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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Banchereau

Cameroon or Canada? Poorly paid doctors and nurses are choosing to leave. That's common in Africa

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After training as a nurse, Nevielle Leinyuy spent almost a decade in Cameroon working as a front desk receptionist because he was unable to find a decent paying job in the medical field. Last year, he gave up looking. He applied for a nursing program in Canada, where he now lives with his wife and children.

“They are stealing us from Cameroon,” the 39-year-old Leinyuy said. “We want to work in Cameroon but there is no pay, so we have to look for other options.”

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