Medical Confidentiality in Cameroon. Origins, Justifications and Limits

Academic Paper from the year 2021 in the subject Medicine - Other, , language: English, abstract: This paper highlights the fact that medical confidentiality is an absolute duty which needs qualifications within the Cameroonian context. Hence, what is the duty of confidentiality? How does the principle of confidentiality operate in Cameroon? What are the justifications for medical confidentiality? How can medical confidentiality be breached? How is medical confidentiality terminated? Based on the ensuing above, the paper examines the origins and concept of medical confidentiality. It further investigates the justifications of medical confidentiality and circumstances which medical confidentiality comes to an end.

Melle Akame Winslow is from Cameroon and a holder of a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and a Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Law from the University of Yaounde 2 Soa, he is currently a PhD research fellow in the University of Buea. He is a magistrate in Cameroon. His fields of interest are: Banking law, Human Rights, Criminal law, medical law.