Hygiene and Environment

Hygiene and Environment

The CPC Hygiene and Environment Laboratory is the only laboratory in Central Africa accredited to NF EN ISO 17025 for water and food microbiology.
Medical Analysis

Medical Analysis

The CPC is a national reference laboratory for 28 pathologies. A Hygiene and Environment department offers microbiological and physico-chemical testing of water and foodstuffs for industry, hotels and restaurants, public authorities, various institutions and private individuals.
Public health

Public Health

One of the CPC's main missions is to help strengthen disease surveillance for MINSANTE and MINEPIA through two actions: support for health monitoring operations and analysis of surveillance data.
Vaccinations

Vaccinations

The International Vaccination and Rabies Treatment Centre is open to the general public. Specialist doctors and qualified nurses offer preventive care: pre-vaccination consultations, vaccinations, consultations following exposure to the risk of rabies (dog bites or any other animal likely to transmit rabies), anti-rabies treatment (vaccine and serum).
Training

Training

One of the CPC's priority missions is also to train students and professionals with a view to improving patient care. To achieve this, the CPC has a 3-year training school for medical and health technicians. It houses 2 classes simultaneously.
Research

Research

Respiratory infections, tuberculosis and malaria. He collaborates with numerous national and international institutions. The number of publications (notably in prestigious scientific journals) and oral presentations at international conferences attest to the quality of his work.
About us

About us

The Cameroon Pasteur Center (CPC), a Reference and Public Health Laboratory, is a public hospital with financial autonomy and legal personality. Established in 1959 in Yaoundé, it has had a branch in Garoua since 1985, a branch in Douala since 2004, and a medical analysis collection center in Ngousso (Yaoundé) since 2021. It operates under the joint supervision of the Ministries of Public Health and Finance.

AT A GLANCE The CPC is a member of the Pasteur Network, with which it shares the mission of combating infectious diseases. This mission is implemented through community service, research, public health, and training activities.

From the CEO

From the CEO

Welcome to the official website of the Cameroon Pasteur Center.

Founded in 1959, the Cameroon Pasteur Center (CPC) is a Cameroonian public scientific and technical institution, a member of the Pasteur Network. For more than six decades, it has played a central role in prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, research, and training in public health in Cameroon and the sub-region.

In close partnership with national authorities, international organizations, and field stakeholders, the CPC’s mission is to provide concrete and rigorous responses to major health challenges. In a context marked by the emergence of new epidemiological threats, modernizing our infrastructure, strengthening our human capacity, and fostering scientific excellence are our core priorities.

We are currently undertaking major structural reforms to improve the quality of our services, strengthen our administrative efficiency, and ensure greater accessibility to our services for the entire population.

Through this website, we offer you clear and up-to-date access to our services, results, publications, research projects, and news about our activities. It is also an invitation to discover the women and men who bring the Centre Pasteur du Cameroun to life every day with skill, commitment, and dedication.

I thank you for your trust and interest, and I invite you to follow our news and collaborate with us to strengthen public health in Cameroon and beyond.

Dr. Mirdad Kazanji

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For patients and users looking for discretion and speed, wishing to have tests and vaccinations done without waiting, the express service is the solution.

Request or book an appointment with the Medical Secretariat of the Centre Pasteur du Cameroun by calling 699 008 468. This service operates 24/7.

Express service fee: 10,000 CFA francs/patient.

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Wednesday Pasteur

These conferences, coordinated by the Medical Director, are a platform for exchanges between clinicians, general practitioners or specialists and biologists. They also contribute to the ongoing training of healthcare staff.

Quality

Strict compliance with the Quality Management System has led the laboratories of the Centre Pasteur du Cameroun to be accredited to several ISO standards. The CPC’s Medical Analysis Laboratory (LAM) is accredited to ISO 15189.

The microbiology section of the CPC’s Hygiene and Environment Laboratory (LHEm) is accredited to ISO 17025.

The quality of a laboratory is considered to be its ability to provide accurate, reliable results, at the right time and at the best cost, so that doctors can determine the appropriate treatment for patients. To achieve this objective, the Centre Pasteur du Cameroun has set up a Quality Management System. This continuous improvement approach is reflected in the application of an organisation that ensures the satisfaction of laboratory users and compliance with requirements.

The aim of quality is to ensure that the results of the laboratory’s various activities meet the quality requirements of its products and services. The CPC is based on strictly defined operating procedures, involving the various stages of the analysis or test and the conditions under which it is carried out. Any errors that may occur are identified, analysed, traced and corrected.

