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A written competitive examination into public and private Health Personnel Training Institutions in the Republic of Cameroon will take place on the 26^th of June 2010, according to the following provisions:

I. - NUMBER OF PLACES AVAILABLE: 3890, allocated as follows:

A. - MEDICAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS :

- Student Assistant Laboratory Health Technicians:               470 External candidates

- Student health Technicians dentistry                               50 External candidates

- Student health Technicians physiotherapy                                  60 External candidates

- Student health Technicians pharmacy                            25 External candidates

- Student Health Technician Sanitary                                        60 External candidates

- Student Laboratory Health Technicians:                                   280 External candidates

- Student Radiologist and Medical Imagery                             100 External candidates

- Student Psychomotor and Relaxation therapy                        30 External candidates

B. - SPECIALISED NURSING :

- Student reproductive health nurses                                       100 External candidates

- Student mental health nurses                                          30 External candidates

- Student nurses in Anaesthesiology and Reanimation                     30 External candidates

-Student Nurses in Ophthalmology                                           30 External candidates

- Student Nurses in Midwifery                                                  60 External candidates

- Student Nurses in Peuriculture                                                30 External candidates

C. NURSING CARE

- State Registered Nurses            :                                 1305 External candidates

- Nursing Aids:                                                             1200 External candidates

II. EXAMINATION CENTRES

III. GENERAL CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED

Cameroonians of both sexes, non civil servants aged at least 18 and at most 30; on 1st January 2010 and at most 40 years for specialised nursing may apply to sit for the examination.

A. FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO NURSING AID AND   ASSISTANT HEALTH TECHNICIANS TRAINING SCHOOLS   (MEDICAL ANALYSIS OPTION)

Be a holder of the BEPC or GCE O/L (4 subjects).

B. FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO STATE REGISTERED

NURSES TRAINING SCHOOLS, HEALTH TECHNICIANS (DENTISTRY, PHYSIOTHERAPY, PHARMACY, MEDICAL ANALYSIS, SANITARY INSPECTORS, MEDICAL IMAGERY (RADIOLOGY) AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TRAINING SCHOOLS)

Be a holder of the GCE A/L in at least two subjects, or a holder of any other equivalent and recognised certificate.

C- FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION, MENTAL HEALTH, OPHTALMOLOGY, PUERICULTURE, MIDWIFERY, AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NURSES

Be a holder of the state registered nursing certificate with at least two years of professional experience.

IV. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTH PERSONNEL TRAINING SCHOOLS

VI. - COMPOSITION OF THE APPLICATION FILES

Complete files shall be submitted at the Regional Delegations of Public Health, from the official launching date of the examination to the 31^st of May 2010, which shall be considered as the ultimate deadline.

Files shall comprise the following documents:

1° A form, which the candidate shall withdraw from the Regional Delegations of Public Health and fill;

2° A stamped application to the Minister of public health, dated and signed by the candidate, and bearing a 1000 FCFA fiscal stamp.

The application shall include:

- The first and surnames of the candidate as well as a complete contact address;

- The examination the candidate intends to sit for;

- The examination centre;

- Selected training school: 1st and 2nd choices (very important.)

3° A certified true copy of the candidate’s birth certificate; which should be less than three months old

4° A certified true copy of the required academic or professional diploma;

5° An attestation of presentation of the original of the requested diploma;

6° A certificate of non conviction of the candidate, dated less than three months;

7° A medical certificate attesting that the candidate is physically and mentally fit to practise the chosen profession;

8° A receipt of payment, worth 10 000 FCFA, at the regional chief of service for administrative and financial affairs for all grades.

9° A large envelope bearing a 1000 CFA postal stamp and the complete address of the candidate;

10° A certified true copy of the candidate’s National Identity Card;

N.B.: Files which are incomplete or submitted after the deadline shall automatically be rejected.

V. NATURE OF THE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

The examination questions, which shall be drawn from official curricula, shall be based on the following topics:

1) Nursing Aids and Assistant Health Technicians (medical analysis option):

General Knowledge, Mathematics, Biology and language.

2) State Registered Nurses, Health Technicians (Medical Analysis, Dentistry, Physiotherapy, Psychomotor and Relaxation therapy Radiology and Medical Imagery, Pharmacy and Sanitary technicians):

General knowledge, Mathematics, Biology, Physics-Chemistry and language.

The examination questions shall be presented in the form of a three (3) to twenty-five (25) page document, with each page comprising multiple choice or short answer questions.

3) State registered nurses in ophthalmology anaesthesiology reproductive, midwifery, puericulture and mental health.

General knowledge, Anatomy and physiology, Pharmacology, Language, Medical and surgical pathology

The examination questions shall be presented in the form of a document, with each page comprising multiple choice or short answer questions.

The results of this competitive examination shall be published by a decision of the Minister of Public Health.

N.B: Once the results have been published, the choice of training school will not be changed.

Certificates shall be verified for authenticity before the publication of results.

THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

André MAMA FOUDA