Preventive care in Cameroon: looking after your health before illness strikes
Insurance steps in once you are already ill. SmileDom supports you while you are well: regular home follow-up, screenings and lifestyle advice, in Douala and in the villages, to keep you healthy for as long as possible.
Written by the SmileDom medical team · Medical review: Dr Kelly Kenfack [to be confirmed] · updated on 5 November 2026
What is preventive care?
You don't have to wait until you are sick to worry about your health. Preventive care means spotting early what threatens your health and acting before illness sets in: regularly checking your vital signs, screening for silent diseases, adapting your diet and physical activity.
Several factors contribute to our good health: the person themselves, physical activity, diet, and the family and work environment. Many problems caught early have simple solutions: it is better to bother the doctor for nothing than to wait.
SmileDom does not replace your insurance: insurance covers the costs after you fall ill, SmileDom helps you fall ill as rarely as possible. Our solution is complementary, neither competing nor exclusive.
Why prevention matters in Cameroon
Illness is often played down: “I’ll wait for it to pass”, “I won’t see the doctor just for a fever”. Yet several common diseases progress silently. [Proposed text, to be reviewed by Dr Kelly, with sources: WHO, Ministry of Public Health]
High blood pressure and diabetes
Often without symptoms for years, they are discovered late, when a complication occurs. Simply checking blood pressure and blood sugar regularly makes it possible to spot them early.
What is high blood pressure?Malaria and seasonal illnesses
The rainy season brings back malaria and water-borne diseases. The right habits and quick treatment prevent severe forms, especially in children and the elderly.
MalariaAccess to care in the villages
The health centre is sometimes far away, and people only travel when things are serious. Our network of local nurses comes to your home, in town and in the village.
Our home care plansParents far from their children
When you live abroad or in another city, it is hard to know how your parents are really doing. SmileDom looks after them for you and keeps you informed.
I care for my parentsA preventive health check-up every 6 months
Your history is recorded in a digital medical file, then we establish your profile. We monitor your health at regular intervals and are available at all times by video call.
- Vital signs checked at home: weight, blood pressure, oxygen, blood sugar
- Cardiovascular screening
- Children's vaccinations and growth
- Nutrition and physical activity
- Psychological support
- Referral to the right hospital if needed
How home follow-up works
- You contact usOnline, by phone or on WhatsApp. A member of the medical team calls you back to organise your follow-up.
- A first visit at homeA check of your vital signs and an interview establish the state of your health and your profile.
- Advice and a programmeNutrition, sport, environment: each case is analysed, and together we set up a programme, assess it and adapt it.
- Follow-up and teleconsultationRegular visits, a teleconsultation at the slightest doubt, and referral to the right hospital if needed, followed by our doctor.
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I already have health insurance: what is SmileDom for?
Insurance covers the costs after you fall ill; SmileDom helps you fall ill as rarely as possible. The two are complementary.
What is the benefit once I subscribe?
A check of your vital signs and an interview establish the state of your health. Tailored advice (nutrition, sport…) and follow-up then ensure your well-being.
I live with a medical condition: what can SmileDom do?
With your medical file (history, past conditions), we follow you and give you regular advice to improve your general health.
I live abroad: what about my parents back home?
Once you subscribe, our network contacts your loved one, takes care of them directly and then keeps you informed about their health.
Prevention is better than cure: request your check-up
This information does not replace a medical consultation.