Between January and October this year, the Regional Hospital Center of Bafoussam, in the Western Region, recorded a total of 7,959 consultations.

In detail, the hospital recorded 1,478 patients in the neurology service, 1,299 for nephrology, 1,253 for hepatho-gastroenterology, 3,890 for medical imaging (including 1,349 for the scanner and 49 MRI), 308 surgical procedures including 112 in neurosurgery. In addition, 27,587 examinations were performed in the laboratory and 378 examinations in the Endoscopy Center. These figures were unveiled this week during a ceremony chaired by the Health Minister to install the Hospital’s Managing Director, Dr. Oussaouo Passang Saibou.

The Regional Hospital Center of Bafoussam was inaugurated on December 11, 2021, by the Prime Minister. It is one of the new facilities built by the country to reinforce its health system.

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