A hospital built with China, a partnership that keeps growing: since 2002 Chinese medical teams from Shanxi Province have worked side by side with Cameroonian staff at YGOPH.
YGOPH is a symbol of the friendship between Cameroon and the People's Republic of China. The hospital was built and equipped with Chinese support and inaugurated in the presence of China's Vice-Minister of Public Health. China has sent medical teams to Cameroon since 1975; in 2025 the two countries celebrated 50 years of health cooperation, during which some 25 teams and more than 800 Chinese health workers have served in the country. At YGOPH, Chinese specialists work side by side with our teams, share their techniques and train our staff.
“Through these actions, China does not just give, it shares.”
Dr Manaouda Malachie
Minister of Public Health, July 2025 (translated from French)
FIRST TEAM
1975
First Chinese medical team
sent to Cameroon.
YEARS
50
Of health cooperation,
celebrated in 2025.
MEDICAL TEAMS
25
Chinese teams sent
to Cameroon so far.
HEALTH WORKERS
800
+Chinese doctors and nurses
who have served.
What The Chinese Medical Team Does
Chinese practitioners offer acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion and massage, and train Cameroonian staff in these techniques.
Joint eye consultations and surgery, including the 2016 Brightness Action that restored sight to 627 patients.
Chinese surgeons and anaesthetists operate with our teams, including complex cases, and share their techniques.
Support in CT image review, ultrasound and the use and maintenance of modern equipment donated by China.
Workshops such as the first training in traditional Chinese medicine in Cameroon (2021), free clinics and donations of medicines.
Chinese doctors are formally integrated into YGOPH’s staff since the 2018 reorganisation of the hospital. Meet our doctors.
Half A Century Of Friendship
2002 – Inauguration
YGOPH is inaugurated in the presence of China's Vice-Minister of Public Health, after construction and equipment financed by China.
2007 – 2008 – Staff housing and team handovers
China commits a grant to build accommodation for YGOPH staff, and the 13th and 14th Chinese medical teams hold their handover ceremony at YGOPH.
2016 – Brightness Action
A Chinese ophthalmology team performs 627 free cataract operations at YGOPH and Mbalmayo district hospital.
2021 – First training in Chinese medicine
About 50 doctors and nurses are trained in traditional Chinese medicine at YGOPH – a first in Cameroon.
2025 – 50 years of cooperation
Visits by the Deputy Governor of Shanxi Province (July), Ambassador Xu Yong (September) and the Economic and Commercial Counsellor (October).
25
TH
CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM
Cooperation In Action
