On March 13, Cameroon was shaken by the death of Monique Koumaté , a pregnant woman who died in front of the Laquintinie hospital in Douala. Several hundred people subsequently gathered to protest against the hospital's employees, who they accused of neglect.But Koumaté's case isn't unique. According to a study carried out by the World Health Organisation, in 2011 Cameroon's maternal mortality rate stood at 782 deaths for every 100,000 births, a figure well above the global average. In developing countries, the average rate stands at 239 deaths for every 100,000 live births, whereas in developed countries the figure is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births.Those grim statistics were enough to convince 24-year-old Alain Nteff that something needed to be done to reduce Cameroon's maternal death rate. An engineering school graduate, he launched his application with the help of a doctor.