The existing health structures were no longer able to care for patients adequately. We found two to three patients per bed, some lying on the ground or on benches, in appalling conditions. Health facilities had reached their limit and were no longer able to cope with the influx of patients.
Dr. Narcisse Wega, MSF’s emergency coordinator in Cameroon. Cholera has now spread to all districts of Cameroon’s larest city, Douala, home to 2.1 million people. See how MSF is responding.

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