The health care system in Cameroon involves three sub-sectors:
• A sub-public sector constitutes of; a public hospitals and the health structures under guardianship of other department members (Departments of Defense, Department of Employment, Labor and Social Welfare, Ministry of National Education).
• A sub-private non-profit sector (religious denominations, associations and various non-governmental organizations) and those for-profit.
• A sub-sector of the traditional medicine which is an important component to the system and that cannot be ignored.
This system is also structured in three levels of health which each has an administrative structures, sanitary formations and structures for dialogues:
I- Central level
* Central Services of the Ministry of Public Health: These services coordinate, regulate, and develop concepts, strategies and policies in the field of health.
* Structures of care: These structures are represented by: the general hospitals in reference, the Centers Hospital-Universities, the central hospitals and agencies under guardianship.
* Structures of SYNAME: These structures are represented by the CENAME (National Center to supply essential drugs), wholesalers private, the central purchasing of the private non-profit sector.
* Structures of this dialogue
There are the boards of directors or management committees.
II- Intermediate level
* Administrative Structures: These structures correspond to the different provincial delegations. They provide technical support to the health districts.
* Structures of care: These structures are represented by the provincial hospitals and assimilated.
* Structures of CENAME: These structures are represented by the CAPP (Center Pharmaceutical Supply provincial) and the pharmacies in general hospitals and central.
* Structures for dialogue: What are the management committees (COGE)
III- Peripheral level
* Administrative Structures: represented by the district health services, they implement the national programs.
* Structures of care: These structures are represented by: the district hospitals, medical centers and district health centers.
* Structures of SYNAME: These structures are represented by the pharmacies for health training courses of the previous levels, as well as private pharmacies.
*Structures for dialogue: These are the COSADI, COGEDI, COSA, and COGE. Source: conceptual framework of the D/S viable revised (MSP)
For more information, see the website of the Ministry of Public Health
