MINISTERE DE LA SANTE DU BENIN

What MINISTERE DE LA SANTE DU BENIN does

The Ministère de la Santé du Bénin is the central government ministry of the Republic of Benin responsible for conceiving, formulating, and implementing national health policy. Headquartered in Cotonou (01 BP 882), it operates under the authority of the Minister of Health — currently Prof Benjamin Hounkpatin, appointed June 5, 2018 — and reports upward to the President of Benin. Its primary constituents are the entire population of Benin (census and coverage data not yet populated on the official portal, displayed as "0+"), with regulatory oversight extending to all public and private healthcare facilities (Formations Sanitaires). Since 1995, the ministry has administered a pyramid-shaped national health system organized around 12 Directions Départementales de la Santé (DDS), with health zones and frontline facilities forming the operational base.

The ministry's service portfolio combines physical healthcare infrastructure, programmatic disease control, and digital public services. Its flagship asset is the Centre Hospitalier International de Calavi (CHIC) — a 436-bed hospital opened in 2026 and described as the largest hospital project ever realized in Benin, intended to serve as a sub-regional medical reference hub and reduce medical evacuations abroad. Other operating units include the Agence Nationale des Soins de Santé Primaire (ANSSP) for primary care, the Agence Nationale pour la Transfusion Sanguine (ANTS) for blood services, SoBAPS for health-product supply, the Agence Béninoise de Réglementation Pharmaceutique (ABRP/ABMed) for pharmaceutical oversight, AISEM for infrastructure maintenance, and ANCQ for product and water quality control. National disease-control programs cover malaria (PNLP, since 1982), HIV/AIDS (PNLS), tuberculosis (PNT), communicable diseases including NTDs (PNLMT), and non-communicable diseases (PNLMNT). Digital platforms include an e-services portal (service-public.bj), a Financement Basé sur les Résultats (FBR) results-based-financing portal (beninfbr.org), a citizen complaints/suggestions system, and a digital document library.

There is no commercial revenue model. The ministry is a public-sector entity funded through Benin's state budget and supplemented by multilateral and bilateral donor financing from partners including WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, the World Bank (including Result-Based Financing), the GAVI Alliance, the Global Fund, Enabel (Belgian Development Agency), JICA, and bilateral arrangements with China and Israel. It distributes services via the national health-zone pyramid, the SAMU emergency service (national coverage via 112), and an official public-information channel anchored at sante.gouv.bj. No mobile app, public API, or developer platform is documented.

Name

MINISTERE DE LA SANTE DU BENIN

Legal name

Ministère de la Santé du Benin

Website

https://sante.gouv.bj

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Ministère de la Santé du Bénin is the central government ministry of the Republic of Benin that formulates and implements national health policy, delivering public healthcare, disease-control programs, and health infrastructure across all 12 departments of Benin to the country's entire population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Administration

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Policy, Planning & Governance (BPAIAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Disease control programs
• Healthcare infrastructure
• Government health policy
• Hospital management

Headquarters

HQ city

Cotonou

HQ country

Benin

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Ministère de la Santé du Bénin is the national government authority that formulates and implements Benin's public health policy, regulates healthcare delivery, and directly operates a network of specialized health agencies and facilities. It delivers population-level services including malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and leprosy control programs, primary healthcare (ANSSP), national blood transfusion (ANTS), emergency medical response (SAMU), and operates the 436-bed Centre Hospitalier International de Calavi (CHIC) mother-and-child teaching hospital. It also provides citizen-facing digital health services through an online portal supporting appointments, document access, complaints, and Facility-Based Reporting (FBR).

