Yaoundé hospital to host African forum on hospital resilience
The Central Hospital of Yaoundé will hold a three-day forum in December, expecting nearly 300 health sector actors from Cameroon, Africa and France.
The Central Hospital of Yaoundé is organising the African Hospital Forum from December 8 to 10, 2026, at the Palais des Congrès in Yaoundé, to mark its 95th anniversary. Under the theme "Towards the resilience of the African hospital", the meeting aims to help modernise African hospitals facing economic, technological and health challenges.
Professor Pierre Ongolo Zogo, the hospital's director, presented the forum at a press conference on November 12, 2026. Professor Elie Claude Ndam Ndjitoyap, chair of the scientific committee, named inclusive and transparent governance, modernised infrastructure, digital transformation and better quality of care as the levers of resilience.
Professor Serge Billong, president of the Cameroonian Society of Public Health, said doctors, managers, researchers, decision-makers and partners are invited to propose concrete solutions to health crises, financial constraints and technological change. The hospital presents the anniversary as a step towards its centenary.
Why it mattersHospital managers, doctors and health partners are invited to Yaoundé from December 8 to 10 to propose solutions to financial and technological pressures.