Essential Medication Factory: Satisfactory Progress Made

T he Prime Minister, Head of Government, Joseph Dion Ngute, yesterday October 13, 2026 paid an inspection visit to the construction site of a factory for manufacturing essential drugs and medical devices, located in Meyo, Yaounde VI Subdivision, Mfoundi Division of the Centre Re­ gion. He had initially laid the foun­ dation stone on October 3, 2025 and was paying the working visit to assess the building pace of the fac­ tory. It is piloted by a Chinese com­ pany, YICHENG Pharmaceutical Group Ltd, with the total cost estimated at FCFA 580 billion. Joseph Dion Ngute was shown round the site by the project promoter, Confiance Mbe Idris. The Head of Government visited two main buildings. Joseph Dion Ngute started the visit with the five floor building that will host the offices of medical doctors, technicians and pharmacists. There, tiles are already being fitted on the floor and walls. Doors (ordinary and protective) have already been installed on some of the floors. The Prime Minister was then led to the next building which will be the factory for the production of essential drugs and medical de­ vices, as well as a research labora­ tory. At the end of the visit, the Head of Government said it was exactly a year and 10 days ago that the Pre­ sident of the Republic instructed him to lay the foundation stone of this magnificent project. He adds that at the date of the ceremony, there was just ground and today, buildings have emerged from the ground. “This project is to ensure that Cameroon is self-sufficient in essential medicines and pharmaceu­ tical products. It is important because the President of the Republic realised, during the COVID-19 period and its aftermath, that Cameroon had diffi­ culties in obtaining and procuring essential medicines because many countries that had it kept the medi­ cines for themselves. Here we are today to visit this project and I must say that the progress has been en­ ormous,” he said, adding that the buildings have already been erected and it is th...