Product overview

The Ministry of Health of Benin operates primarily as a government ministry rather than a commercial product company. Its service portfolio consists of government health programs and initiatives including the Centre Hospitalier International de Calavi (CHIC), a flagship 436-bed international hospital reference center; the E-Services de Santé platform providing digital health services via service-public.bj; multiple national health programs (PNLP for malaria, PNLS for AIDS, ANSSP for primary healthcare, ANTS for blood transfusion); a result-based financing (FBR) portal; an online complaint and suggestion system; and a digital document library. These are governmental programs and services rather than commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centre Hospitalier International de Calavi (CHIC): International Calavi Hospital - a reference medical infrastructure project with 436-bed capacity, positioning Benin as a medical hub in the sub-region.
• SAMU (Service d'Aide Médicale d'Urgence)
• Financement Basé sur les Résultats (FBR)

Products and services

• Centre Hospitalier International de Calavi (CHIC)
• SAMU (Service d'Aide Médicale d'Urgence)
• ANSSP - Agence Nationale des Soins de Santé Primaires
• ANTS - Agence Nationale de Transfusion Sanguine
• PNLP - Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme
• PNLS - Programme National de Lutte contre le SIDA
• PNILT - Programme National Intégré de Lutte contre la Lèpre et la Tuberculose
• E-Services de Santé (Digital Health Portal)
• Health Zone Network (34 Zones Sanitaires)
• Facility-Based Reporting (FBR) Platform Digital performance-based financing and reporting platform enabling healthcare facilities to submit operational results and access results-based funding tied to health service delivery indicators.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 July 2026Japanese cooperation agency providing technical and financial support for health programs; new resident representative SHIBATA Kazunao received by the Minister of Health
• ChinamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Bilateral health cooperation between China and Benin exploring perspectives for healthcare development and support
• State of IsraelmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2023Israeli government providing equipment for Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine services at CHIC hospital
• WHO (Organisation Mondiale de la Santé - OMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational health organization providing technical guidance and support for national health programs including disease surveillance, health emergencies, and health system strengthening
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF provides support for maternal and child health programs, vaccination campaigns, and health system strengthening initiatives in Benin
• UNFPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Population Fund supports reproductive health programs and population-related health initiatives
• GAVI AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization supporting vaccination programs and immunization system strengthening
• Enabel (Belgian Development Agency)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian development agency supporting health sector development and capacity building in Benin

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO): WHO's Africa regional office provides technical guidance, disease surveillance frameworks, and maturity-level benchmarking that directly shapes Benin's ministry operations; core enabling partner rather than competitor.
• West African Health Organization (WAHO): ECOWAS regional health body coordinating cross-border health programs and harmonizing pharmaceutical regulation across West Africa; Benin's ministry participates as focal point, making WAHO a key enabling peer.

Direct peers

• Ministère de la Santé, de l'Hygiène Publique et de la Couverture Maladie Universelle de Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire's health ministry operates comparable disease control programs, hospital infrastructure projects, and pharmaceutical regulation in the same West African regional context as Benin.
• Ghana Ministry of Health: Ghana's Ministry of Health oversees a larger but structurally comparable national health system including flagship hospitals, NHIS-style financing, and pharmacy regulation; useful as a more mature regional comparator.
• Ministère de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale du Sénégal: Senegal's national health ministry runs disease control programs, blood transfusion services, pharmaceutical regulation, and result-based financing mechanisms with comparable World Bank and Global Fund partnerships; structurally aligned with the Benin ministry.
• Ministère de la Santé du Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso's health ministry operates parallel national malaria, HIV, and TB programs and shares regional health security challenges with Benin; provides a near-direct comparator for program structure and donor mix.
• Ministère de la Santé et du Développement Social du Mali: Mali's health ministry operates parallel national disease control and primary healthcare programs with comparable donor dependencies; provides another directly comparable West African national peer.
• Ministère de la Santé Publique du Niger: Niger's national health ministry runs a similar pyramidal structure with departmental health directions and comparable vertical disease programs; serves as a regional peer with overlapping donor ecosystem.
• Ministère de la Santé et de l'Hygiène Publique du Togo: National health ministry of neighbouring Togo operating a comparable pyramidal health system with departmental directions, disease control programs, and donor-funded infrastructure projects; directly comparable in scale, mandate, and West African context.

Broad incumbents

• Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria): Nigeria's federal health ministry manages a much larger national health system with similar vertical programs (malaria, HIV, TB) and tertiary hospital networks; serves as a broader incumbent comparator for scale and structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sante.gouv.bj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministere-de-la-sante-du-benin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about MINISTERE DE LA SANTE DU BENIN