Bessem holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Buea. She has over five years of experience in community development projects geared towards empowering vulnerable groups and improving health care delivery in communities. She has served with many local and international NGOs.

She is a United Nations volunteer and a Cameroon Women Scholars (CWS) alumni. She is pursuing an MBA in Project Management, and she is strongly driven by the conviction that sustainable health care delivery using contemporary health information technology, through skillful implementation of community health projects and compassionate health service delivery, is the sure way of ensuring Universal Health Coverage.