantitative), we conducted interviews and surveys with resource people and the population, in addition to documentation. Also, observations made of the way and means of caring for patients enriched our data. The development of the Catholic Church's medical work has led to the establishment of health facilities for effective care. We were able to observe an increasing percentage of curative use within Catholic health facilities, increasing from 23.3% to 61% between 2015 and 2019, while the percentage of attraction decreased from 68% to 65% over the same period. These statistics reveal, on the one hand, the effectiveness of the health activity carried out among the population and the limitations encountered by Catholic health facilities in their operation, justified on the other hand by the decreasing percentage of attraction
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