Free Health Campaign Far North 2025
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"Promotion Santé 2025": A Wave of Medical Solidarity in the Far North of Cameroon
From June 21 to 27, 2025, the Far North region of Cameroon is witnessing a major health operation. Named “Promotion Santé 2025,” this national campaign, initiated by President Paul Biya and led on the ground by the Minister of Public Health, Dr. Manaouda Malachie, aims to provide free medical care to over 500,000 Cameroonians, mostly from underprivileged areas.
Maroua, the Starting Point of a Humanitarian Drive
The official launch will take place in Maroua on June 22, 2025, marking the beginning of an intense week of medical solidarity. Four key cities—Bogo, Kaélé, Mora, and Mokolo—will host the main activities, but the impact will be felt across the entire region.
The campaign’s ambitious targets include:
- 1,000 cataract surgeries
- 1,000 general surgeries and dental treatments
- 100 obstetric fistula repairs
- 300,000 medical consultations
- Over 100,000 screenings
Exceptional Mobilization for Health Equity
To make this vision a reality, 1,865 volunteers—doctors, nurses, health technicians, and other professionals—are mobilized. Together, they share a single goal: to care for those whom poverty or geographical isolation have long deprived of quality healthcare.
This large-scale deployment aligns with Cameroon’s Universal Health Coverage policy, which seeks to ensure fair access to health services for all citizens, regardless of status or location. Since the initiative’s launch, 175,000 people have already benefited from previous editions. This year, the campaign’s goals are even more ambitious.
The Minister on the Front Line
For several days, Dr. Manaouda Malachie has been touring the affected localities to personally supervise preparations. From Mora to Bogo, via Mokolo and Maroua, he is inspecting logistics, meeting with teams, and consistently emphasizing the essentials: welcoming each patient with compassion, attentiveness, a smile, and professionalism.
Beyond his official role, the Minister embraces a hands-on approach, staying close to the field realities. He visits patients, follows up on surgical cases, and encourages healthcare workers. His presence is widely praised as a sign of personal commitment and concrete action.
At the Heart of the Action: Lives Transformed
The campaign is already showing results:
- 22 women who underwent obstetric fistula surgeries have regained their dignity
- 22 patients who received cataract surgeries are seeing the world anew
Each intervention goes beyond a medical act; it is a gesture of social justice, a hand extended to the forgotten. This campaign embodies a state listening to its people, eager to offer accessible, free, and quality healthcare.
More Than a Campaign: A Vision for the Future
Through "Promotion Santé 2025", the soul of Cameroon’s solidarity shines. This initiative goes beyond numbers and technical outcomes to assert a deep conviction: every Cameroonian deserves dignified, humane, and universal healthcare.
As Dr. Manaouda Malachie puts it:
“Humanism, quality of care, and social justice are the only shared values.”
This health initiative stands as a model of commitment, a real answer to inequality, and most of all, a powerful message of unity and republican responsibility.
