Nursing schools in Cameroon have increased over the years as education has become more accessible in the country.
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Nursing Schools in Cameroon 2026
Gone are the days when Cameroon could boost only a few English and French nursing schools.
Nowadays, nursing, medicine, and pharmacy can be studied in major regions in Cameroon. These nursing and medical laboratory science (MLS) schools are located in Buea, Bamenda, Yaounde, Douala, Limbe, etc.
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If you are determined to study nursing, pharmacy, medicine, or medical laboratory sciences in Cameroon, or simply curious about the best options to study the above disciplines, this post seeks to clarify this issue.
Cameroon’s nursing colleges offer the state of art education in various branches of nursing such as geriatric nursing, anaesthesia, etc. These specialities are all available to choose from.
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List of Nursing, Midwifery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Paramedical Schools in Cameroon (State and Private)
The table below summarises the list of all the best nursing, midwifery, dentistry, pharmacy, and paramedical schools in Cameroon:
| 1 – HEALTH TECHNICIANS | ||
| Public school | ||
| 1 | Nursing and Sanitary Technicians School in Yaounde | French |
| MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE SCHOOLS | ||
| Public school | ||
| 1 | Training School for Laboratory Technicians, Yaounde | French |
| 2 | Training School for Laboratory Technicians, Bamenda | English |
| Private Schools | ||
| 1 | Catholic Private Nursing School, Yaounde | French |
| 2 | Specialised Medical Analysis centre (CESTAM), Yaounde | French |
| 3 | Catholic Private Nursing School, Shisong | English |
| 4 | International School for Nurses and Health Technicians, Douala | French |
| 5 | Private Centre for the Training of Health Personnel, Yaounde | French |
| 6 | Private Health Personnel Training School (EFPSA), Douala | French |
| 7 | Private Training School for Health Personnel “La Rosière”, Yaounde | French |
| 8 | “Maflekumen School of Health Sciences”, Tiko | English |
| 9 | Higher Institute of Applied Technology and Management (ISTAG), Yaounde | French |
| 10 | Institute for Health Sciences, Bafoussam | French |
| 11 | Virginia Henderson Private School, Yaounde | French |
| 12 | Private Training School “Lumière des Justes”, Douala | French |
| 13 | Private Training Complex for Health Personnel, Mbouo | French |
| 14 | Institute for Applied Health Sciences, Yaounde | French |
| DENTISTRY | ||
| Private Schools | ||
| 1 | St. Louis Higher Institute of Health & Biomedical Sciences, Bamenda | English |
| 2 | Private School for Dental Technicians, Yaounde | French |
| 3 | Millennium Private Training School for Health Personnel, Yaoundé | French |
| PHYSIOTHERAPY | ||
| Private school | ||
| 1 | St. Louis Higher Institute of Health & Biomedical Sciences, Bamenda | English |
| 2 | Private Training School “institute Florida”, Yaounde | French |
| 3 | Private Training School “CFPP” Ekounou, Yaounde | French |
| 4 | Institute for Applied Health Sciences Yaoundé | French |
| PHARMACY | ||
| Private school | ||
| 1 | St. Louis Higher Institute of Health & Biomedical Sciences, Bamenda | English |
| 2 | Private Training School “CFPP” Ekounou, Yaounde | French |
| 3 | Institute for Applied Health Sciences Yaoundé | French |
| MEDICAL IMAGERY | ||
| Private school | ||
| 1 | Private Training School “CFPP” Ekounou, Yaounde | French |
| 2 | Private School for the Training of Health Personnel (IPAF-PM), Yaounde | French |
| 3 | Private Health Personnel Training School (EFPSA), Douala | French |
| 4 | Private School for the Training of Radiology Technicians, “DORCAS”, Yaounde | French |
| 5 | Higher Institute of Applied Technology and Management (ISTAG), Yaounde | French |
| 1 | Panafrican Institute of Psychomotor and Relaxation Therapy, Douala | French |
| OPTOMETRY/REFRACTION | ||
| Public school | ||
| 1 | Training School for Specialised Health Personnel, Yaounde | French |
| 2 – SPECIALISED NURSING OPHTHALMOLOGY, METAL HEALTH ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION | ||
