Minister of Public Health, Cameroon
Title: Ministre de la Santé Publique
Malachie Manaouda
Career
- Minister of Public Health of Cameroon (2019 to present)
- minister
Facts compiled from Wikidata (CC0), a reference source, retrieved 2026-10-23. The office record above comes from the official source cited below.
Predecessor: André Mama Fouda (from Wikidata)
What the ministry does
The Ministry of Public Health draws up and carries out the government’s policy on public health. It organises, runs and develops the public health facilities, checks the technical standards of private clinics and hospitals, works to extend health coverage across the territory, leads the prevention of and fight against epidemics and pandemics, and looks after the quality of care and the equipment of public and private facilities.
Sources: Wikipédia, Ministère de la Santé publique (Cameroun); Wikipedia, Ministry of Public Health (Cameroon)
Appointment and predecessor
Malachie Manaouda has been Minister of Public Health since 4 January 2019. He was named in the government reorganised by presidential decree No. 2019/002 of that date, and he replaced André Mama Fouda, who had held the post since 2007. He is still on the government list published by the Prime Minister’s Office, which we last checked on 11 October 2026.
Sources: Cameroon Tribune, Réaménagement du gouvernement, 4 January 2019; Cameroon Tribune, government reshuffle, 4 January 2019; Wikipédia, Malachie Manaouda; Prime Minister’s Office of Cameroon, government list (spm.gov.cm)
Ministers of health since 1960
Names and periods to 2007 follow the lists of ministers published by Wikipedia in English and in French, which give the same sequence. The last two periods come from the biography of André Mama Fouda and from the reshuffle of 4 January 2019. Where a year is shown on its own, the sources do not give the exact days.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Kamdem Minyin | 1960 | 1961 |
| Simon Pierre Tsoungui | 1961 | 1965 |
| Jean Claude Happi | 1965 | 1970 |
| Bernard Fonlon | 1970 | 1971 |
| Paul Fokam Kamga | 1971 | 1980 |
| Athanase Eteme Oloa | 1980 | 1983 |
| Hubert Nkoulou | 1983 | 1984 |
| Victor Anomah Ngu | 1984 | 1988 |
| Joseph Mbede | 1988 | 1994 |
| Joseph Owona | 1994 | 1996 |
| Titus Edzoa | 1996 | 1997 |
| Charles Etoundi | 1997 | 1997 |
| Gottlieb Lobe Monekosso | 1997 | 2000 |
| Laurent Esso | 2000 | 2001 |
| Urbain Olanguena Awono | 2001 | 2007 |
| André Mama Fouda | 2007 | 4 Jan 2019 |
| Malachie Manaouda | 4 Jan 2019 | present |
Sources: Wikipedia, Ministry of Public Health (Cameroon); Wikipédia, Ministère de la Santé publique (Cameroun); Wikipedia, André Mama Fouda; Cameroon Tribune, Réaménagement du gouvernement, 4 January 2019
How the ministry is organised
The ministry is organised by decree No. 2013/093 of 3 April 2013, which the ministry’s own decisions still cite. The minister is assisted by a private secretariat, three technical advisers, an inspectorate general, a central administration and regional services. Among the bodies in its sector is the national purchasing centre for essential medicines and medical supplies, CENAME (Centrale nationale d’approvisionnement en médicaments et consommables médicaux essentiels), created by decree No. 2005/252 of 30 June 2005 and reformed by decree No. 2018/501 of 20 September 2018.
Sources: MINSANTE staff decision of 3 January 2025 (cites the organising decree); WHO health legislation repository, Cameroon; Wikipédia, Ministère de la Santé publique (Cameroun); Lextenso, Cameroun : encore une réforme de la CENAME (2024); Ecomatin, Santé : vers la restructuration du CENAME
Latest government reshuffle
The government in office was named on 4 January 2019 by presidential decree No. 2019/002, and no newer government had been announced when we last checked, on 11 October 2026.
Sources: Cameroon Tribune, Réaménagement du gouvernement, 4 January 2019; Africanews, 4 January 2019; Prime Minister’s Office of Cameroon, government list (spm.gov.cm); Bénin Web TV, August 2026
Frequently asked questions
Who is the minister of public health in Cameroon?
Malachie Manaouda, who has held the post since 4 January 2019.
Since when is Malachie Manaouda minister of health?
Since 4 January 2019, when the government was reorganised by presidential decree No. 2019/002.
Who was the minister of health of Cameroon before Malachie Manaouda?
André Mama Fouda, who was minister from 2007 until the reshuffle of 4 January 2019.
What does the Cameroon Ministry of Public Health do?
It sets and carries out the government’s public health policy: it runs public health facilities, supervises private ones, extends health coverage and leads the fight against epidemics.
What is the website of the Cameroon Ministry of Public Health?
The official site is minsante.cm. MINSANTE is the usual short name of the ministry.
When was Malachie Manaouda born?
Malachie Manaouda was born in 1973, in Mokolo, according to Wikidata.
Where did Malachie Manaouda study?
Malachie Manaouda studied at University of Ngaoundéré, National School of Administration and Magistracy, according to Wikidata.
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PollsAfrica (2026). Minister of Public Health, Cameroon. Retrieved 26 Oct 2026 from https://pollsafrica.com/countries/cameroon/minister-of-public-health