Kouhouat Baptist HC

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Overview

Kouhouat Baptist Health Center was created in 1990 as a Health Post.  Over the years, the health center has grown into a Health Centre with beautiful structures. The health center now provides several services to the people of Kouhouat who used to trek long distances to access health services in distant away hospitals  like Banso Baptist Hospital (BBH) for treatment and  consultations. Given the enormous progress registered and continues rise in the demand of services, the Health Post was upgraded to a health centre on April, 30 1994. The Health Centre has Bafoussam Baptist Hospital as her supervisory hospital. Kouhouat village, is situated 30 km from Foumban. It is found in Bangourain Health District in Bangourain Subdivision, Noun Division in the West Region of Cameroon.  Kouhouat is predominantly Muslim. As at September 2024, the HC has about 30 staff capacity with 2 screeners, 38 beds and many nurses who offer Inpatient and Outpatient services 24 hours.

Services Offered

Outpatient Services:

  • General consultation
  • Eye Care
  • Registration
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory (the key tests being urinalysis, hepatitis, malaria, sexually transmitted infections, and type and cross match of blood for transfusion amongst others).
  • COVID-19
  • Family Planning which offers various family planning methods to clients.
  • The maternity that does Antenatal Clinic (ANC), deliveries, infant welfare clinic and nutrition counseling.
  • Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services
  • Treatment Room where minor surgeries and dressing change are done
  • Community Base Rehabilitation (CBR) Services
  • Security Services

Inpatient Services:

In Patient Services

  • Maternity
  • Men’s Ward
  • Children’s Ward
  • Women’s Ward
  • Private Ward

Other Services:

  • Chaplaincy that ensures the spiritual wellbeing of staff and patients,
  • Security Post that safeguards staff and equipment
  • Laundry Department that is in charge of keeping the health centre linen and compound clean.

Catchment areas: The health centre receives patients from seven out of the nine subdivisions in Noun division, and also from Bangolan, and Mbissa in the Ngoketunjia Division of the North West region.

Contact Information:

COC: Mr. Yongka Wilfred         

Tel: (+237) 677 485 934

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