Organization For The Coordination Of The Fight Against Endemics Diseases In Central Africa Oceac Tenders

The Organization for coordination and cooperation for the fight against major endemic diseases in Central Africa (OCEAC) was created in 1963 in Yaounde by the will of the ministers of health of Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, the Central African Republic and from Chad. The original goals of OCEAC are summed up in the name of the organization. The role of OCEAC was to coordinate the fight against smallpox , tuberculosis , trypanosomiasis , leprosy , treponematoses , schistosomiasis , measles , cerebrospinal meningitis , malaria , onchocerciasis , intestinal parasites , and implement vaccination and health education programs. For this, OCEAC is responsible for establishing and coordinating any action program aimed at controlling or even eradicating any of these diseases; conduct research to carry out this fight; arouse the interest or support of major national and international organizations 1 . The statutes revised in 1983 reformulate the missions of the organization as follows: constitute a regional scientific center to develop public health in the member states; participate in the training of public health personnel from member states; provide public health expertise; arouse the interest or support of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and bilateral or multilateral cooperation agencies 1 . OCEAC is a specialized body of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), responsible for coordinating health policies and actions 3 .