Getting examined, getting treated, getting support in Mauritania. Every place on this page was found in a source we cite. Call before you go.
Have you noticed a change in a breast? Here is the usual path in Mauritania.
The WHO recommends that a diagnosis be made within 60 days of the first consultation. (Source: WHO, 2023)
Cancer care (chemotherapy, radiotherapy) is provided at the CNO, in Nouakchott. Each inland wilaya has a regional hospital, the first point of entry for a consultation close to home.
Nouakchott: places in the directoryRegional hospital
9 places, services and associations. Each entry cites its sources.
The public reference centre for cancer in Mauritania. Founded in 2008, it has offered since 2010 and has a nuclear medicine department. Treatment is free for people in need.
Sources: Springer, Cancer in the Arab World, 2022 · International Atomic Energy Agency · AIEA · Hospitalby (directory of facilities)
The country's main public hospital. Its and cytology department is the national reference for analysing and confirming cancer.
PO Box 612, Nouakchott
+222 45 25 72 61 +222 36 62 39 22 +222 45 29 29 53hopitalnational1@gmail.comWebsite: www.chn.mrSources: Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni · National Hospital Centre (CHN)
Public hospital specialising in women's and children's health (gynaecology, obstetrics, paediatrics).
Sources: Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni · WHO — Global Observatory for Digital Health
University hospital with a full imaging department, including and .
Sources: CHU Salmane, Nouakchott
General public hospital in Nouakchott.
The Ithar association's clinic, opened by the Minister of Health on 17 April 2026. It has an imaging unit (, , CT scan, X-ray) and offers cervical cancer screening.
Sources: AMI, 2026 · Ithar association
An association that helps people with cancer, founded in 2021 and a member of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The only association with an office at the CNO. In 2024, it helped 1,132 new patients: medicines, tests, transport, meals.
Sources: Union internationale contre le cancer · Ithar association (إيثار), 2024 · Ithar association
A vehicle for breast and cervical cancer screening, handed over to the Ithar association in June 2025, to reach women in remote areas.
Sources: Qatar News Agency (QNA), 2025 · Ithar association
Reimburses part of the consultations, tests, hospital stays and medicines of insured people.
Sources: National Health Insurance Fund
If you are insured with the National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM), part of the costs is reimbursed. Rates shown on the CNAM's official website:
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