Benin: 26 members appointed to oversee primary and hospital care

Author: Armel TOGNONPublished on: November 8, 2026Country: Benin

Health

Benin: 26 members appointed to oversee primary and hospital care

Benin’s health minister, Benjamin Hounkpatin, installed the members of the second terms of the National Council for Primary Health Care and the National Council for Hospital Medicine in Cotonou on November 6, 2026. The 26 members were appointed for four years. Established in 2019, the councils help define health policies, standards and protocols and evaluate their implementation. Hounkpatin urged them to turn reference documents developed during the previous term into tangible improvements in patient care; Marcel Zannou chairs the CNMH for the new term.

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