THE SETTLEMENT OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE DISPUTES UNDER CAMEROONIAN LAW
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Disputes, Medical Malpractice, Settlement mechanismsAbstract
In spite the fact that, Cameroon has one of the best laws regulating the practice of medicine, it is a well noted fact that, the number of medical disputes between patients and medical practitioners, health facilities as well as sanctions levied against healthcare workers by the supervisory body- The Ministry of Public Health for medical malpractice has been on the rise lately. This paper attempts to catalogue the various causes of medical malpractices disputes under Cameroonian health law. The article examines the legal implication of the breach of the patient’s rights to healthcare. It investigates the legal mechanisms instituted by the law, in the resolution of any medical malpractice disputes. The paper does so through a reading of records mainly from documentary and internet search. The data thus collected constitutes the sources from which the law is drawn, stated and analysed in the light of the stated aim of the paper. The results inter alia show that the patient’s rights to healthcare has been infringed by doctors in Cameroon. The accomplishment of such a study might be helpful not only to disseminate knowledge to medical practitioners and health facilities, but also to contribute to uphold the patient’s rights to healthcare. The article then concludes by exposing the lacunae in the current law in relation to the settlement of medical malpractice disputes as well as provides some suggestions on where the law should go.
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