| MENTAL HEALTH | ||
| Public school | ||
| 1 | Training School for Specialised Health Personnel, Yaounde | French |
| 2.2 – ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION | ||
| Public school | ||
| 1 | Training School for Specialised Health Personnel, Yaounde | French |
| Private school | ||
| 1 | Health School, Bangante | French |
| OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||
| Public school | ||
| 1 | Training School for Specialised Health Personnel, Yaounde | French |
| 2.4 – GERONTOLOGY | ||
| Private school | ||
| 1 | Private School St. AMOUR, Douala | French |
| MIDWIFERY | ||
| Public school | ||
| 1 | Training School for Specialised Health Personnel, Yaounde | French |
| 2 | Midwifery School, Bamenda | English |
| 3 | Nursing and Midwifery School «Laquintinie», Douala | French |
| 4 | Nursing and Midwifery School, Maroua | French |
| 5 | Nursing and Midwifery School, Bertoua | French |
| Private school | ||
| 1 | Catholic Private School, Shisong | English |
| 2 | Catholic Private School, Yaounde | French |
| 3 | Private School for Health Personnel, Garoua | French |
| 4 | Private Health Personnel Training School (EFPSA), Douala | French |
| 5 | St. Francis School of Nursing and Midwifery, Buea | English |
| 4 – STATE REGISTERED NURSES | ||
| Public school | ||
| 1 | State Registered Nurses School, Yaounde | French |
| 2 | State Registered Nurses School, Douala | French |
| 3 | State Registered Nurses School, Bamenda | English |
| 4 | State Registered Nurses School, Bafoussam | French |
| 5 | State Registered Nurses School, Garoua | French |
| 6 | State Registered Nurses School, Ebolowa | French |
| 7 | State Registered Nurses School, Sangmelima | English |
| 8 | State Registered Nurses School, Limbe | French |
| 9 | State Registered Nurses School, Sa’a | French |
| 10 | State Registered Nurses School, Bertoua | French |
| 11 | State Registered Nurses School, Ngaoundere | French |
| 12 | State Registered Nurses School, Maroua | French |
| 13 | State Registered Nurses School, Nkongsamba | French |
| 14 | State Registered Nurses School, Ayos | French |
| 15 | State Registered Nurses School, Foumban | French |
| Private school | ||
| 1 | Catholic Private Nursing School (EPICY), Yaounde | French |
| 2 | Private Health Personnel Training School (EFPSA), Douala | French |
| 3 | International Nurses and Health Technicians School, Douala | French |
| 4 | Private Nursing School (EPIG), Garoua | French |
| 5 | Private Nursing School (EPI), Enongal, Ebolowa | French |
| 6 | Catholic Private Nursing School (EPIC), Shisong | English |
| 7 | Private Nursing School «TCHUENTE Foundation), Bafoussam | French |
| 8 | Private Training School for Health Personnel “La Rosière”, Yaounde | French |
| 9 | St. Francis School of Nursing and Midwifery, Buea | English |
| 10 | Private Training School Nursing Academy», Yaounde | French |
| 11 | Private Nursing School Fondation Virginia Henderson», Yaounde | French |
| 12 | Private Training School FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (HIHBS), Bamenda | English |
| 13 | Private Full Gospel Training School for Health Personnel Bamenda | English |
| 14 | Private Training School Fondation TSOPJIO ET TAKOUDJOU, Dschang | French |
| 15 | Private Nursing School «SWEPHTS», Mamfe | English |
| 16 | Maflekumen School of Health Sciences, Tiko | English |
| 17 | National Polytechnic, Bambui | English |
| 18 | Redemption Medical Foundation of Muyuka | English |
| 19 | Private Training Complex for Health Personel, Mbouda | French |
| 20 | Hamani Foundation School of Santa | English |
| 21 | Mfou Private Nursing School | French |
| 22 | Bertoua Private Nursing School «Fondation Docteur YELE» | French |
| 23 | Privale Training School “CFPP” Ekounou, Yaounde | French |
| 24 | Private Nursing School “FondationI NSOLAFRICA” Kribi | French |
| 5 – NURSING ASSISTANTS | ||
| Public school | ||
| 1 | Nursing Assistants School, Abong-Mbang | French |
| 2 | Nursing Assistants School, Ayos | French |
| 3 | Nursing Assistants School, Bafia | French |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants School, Ngovayang | French |
