Voundou Baptist Health Center
 Location
Voundou Baptist Health Centre is found in Voundou village, Mbangassina Subdivision in Mbam et Kim Division of the Centre Region of Cameroon. It is situated about 120km Northeast of Yaounde.Â
Contact Information
Chief of Centre: Mr. Hans Taah
Tel.: (+237) 675356777/ 654894737 (Chief of Centre)
 (Fixed): (+237) 652292687 (Health Centre)       673813426
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C/O Etoug-Ebe Baptist Health Centre.
P.O. Box 2039 Grand Messa,Â
Yaounde – Cameroon
Overview
Voundou Baptist Health Center (VBHC) was created on January 1, 2018. It is one of the health centers of the Cameroon Baptist Convention (CBC) Health Services offering quality healthcare to the people. As at March 2026, the health facility has 35 competent staff that see averagely 1000 patients a month. The HC has a medical doctor and two screeners who are always at centre 24/7 attending to patients. About 60 percent of patients received at VBHC come from Voundou, while the remaining 40 percent come from neighbouring areas such as Ngoke, Banta, Nyangafou Nguila and Maa Jerusalem. Voundou Baptist Health Center (VBHC) can boast of treating illnesses such as malaria, intestinal parasites (Amaebiasis, diarrhea), gastritis, respiratory tract infections, hypertension, and diabetes. Â
Our Services
Out-Patient Services
The Laboratory runs 24/24 running diagnostic tests:
- Parasitology: urine/stool analysis, occult blood, H. pylori, Malaria rapid/smears
- Serology: Hepatitis B & C, HIV, syphilis, typhoid,
- Hematology: CBC, ESR, haemoglobin electrophoresis, direct and indirect coombs test
- Bacteriology: sputum analysis, bodily fluid analysis (CSF, pleural, ascitic, synovial), semen analysis, ECS/VS/HVS, Gram staining
- Biochemistry: liver panel, kidney function test, basic and complete metabolic panels, blood sugar, electrolytes and lipid profile, HBA1C
- Hormonal Testing: PSA, Thyroid function test, testosterone, BETA HCGetc.
- Blood Donation Unit: donor screening, bleeding, and transfusion services
- Antenatal clinic laboratory for pregnant women
- Elisa: chlamydia IgG/IgM
The Dental Department provides:
- Consultations and treatment
- Root canal therapy, crowns, fillings, extractions, and dentures
- Orthodontics
- Scaling and polishing, splinting therapy, and fracture management
- Community outreach programs including screening, sensitization, and dental interventions
- Counselling ServicesÂ
The Pharmacy Department provides:
- Dispensing of drugs to outpatients and inpatients
- Compounding and pre-packaging of drugs
- Counseling and clinical interventions
- Drug supply to wards and other departments
- Bill review, inventory control, and requisition
- Continuous education of pharmacy staff
- Updates to consultants on drug availability
- Procurement and inventory control
- Drug storage
The theatre has one operating room for minor surgeries including:
- Circumcision
- Cererian session (referral)
- Cystectomy (booking)
- Foreign body removersÂ
- Lypomectomy
- Autoclaving machine where sterilisation are done
- Performs minor surgeriesÂ
Services include:
- Laboratory tests for pregnant women (CBC, HB, urinalysis, Hepatitis B, HIV, syphilis, malaria, and blood group)
- Vital signs monitoring and blood pressure checks
- Physical examination and counselling
- Management of high-risk pregnancies
- Health education, devotions, and nutrition talks
- Postpartum consultation for mothers and babies
- Vaccinations (BCG, Polio Zero at birth; PENTA, ROTA, and NEMO at 6 and 10 weeks)
Services include:
- Family planning services
- Infertility consultations
- Doctor and screeners consultations and testing for STIs
- Treatment of some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as Gonorrhoea, Chlamydia, and Trichomonas VaginalisÂ
- Health talks, sensitization campaigns, and community outreach
- HPV Vaccination
- Treatment of genital warts
The nutrition improvement program (NIP) provides the following services: Dietary counselling on diabetes, hypertension, obesity, gastritis, adult malnutrition, and HIV and Aids. Health education, practical food demonstration, menu planning, formulation of nutritional feed and management of malnutrition, procession of Soypowder NIPSOYA. Accessing nutritional status of individuals and providing preventive measures to improve and promote healthier lives through nutrition. We also do outreach, and work closely pregnant and lactating mothers.
The Eye Department provides:
- General consultations
- Community eye screening during outreach
- Refractions and visual field testing
- Prescription and fitting of lenses
- Glaucoma screening and treatment
Auto refraction
The Emergency Services include:
- Accident and trauma cases
- Hypertensive and diabetic crises
- Respiratory distress and febrile conditions
- General medical and minor surgical emergencies
- Administration of injectable medications
The Security Department operates 24/24 ensuring the safety of patients, staff, property, and information. Key roles include:
- Monitoring access to hospital facilities
- Escorting patients and visitors to the right services
- Preventing theft and unauthorized removal of hospital property
- Collaboration with public security in Voundou
- Documentation of incoming parcels and dispatches
- Monthly reporting to CBC Health Services Headquarters
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The CBR program identifies and supports Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) through health, education, livelihood, social, and empowerment programs. Services include:
- Provision of medical care, rehabilitation, and assistive devices
- Early childhood, primary, secondary, and higher education support
- Skill development, self-employment, financial services, and wage opportunities
- Social inclusion through cultural, recreational, and sports activities
- Advocacy, political participation, and formation of self-help groups and disability organizations
- Sensitisation and education
- Referral
- Child safeguarding
- Counselling
Resource mobilisation
The clinic provides:
- Wound dressing and debridement
- Suturing, incision and drainage
- Nail surgery for ingrown nails
- Foreign body removal
- Angle brachia index (ABI) test
- Monofilament test for diabetics
- Blood sugar test
- Cone excision
- Ostomy care
The Chaplaincy Department supports the spiritual well-being of staff and patients. Activities include Bible studies, daily devotions at the health centre chapel, prayer sessions with staff, and bedside counselling and prayers for patients in the In-patient Department (IPD). We have devotions in the OPD, wards, and antenatal clinics (ANC), Enfant welfare and in all clinics of the hospital.
The chaplains provide counseling for patients with terminal illnesses, end-of-life care, premarital counselling, and marital counselling. They also work closely with doctors to support clients with chronic and terminal conditions. The department ensures that spiritual values are integrated into all hospital programs and activities. We also work carryout inquire classes to win more souls for Jesus through inquire classes. The staff are encouraging to contribute a freewill offering into the needy fund to meet the need of patients who are very needy.
The chaplaincy is open to the community as well as to staff as a referral and counter referrals.
Services include:
Ultrasound: obstetric, abdominal, pelvic, ocular, thyroid, breast, and testicular
The KYN program helps patients know their blood pressure, blood sugar, BMI, and waist circumference to assess risks of hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. Patients diagnosed are followed up through hypertensive and diabetes clinics visits, education sessions, and community sensitization campaigns.
The unit manages:
- Data collection and tallying
- Compilation of statistics for both government and CBC Health Services
- Analysis, reporting, and documentation
- Distribution of ward forms and registers
- Archiving of reports and records
In-Patient Services
- Labor and delivery services (intrapartum care)
- Postpartum care for mothers and newborns
- Doctor and screeners ward rounds and consultations
- Family planning education and postnatal care
- Daily health talks on vaccination, breastfeeding, and newborn care
- Medication administration and dressing changes
- Doctor and screeners rounds and patient monitoring
- Infection prevention through daily cleaning
- Patient education and health talks







