Our purpose

Global Health Dialogue is an independent non-profit, non Governmental foundation, whose objectives focus on the health of young people within their families and communities, through the promotion of quality health care in local health centres and district hospitals, and through adequate financing by partners in health care (providers, consumers and investors). The fundamental principle of this foundation is that durable health achievements are based on continuing dialogue between partners.

The goal of Global Health Dialogue created in Buea in 1995 is to promote health and development through concrete action by:

1.Encouraging young people to adopt healthy lifestyles and participate in health and development projects in their respective communities.

2.Promoting dialogue between health professionals, target populations and entrepreneurs with a view to ensuring quality health care in community health centers.

3.By promoting solidarity for health through the sharing of resources and experiences between communities especially in the area of health financing.

Examples of our work

• Working with a small team of young people, GHD participated in a wide range of activities - sensitizing senior secondary school children on avoidance of HIV/AIDS, especially during long school vacations in Douala, GHD launched the first campaign in 2001.
• Participated in a national World Bank sponsored programme on local communities against HIV-AIDS in Dibombari villages.


• Participated in promoting health risk sharing Mutual Health Trusts in local communities in Douala. (beginning at zone Nylon)
• Participated in DARVIR Douala ARV, early training of doctors for prescribing ARV drugs.
• Participated in a series of weekly TV programmes dealing with health topics on STV television.
• Participated in publication of a weekly bilingual health newspaper CAMSANTE News
• Participated in meetings of MTN Foundation, as a patron of the giant telephone network company.
• Participated in a series of WHO meetings on the invitation of the Africa Regional Director, advisory role on Regional Health priorities, Revitalization of PHC and the Ouagadougou Declaration.
• Launching of an initiative International Forum for Community Health in Africa & leading to a HEALTHY