# Ministère de la Santé et de la Population, République du Congo

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## TL;DR

The health ministry of the Republic of the Congo, which runs the national cancer programme. Its plan for 2022 to 2026 found no working radiotherapy in the country and aims to provide it in two general hospitals.

## Summary

The ministry's Plan stratégique national de lutte contre le cancer 2022 to 2026 (March 2023) says the national cancer programme (PNLC) was created by Decree 2019-228 of 15 August 2019. It counts four medical oncology services, one paediatric oncology service, one onco-haematology unit and one radiotherapy service that was not working, with 13 medical oncologists and one radiation oncologist in 2022, and sets a target of two general hospitals (one in Pointe-Noire, one in Brazzaville) offering radiotherapy and nuclear medicine. It records Law 37-2014 of 27 June 2014 instituting universal health insurance. On 1 October 2026 the ministry launched Octobre Rose and a national consultation on a "90 days against cancer" initiative, including an evaluation of the plan. IAEA DIRAC lists no radiotherapy centre in the country. The coordinates are an approximate Brazzaville city point.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: Ministry of Health and Population, Republic of the Congo
- City: Brazzaville, CG
- Type: government
- Website: https://sante.gouv.cg/

## Sources

- Plan stratégique national de lutte contre le cancer 2022 to 2026, Republic of the Congo (March 2023, PDF): https://sante.gouv.cg/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PSNLC-DU-12-AVRIL-2023.pdf
- Ministère de la Santé, Congo: Octobre Rose and 90 days against cancer (October 2026): https://sante.gouv.cg/cancer-le-ministere-de-la-sante-lance-les-activites-doctobre-rose-et-linitiative-nationale-90-jours-contre-le-cancer/
- IAEA DIRAC: directory of radiotherapy centres: https://dirac.iaea.org/Data/CountriesLight

## Connected records

- institutions: [Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brazzaville](https://onco.cc/institutions/chu-brazzaville/), [Registre des cancers de Brazzaville](https://onco.cc/institutions/brazzaville-cancer-registry/)

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