REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN
Paix Travail Patrie
MINISTERE DE LA SANTE PUBLIQUE
SECRETARIAT GENERAL
COMITE D'ORGANISATION DES CONCOURS
ND/-20 /PR/MPI/CB.
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
Peace - Work - Fatherland
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SECRETARIAT GENERAL
EXAMINATION ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Yaounde, the30 MAY 2016
PRESS RELEASE
A written competitive examination into public and private Health Personnel Training institutions in the Republic of Cameroon will take place on the 13th of August 2016, according to the following provisions:
I. NUMBER OF PLACES AVAILABLE : 5. 920, allocated as follows :
| N° | TRAINING SPECIALITY | NUMBER OF PLACES |
| MEDICAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS | ||
| 1 | Assistant Laboratory Health Technicians | 760 |
| 2 | Assistant Laboratory Health Technicians, Mortuary Attendants | 40 |
| 3 | Senior Dental Technicians | 60 |
| 4 | Senior Physiotherapy Technicians | 100 |
| 5 | Senior Pharmacy Technicians | 60 |
| 6 | Senior Sanitary Health Technicians | 25 |
| 7 | Senior Laboratory Health Technicians | 700 |
| 8 | Senior Psychomotor and Relaxation therapy Technicians | 20 |
| 9 | Senior Radiology and Medical Imagery Technicians | 100 |
| 10 | Senior Optometry/Refraction Technicians | 25 |
| SPECIALISED NURSING | ||
| 1 | Ophtalmic Nurses | 30 |
| 2 | Mental health nurses | 30 |
| 3 | Nurses in Anaesthesiology/Reanimation | 60 |
| 4 | Gerontology | 30 |
| NURSING CARE | ||
| 1 | Midwives | 250 |
| 1 | Senior Nurses (State Registered Nurses) | 1 950 |
| 2 | Nursing Assistants | 1 560 |
| 3 | Community Health Assistants | 120 |
II. EXAMINATION CENTRES
- YAOUNDE
- LIMBE
- DOUALA
- BAMENDA
- GAROUA
- MAROUA
- EBOLOWA
- BAFOUSSAM
- BERTOUA
- NGAOUNDERE
III. CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED
The following can apply for the competitive Entrance Exam into schools of midwifery and health technicians:
III.1. GENERAL CONDITIONS
- For the Health Technicians, Nursing care and Midwifery sections :
Cameroonians and Foreigners of both sexes, aged 18 to 30 on 1st January 2016.
- For the specialised nursing:
Cameroonians and Foreigners of both sexes, not older than years on 1st January 2016;
Be a holder of a two years old State Registered Nursing Certificate.
III.2. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
- For the entrance examination into Nursing Assistants, Community Health Assistants and Assistant Health Technicians (Medical Analysis and Mortuary Attendants) Training Schools:
Be a holder either a BEPC, GCE 0/L (General Education) in 04 subjects or CAP in Home Economics and Medical Secretariat only.
- For the entrance examination into Senior Health Technicians in Dentistry, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Medical Analysis, Sanitary Technicians, Medical Imagery (Radiology), Optometry/Refraction and Occupational Therapy Training Schools :
Be a holder of the GCE A/L (General Education) in at least two Science subjects or Baccalaureate.
- For the entrance examination into Senior Nurses (State Registered Nurses) and Midwifery Schools :
Be a holder of the GCE A/L (General Education) in at least two subjects, or holder of the Baccalaureate certificate (A, C, D, F7, or F8).
- For the entrance examination into Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Mental Health, Ophthalmology or Gerontology:
Be a holder of a two years old State Registered Nursing Certificate.
IV. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTH PERSONNEL TRAINING SCHOOLS
IV.1. SANITARY HEALTH TECHNICIANS
| N° | Training schools | Language of Training |
| Public school | ||
| 1 | Nursing and Sanitary Technicians School, Yaounde | French |