Institutional mechanisms excluding rehabilitation from medical education in Central Africa: A mixed-methods case study from Cameroon with implications for WHO regional strategy implementation.

Date publication

juin 2026

Journal

Dialogues in health

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MOUREY France

Tous les auteurs :
Moumeni IN, Mourey F, Tsatedem FA, Oyene K, Mapoure YN

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41551202

Résumé

Access to rehabilitation services in sub-Saharan Africa is severely limited, with the WHO reporting that more than 63 % of people in the region do not receive needed rehabilitation services. This study analyzes how the exclusion of rehabilitation from medical curricula in Cameroon affects care access and evaluates implications for implementing the WHO Regional Strategy to Strengthen Rehabilitation in Health Systems 2025-2035.

Mots clés

Cameroon, Central Africa, Health systems, Institutional theory, Medical education, Mixed-methods research, Rehabilitation, Single practitioner syndrome, WHO strategy implementation

Référence

Dialogues Health. 2026 06;8:100274