The 2026 budget of the Central Purchasing Agency for Essential Medicines and Health Products (Cameps) was adopted on December 21 in Brazzaville by the board of directors meeting under the leadership of its president, Professor Ange Antoine Abéna.

The Cameps budget for the 2026 fiscal year has been adopted, with both expenditures and revenues totaling 3,989,942,015 FCFA. This represents an 8% decrease compared to last year’s budget.

Furthermore, the board of directors approved the strategic plan for the period 2026-2030, the Cameps administrative, financial, and accounting procedures manual, and its action plan. As part of this plan, the construction of a warehouse for medicines and health products is planned for the village of Edou, located a short distance from the town of Oyo, in the Cuvette department.

As part of this action plan, a logistics hub will also be built in the city of Pointe-Noire, specified the Director General of Cameps, Dr. Max Maxime Makoumba-Nzambi.

At the same time, the board of directors also took note of the report of the Cameps procedures analysis committee, as well as the report of the committee appointing the auditor of this structure for the next six years.

Similarly, the directors adopted the Cameps administrative, financial, technical, and accounting procedures manual before appointing its auditing firm for the next six years, starting in 2025. Acknowledging the government’s dedication, the board of directors expressed its gratitude to the President of the Republic before presenting him with a motion of congratulations. In closing the proceedings, the chairman of the board, Ange Antoine Abéna, urged the Cameps directors to implement the directives received.