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- 1 2 3 "Cameroon-Info.Net:: Cameroun - Carnet Noir: Décès de Gladys Ejomi, première femme camerounaise médecin*". www.cameroon-info.net.
- ↑ "Dr. Gladys Ejomi Martin to Organize a Conference for Women Leaders in Tali, Cameroon – African University Foundation".
- 1 2 "Nécrologie: décès du Pr Gladys Ejomi Martin, Première femme médecin au Cameroun". 17 July 2020.
- ↑ Legideon [ dead link ]
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