Buea Adventist Health Centre, Cameroon 

Trip Logistics

Recommended Airport:  Douala International Airport (DLA)
Transport from Airport Provided:  $50 each way
Time from Airport to Hospital:  1.5 to 3 hrs (traffic and weather dependent)
Type of Student Housing:  Guest room or hotel options
Cost of Housing/night:  $5 to $50
Meal Plan:  No cafeteria; meals with host or for purchase
Cost of Meals/day:  $2
Local transportation/day:  $1
Recommended months to visit: Dry Nov-Feb; Wet/Rain June-Aug (other months are “between seasons”)
Website:  N/A
Additional links:  bueaadventisthospital.wordpress.com

Last updated 9/28/09

Koza Adventist Hospital, Cameroon

Hospital Description

Number of Patient Beds:  77
Bed Occupancy Rate:  50%
Outpatients Seen Per/day:  15
Departments/Specialties:  Antenatal Clinic, Nutrition/Dietetics, Clinical Laboratory, Labor/Delivery, Infectious Disease, Surgery, Pediatrics, Records Administration, Family Planning, Outpatient
Typical Cases:  Typhoid, Malaria, Pneumonia, Dysentery, TB
Languages Spoken:  French and English
Setting: Rural 

Trip Logistics

Recommended Airport:  Ndjamena International Airport, Chad (NDJ)
Transport from Airport Provided:  No; taxi service for $220 per trip
Time from Airport to Hospital:  6 hours
Type of Student Housing:  Guest house
Cost of Housing/night:  $60/month with food
Meal Plan:  Yes
Cost of Meals/day:  Included with lodging
Recommended months to visit:  January-June and September-December
Website:   www.missiondocs.org

Last updated 9/28/09