{"id":295,"date":"2026-11-12T10:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T09:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anac-nabc.org\/news\/?p=295"},"modified":"2026-11-12T10:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T09:53:26","slug":"press-release-explaining-the-joint-order-of-minas-minsante-and-minfi-dated-november-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anac-nabc.org\/news\/2026\/11\/12\/press-release-explaining-the-joint-order-of-minas-minsante-and-minfi-dated-november-5-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE EXPLAINING THE JOINT ORDER OF MINAS, MINSANTE, AND MINFI DATED NOVEMBER 5, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Persons with Disabilities:<\/strong>Consultations are now free in all public hospitals in Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a major milestone for persons with disabilities in Cameroon. Through Joint Order No. 000004\/AC\/MINAS-MINFI-MINSANTE of November 5, 2026, the Government has made the waiver of consultation fees in public hospitals and health facilities effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The text is signed by three ministers: Ms. Pauline Ir\u00e8ne Nguene, Minister of Social Affairs; Mr. Louis Paul Motaze, Minister of Finance; and Mr. Manaouda Malachie, Minister of Public Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is eligible?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two cumulative conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Being a person with a disability with a potential permanent disability rate of at least 50%;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Holding a valid National Disability Card issued by the Ministry in charge of Social Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    How does it work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    It is simple: just present your National Disability Card at the relevant public hospital. No other consultation fees should be charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Where does it apply?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Everywhere, across all public hospitals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • General Hospitals<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Central Hospitals and equivalent facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Regional Hospitals and equivalent facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • District Hospitals<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Arrondissement Medical Centers (CMA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Integrated Health Centers (CSI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Outpatient Care Centers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Strict Monitoring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Each health facility must keep a register of the waivers granted. The services of MINAS, MINFI, and MINSANTE will ensure monitoring and evaluation, with a semi-annual report submitted to each minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The text also recalls that any fraudulent use of this facility is subject to penalties provided for by current regulations. Other facilities already granted to beneficiaries remain fully in force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      This measure materializes the 2010 law on the protection and promotion of persons with disabilities, as well as Article 30 of the 2026 Finance Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Let us stay informed and assert our rights. Share this so that no one pays what they no longer have to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      \u2705 GOOD NEWS FREE consultations in ALL public hospitals for persons with disabilities! Conditions: Valid National Disability Card + disability rate of at least 50%. Simply present your card at the hospital. Joint Order of November 5, 2026 – MINAS \/ MINFI \/ MINSANTE<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Persons with Disabilities:Consultations are now free in all public hospitals in Cameroon This is a major milestone for persons with disabilities in Cameroon. Through Joint Order No. 000004\/AC\/MINAS-MINFI-MINSANTE of November 5, 2026, the Government has made the waiver of consultation fees in public hospitals and health facilities effective. The text is signed by three ministers: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anac-nabc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anac-nabc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anac-nabc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anac-nabc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anac-nabc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/anac-nabc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":297,"href":"https:\/\/anac-nabc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295\/revisions\/297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anac-nabc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anac-nabc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anac-nabc.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}