OUR IMPACT
Lives Reached. Mothers Protected. Hope Restored.
For over two decades, the Servants of Mary have provided dignified, professional, and life-saving care to mothers and children in Bamenda, standing where faith meets medicine and hope begins.
Based on official hospital records (2020 to 2025).
56,957
Outpatient consultations
12,701
Hospital admissions
4,963
Safe deliveries
39,145
Vaccinations administered
36,041
HIV tests conducted
9,927
Surgeries performed
IMPACT IN NUMBERS
AVERAGE YEARLY ACTIVITY
9,500 consultations per year
2,100 admissions annually
830 safe births each year
24/7 emergency maternal care
BEYOND CLINICAL CARE
Our mission extends beyond hospital walls. Through vaccination campaigns, maternal education programs, HIV prevention initiatives, and community outreach, we work to improve long-term health and dignity for the people of Bamenda.
We are grateful for institutional partners such as the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF), whose donation of 300 football kits supports youth development and community wellbeing.
A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF MEDICAL SOLIDARITY
Over the years, Saint Maria Soledad Catholic Hospital has been strengthened not only through infrastructure and equipment, but through the extraordinary generosity of medical professionals and volunteers who have shared their expertise, time and compassion in Bamenda.
We express our deepest gratitude to each of them. Their contribution has directly strengthened the hospital’s capacity to care for vulnerable patients.
International medical collaboration includes specialists from Spain who support the hospital’s maternal and surgical programmes. Among them, Dr. Marcos Órdenes González, Head of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at Hospital Ruber Internacional in Madrid and President of the Spanish association Amigos de Bamenda.
The 2026 Spanish Medical Mission brought together a volunteer team of 8 doctors, 1 nurse and 2 logistics coordinators.
Over the course of one intensive week, the team provided consultations, surgery, paediatric care, laboratory support and emergency treatment to hundreds of patients in Bamenda, Cameroon.
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CONTRIBUTORS
Dr. José Manuel Devesa
Dr. Rafael Portillo
Dr. Agustín Fraile
Dra. Lucrecia Suárez
Dr. Mariví Collado
Dr. Guillermo Mañana
Dra. Gloria Rodríguez
Dr. Pere Barri
Dra. Marta Devesa
Dra. Milagros Pretel
Dr. Juan González
Dr. José Luis Encinas
Dra. Ane Miren Andrés
Dr. Pablo Priego
Dr. David Salvatierra
Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez
Dr. Jose Jesús Casas
Dr. Jose Luis Sánchez
Nurse Laura Maza Torres
Dra. Belén Calderón
Dra. Mª del Mar Andrés
Dra. Verónica Ferrazza
Dra. Alicia Guerra
Dra. Laura Velando
Dra. Oihane Marín
Dra. Ana García
Dr. Ramiro Menchaca
Dr. Lucio González
Dra. Irene Hidalgo
Dra. Eva Sanz
Dra. Elisa Sáez
Dra. Ayka Gil-Olarte
Dr. Marcos Órdenes
Dra. Marisol Yebra
Dr. Pablo Aparicio
Dra. Laura Genaro
Dr. Manuel García Simal
Dr. Jorge Escuder Pérez
Dr. Francisco Borja Quitana
Juan Rodríguez de la Rúa
Sara Rodríguez-Arguello
Almudena Jaramillo
Javier Ferrero
Alfredo Monge
Juan Ramón Simón
Vicky Claros
Ana Sanpedro
María Jesús
Rosi
Leire
Maitane
Francisco Martín
Colomán Castedo
Astrid Órdenes
Chelo Castedo
Álvaro Castedo
Gloria García
Borja Órdenes
María Ortiz
Leonor Fernández
José María Fuentes
Behind every number, there is a mother, a newborn, a family restored.
Humanitarian & Volunteer Contributors
International Medical Contributors
HOSPITAL HISTORY & LEGACY
Saint Maria Soledad Catholic Hospital has a long-standing history of medical service, compassion, and commitment to vulnerable communities in Bamenda.
Our historical report offers a deeper understanding of the hospital’s origins, its evolution over time, and the dedication of the medical and humanitarian teams who have made this mission possible.