Event details
- Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
- Time: 07:00 – 16:00
- Venue: Boulevard du 20 Mai and YGOPH, Yaoundé
- Cost: Free
- For: YGOPH staff, patients and visitors
- Status: Completed
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Event overview:
Women are at the heart of YGOPH, as patients and as professionals. Every day, midwives, nurses, doctors, laboratory and pharmacy staff, administrators, hostesses and cleaning teams work together to care for mothers and children. On 8 March 2025, as Cameroon celebrated the 40th edition of International Women’s Day, the hospital paid tribute to all of them.
As in 2019, our staff joined the parade on Boulevard du 20 Mai in Yaoundé, marching together as one hospital family, before returning to Ngousso to celebrate with their colleagues. Teams on duty in the maternity, emergencies and wards continued to care for patients throughout the day.
The celebration was also a reminder to every woman who visits us that caring for her own health matters. In the week leading up to 8 March, our midwives held short talks in the gynaecology waiting area on cervical and breast cancer screening, family planning and the importance of early antenatal care.
Highlights
Parade
YGOPH staff marched together on Boulevard du 20 Mai in Yaoundé.
Honouring our women
A celebration of the women who keep the hospital running day and night.
Health talks
Short sessions on screening, family planning and antenatal care for patients.
Programme
- 3 – 7 Mar – Health talks: Midwives led talks on screening and family planning in the gynaecology waiting area.
- 07:00 – Assembly at YGOPH: Staff gathered at the hospital before leaving together for the city centre.
- 09:00 – Parade: YGOPH’s delegation marched on Boulevard du 20 Mai alongside other institutions.
- 13:00 – Staff celebration: Colleagues shared a festive meal at the hospital, while teams on duty continued to care for patients.
Who should attend?
- YGOPH staff from every service, women and men
- Patients and visitors to the gynaecology department
- Women wishing to book a screening or family planning consultation
Practical information
- Venue: Boulevard du 20 Mai (parade) and YGOPH, Ngousso.
- When: Saturday 8 March 2025 from 07:00; health talks from 3 to 7 March.
- Cost: Free.
- Register: The staff delegation was coordinated by the Human Resources Sub-Directorate. Patients did not need to register.
What was achieved
The day brought together staff from every service in a spirit of solidarity and pride. It also reminded our patients that looking after their own health, through regular screening and family planning, is one of the best gifts they can give themselves and their families.
Questions & answers
Does YGOPH offer screening for women all year round?
Yes. Cervical cancer screening, breast examination and family planning consultations are available in our gynaecology service, Monday to Friday, 07:30 – 15:30.
Were hospital services open during the celebration?
Yes. Emergencies, the maternity and all wards operated as normal, with teams on duty throughout the day.