Poorly-paid Healthcare Workers Leaving Africa — VOA Learning English
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Cameroon has one of the world's lowest amounts of health care workers per capita. About a third of trained doctors who completed medical school last year left the West African country. Many doctors and nurses are leaving for more well-paying jobs in Europe and North America, including Canada.
Canada, like Cameroon, has official languages of English and French.
After training as a nurse, Nevielle Leinyuy spent almost 10 years in Cameroon working as a front desk worker. He was unable to find a well-paying job in the medical field. Last year, he applied for a nursing program in Canada. He now lives there with his wife and children.
“They are stealing us from Cameroon. We want to work in Cameroon…
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