Mélissa Essomba, 22, a student, died after Nkoldongo District Hospital (Yaoundé) refused to take care of her without a deposit of 8 000 FCFA. A sum equivalent to 12 euros when she had just passed out during her baccalaureate tests. Her round belly drew a life that was beginning. Mélissa was twenty-two years old, an exam to finish, and a baby to be born. She did not know that on that day she would run after 6,000 FCFA, less than ten euros as one …
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Mélissa Essomba, 22, a student, died after Nkoldongo District Hospital (Yaoundé) refused to take care of her without a deposit of 8 000 FCFA. A sum equivalent to 12 euros when she had just passed out during her baccalaureate tests. Her round belly drew a life that was beginning. Mélissa was twenty-two years old, an exam to finish, and a baby to be born. She did not know that on that day she would run after 6,000 FCFA, less than ten euros as one …