| 5 | Nursing Assistants School, Mbalmayo | French |
| 6 | Nursing Assistants School, Ebolowa | French |
| 7 | Nursing Assistants School, Bafoussam | French |
| 8 | Nursing Assistants School, Bamenda | English |
| 9 | Nursing Assistants School, Maroua | French |
| 10 | Nursing Assistants School, Batouri | French |
| 11 | Nursing Assistants School, Bertoua | French |
| 12 | Nursing Assistants School, Foumban | French |
| 13 | Nursing Assistants School, Garoua | French |
| 14 | Nursing Assistants School, Limbe | English |
| 15 | Nursing Assistants School, Ndekwaï-Mamfe | English |
| 16 | Nursing Assistants School, Monatele | French |
| 17 | Nursing Assistants School, Ngaoundere | French |
| 18 | Nursing Assistants School, Douala | French |
| Private school | ||
| 1 | Private Nursing Assistants School, Enongal (Ebolowa) | French |
| 2 | Private Nursing Assistants School (EFPSA), Douala | French |
| 3 | Private Nursing Assistants School «Lumière des Justes», Douala | French |
| 4 | Catholic Private Nursing Assistants School (EPICY), Yaounde | French |
| 5 | Private Nursing Assistants School «Emilie Saker» Ndoungue | French |
| 6 | Private Nursing Assistants School (SWEPHTS), Mamfe | English |
| 7 | Catholic Private Nursing Assistants School, Shisong – Bamenda | English |
| 8 | Private Nursing School «TCHUENTE Foundation» Bafoussam | French |
| 9 | St. Francis School of Nursing and Midwifery, Buea | English |
| 10 | Banso Baptist Nursing Assistants School, Banso – Bamenda | English |
| 11 | Private Nursing School (EPIG), Garoua | French |
| 12 | Private Training School for Health Personnel “LaRosière”, Yaounde | French |
| 13 | Private School (IPAF-PM), Yaoundé | French |
| 14 | Private Nursing School «Fondation Virginia Henderson », Yaounde | French |
| 15 | Private Training School « Nursing Academy » Yaounde | French |
| 16 | Private Training School « FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (HIHBS) », Bamenda | English |
| 17 | Private Training School “Redemption Medical Foundation”, Muyuka | English |
| 18 | Private Training School for Health Personnel, Banka Bafang | French |
| 19 | Private Training School « Fondation Docteur YELE », Bertoua | French |
| 20 | Private Nursing School, Sangmelima | French |
| 21 | Private Training School for Nursing Assistants, Okola | French |
| 6 – COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSISTANTS | ||
| Public school | ||
| 1 | Community Health Training School, Mbalmayo | French |
| 2 | Community Health Assistants Training School, Bamenda | English |
| Private school | ||
| 1 | Africa’s Professional Training Center, Douala | French |
| 7 – ASSISTANT LABORATORY HEALTH TECHNICIANS | ||
| Public school | ||
| 1 | Assistant Laboratory Health Technicians School, Limbe | English |
| 2 | Assistant Laboratory Health Technicians School, Bamenda | English |
| 3 | Assistant Laboratory Health Technicians School, Maroua | French |
| 4 | Assistant Laboratory Health Technicians School, Bertoua | French |
| 5 | Assistant Laboratory Health Technicians School, Yaoundé | French |
| Private school | ||
| 1 | Private Nursing Assistants School (EFPSA), Douala | French |
| 2 | Specialised Medical Analysis centre (CESTAM), Yaounde | French |
| 3 | Private Training School for Health Personnel, Foumbot | French |
| 4 | Private Training School for Health Personnel “LaRosière”, Yaounde | French |
| 5 | Private Training School “CFPP” Ekounou, Yaounde | French |
| 6 | Private School (IPAF-PM), Yaoundé | French |
| 7 | Private Training School « Nursing Academy », Yaounde | French |
| 8 | Private Nursing Assistants School « Lumière des Justs », Douala | French |
| 9 | Private Training School « Fondation TSOPJIO ET TAKOUDJOU », Dschang | French |
| 10 | Private Nursing School (EPIG) Garoua | French |
| 11 | Private Health School « Santé Sans Frontière de la Sanaga Maritime», Edéa | French |
| 12 | Private Nursing School, Sangmelima | French |
| 13 | Rapha Higher Institute of Health of Kumba | English |
| 14 | Hamani Foundation School of Santa | English |
| 8 – ASSISTANT MORTUARY TECHNICIANS | ||
| Public school | ||
| 1 | Assistant Mortuary Attendant School, Yaounde | French |
