The pharmaceutical industry, one of the five structuring pillars of the Industrialization Master Plan, is establishing itself in Cameroon.

The pharmaceutical industry, one of the five structuring pillars of the Industrialization Master Plan, is establishing itself in Cameroon.

This time, it is in the capital city of Yaoundé that yet another major achievement of the seven-year term is inscribed in golden letters.

After Martap in the Adamawa Region and Kribi in the South, it is on behalf of the President of the Republic that the Prime Minister, Head of Government, Chief Dr. Joseph Dion NGUTE, accompanied by many counterparts, carried the mission of President Paul BIYA this Friday in the MEYO neighborhood of Yaoundé IV subdivision.

On the agenda: the laying of the foundation stone for a local pharmaceutical industry by the YICHENG group.

This project aims to contribute to health sovereignty and the economic development of the country through the local production of safe, effective, high-quality essential medicines and medical devices that meet international standards. The project is based on a three-phase development plan:

The establishment of the YICHENG factory (2025–2027);

The construction of the hospital complex and industrial expansion of the YICHENG factory (2027–2029);

Sub-regional expansion into the CEMAC zone, development of a large pharmacy network, and creation of a research and development (R&D) center (2031–2035), for a total cost of 300 billion CFA francs.

The annual production capacity will be 100 million vials, 2 billion ampoules, 10 billion tablets, and 100 references of medicines and medical devices across six pharmaceutical forms.

The project will generate 1,000 direct jobs (pharmacists, engineers, technicians, administrators), 3,000 indirect jobs (transport, distribution, maintenance), and establish university-industry partnerships to train the next generation of scientists.