Quality control in the laboratory is always based on procedures that must take into account and identify :

  • The standards to be met vary according to :
    • sector of activity,
    • location (national and international standards),
  • Staff qualifications,
  • The equipment and consumables used.
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Latest news

The Centre Pasteur of Cameroon (CPC) continues its commitment to scientific excellence and the strengthening of biosecurity

The Centre Pasteur of Cameroon (CPC) continues its commitment to scientific excellence and the strengthening of biosecurity

24 Apr 2026

The institution now stands out on the continental stage thanks to the recognition of its expertise by Africa CDC and the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), which gives it a strategic role in the implementation of African biosafety and biosecurity standards. This recognition takes the form of awarding the title of African Regional Subject […]

Snakebite envenomations in Cameroon: issues and challenges of a public health emergency

Snakebite envenomations in Cameroon: issues and challenges of a public health emergency

22 Apr 2026

On April 22, the conference hall of the Centre Pasteur of Cameroon hosted the 77th edition of Pasteur Wednesdays, dedicated to an issue as old as it is concerning: snakebite envenomations. This high-level scientific meeting was held in the presence of Prof. Louis Richard Njock, Secretary General of MINSANTE. In his opening remarks, Dr. Mirdad […]

The Pasteur Center co-organizes a strategic workshop to revive Cameroonian shrimp exports

The Pasteur Center co-organizes a strategic workshop to revive Cameroonian shrimp exports

15 Apr 2026

A capacity-building workshop for actors in the Cameroonian shrimp sector opened this Wednesday, April 15, in Douala. Organized over two days by the Pasteur Center of Cameroon, this initiative takes place in a context marked by a decline in the market share of Cameroonian shrimp internationally. Faced with this situation, the organizers intend to support […]

A framework agreement between MINRESI and the Centre Pasteur of Cameroon in the service of research and public health

A framework agreement between MINRESI and the Centre Pasteur of Cameroon in the service of research and public health

07 Apr 2026

Yaoundé, April 7, 2026 – The Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation (MINRESI) and the Centre Pasteur of Cameroon (CPC) have officially signed a framework partnership agreement, marking a major milestone for research and public health in Cameroon. The ceremony, presided over by the Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation, Dr. Madeleine Tchuinte, brought together […]

The Pasteur Center of Cameroon welcomes the country coordinator of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)

The Pasteur Center of Cameroon welcomes the country coordinator of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)

07 Apr 2026

The Pasteur Center of Cameroon (CPC) had the pleasure of welcoming the country Coordinator of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), Dr. Camara FODE, as part of his tour to make contact with key players in the fight against poliomyelitis in Cameroon. “I cannot come to a country without seeing the laboratory.” This strong statement […]

Public drinking water: CAMWATER entrusts analyses to the Centre Pasteur of Cameroon

Public drinking water: CAMWATER entrusts analyses to the Centre Pasteur of Cameroon

02 Apr 2026

The Centre Pasteur of Cameroon (CPC) and the Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation (CAMWATER) signed, on March 2, 2026 in Yaoundé, a new partnership agreement aimed at strengthening the quality control of public drinking water in Cameroon. The agreement was officially signed by the two General Directors: Dr. Blaise Moussa for CAMWATER and Dr. Mirdad Kazanji […]

First genomic characterization of the HPgV-2 virus in patients co-infected with hepatitis C in Cameroon

First genomic characterization of the HPgV-2 virus in patients co-infected with hepatitis C in Cameroon

17 Mar 2026

The Pasteur Center of Cameroon announces the publication of the results of a new scientific study dedicated to the sequencing of the complete genome of human Pegivirus 2 (HPgV-2). This research marks an important advance for the understanding of this virus in Africa, presenting the first genomic characterization of six new HPgV-2 strains identified in […]

To the deserving Pasteurians, the grateful Republic

To the deserving Pasteurians, the grateful Republic

13 Mar 2026

Friday, March 13, 2026, will remain a significant date for several staff members of the Pasteur Center of Cameroon (CPC), honored on the occasion of the solemn ceremony for the awarding of labor merit medals. Organized at the institution’s headquarters in Yaoundé, this event paid tribute to women and men whose professional commitment has contributed, […]

Field actors of the Mpox-GECIVO Africa project (Cameroon) are strengthening their skills for the implementation of the research protocol

Field actors of the Mpox-GECIVO Africa project (Cameroon) are strengthening their skills for the implementation of the research protocol

10 Mar 2026

The Pasteur Center of Cameroon has been hosting since Tuesday, March 10, 2026, a four-day strategic workshop dedicated to training on the research protocol and the launch of participant recruitment within the framework of the Mpox-GECIVO Africa project (Cameroon). Gathered in Yaoundé, key actors involved in implementation from the health districts of Ayos and Ndikinimeki […]

A CDC mission praises the quality of tuberculosis diagnosis at the Pasteur Center of Cameroon

A CDC mission praises the quality of tuberculosis diagnosis at the Pasteur Center of Cameroon

10 Mar 2026

The Mycobacteriology Service of the Pasteur Center of Cameroon (CPC) welcomed, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, a delegation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of a mission to evaluate the quality of tuberculosis diagnosis carried out within the institution. Led by Charles I. Okello, Director of Programs at the CDC, […]

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