Construction Pace: 65 Per cent Covered

C onstruction works at the fac­ tory for manufacturing es­ sential drugs and medical de­ vices at the Meyo locality in Yaounde are on a good footing despite some technical hitches ex­ perienced at the start of the pro­ ject. Costing an estimated FCFA 580 billion, the project on a five hectares site is being executed in three phases. The first phase consists of building the factory in the Meyo locality, to the tune of FCAF 30 billion, and the second would be the construction of a re­ ference hospital, assessed at FCFA 250 billion. The third and final phase would be expanding the project within the CEMAC region, at a total cost of FCFA 300 billion. The first phase started in October 2025, with the construction of re­ taining walls completed last Fe­ bruary, including the installation of some highway features, such as guardrails, adjacent drainage works, and grassed slopes. Following the delivery of the main structure of the five-floor building set to house the administrative block, the technical teams working on this huge building immediately moved on to the finishing works, which includes things like interior wall coverings, laying tiles and ins­ talling bathroom fixtures, putting in doors and windows, and other electrical installations. Annual production capacity of the factory is projected at 100 million bottles, two billion ampoules, 10 billion tablets, and about 100 re­ ferences of medicines and medical devices in six dosage forms. The main objective is reducing depen­ dence on drug importation, rein­ force the universal health coverage policy and enhance the develop­ ment of the health industry. This is more so because statistics indi&s...