Cameroon: An Illegal Circulation of Blood

The term "blood money" has come to have new meaning in Cameroon, where certain patients and their families complain that a brisk trade in trafficked blood has led to shortages in hospitals. "Getting hold of a pouch of blood for a patient who has urgent need of it can be an experience akin to Calvary," Martin Djomo, the husband of someone who is dependent on blood transfusions, told IPS.