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In Cameroon, there are no known travel or residency restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS. This means that you can enter the country, regardless of your HIV status, and you should not be deported if you test positive for HIV while you are in the country.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=38 CAMEROON - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | In Cameroon, there are no known travel or residency restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS. This means that you can enter the country, regardless of your HIV status, and you should not be deported if you test positive for HIV while you are in the country.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=38 CAMEROON - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | ||
In 2017, it was estimated that 3.7% of adults of Cameroon were infected with HIV, which was the 16th highest rate in the world. However, one concerning statistics that there are 24,000 HIV/AIDS-related deaths per year, which is the 9th highest in the world. This data suggests that Cameroon may not be doing as much to prevent deaths as countries with similarly high or higher infection rates.<ref name="ciaworldfactbook_cameroon">[https://www.cia.gov/library/PUBLICATIONS/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html CIA World Factbook - Cameroon]</ref> | |||
===Testing Facilities=== | ===Testing Facilities=== | ||