20 cases of motorcycle accidents recorded per week at Laquintinie

20 cases of motorcycle accident a week recorded in the emergency department of the Laquintinie hospital. Nearly 150,000 patients per year, that is 800 patients per 100 doctors.

Clinical biology laboratory service which is most populous has about 150 patients received daily, with a minimum of 3 tests per patient.

These figures were released at the end of the week celebration in Laquintinie hospital in Douala, which took place from 25 to 28 November 2014. An event celebrated under the theme, "the commitment to the humane care and innovation, professionalism base hospital.

"It was indeed an opportunity for this hospital which has a bad reputation from the public because of the mistreatment of patients, corruption and scandals of all kinds, to open its doors to the public with whom it has trouble. Located in the heart of the economic capital, the referral hospital in the Littoral Region has a varied service provided with quite different technical platform”, according to Dr. Madeleine Mbangue, medical advisor.

The technical services of this structure managed by Dr. John II Dissongo are grouped in 8 departments among others, the health department health and medical technology, gynecology and obstetrics services that achieves an average of 250 deliveries per month, pediatrics with its neonatal unit, the department of medicine with 9 specialized services and joint care unit.

It was established in 1920 under the name of "native Douala hospital," and then the Douala Laquintinie Hospital in 1941. To support the socially disadvantaged, it has implemented a decision support system for the poor.

"We call depending on the case, green as good for life-threatening emergencies, and yellow as good for the needy," says Madeleine Mbangue.

Over the years, the hospital has grown with the support of its partners and born of this partnership were a center to support sickle cell "Emmanuel Billong" the Lion vision center, the construction of a new maternity and rehabilitation of four new operating rooms.