CNPS Cameroun

The National Social Security Fund (acronym CNPS) is a Cameroonian public institution with legal personality and financial autonomy.It is placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and administered by a board of directors composed of representatives of workers, representatives of employers and representatives of public authorities.The CNPS was created on June 7, 1967. With decree no. 354/2018 of June 7, 2018, it became a Public Establishment of a special nature.It covers Family Benefits (PF), Old Age, Disability and Death Pensions (PVID), Professional Risks (RP).The CNPS: National Social Security Fund of Cameroon is a member of the Inter-African Conference on Social Security (CIPRES)The National Social Security Fund is responsible for ensuring, within the framework of the social protection policy of the Cameroonian government, the provision of benefits to insured workers and their beneficiaries. In this capacity, it manages different branches of benefits distributed as follows:Family benefits : family allowances, maternity leave coverage , pregnancy-related medical expenses, etc.;Old-age, disability and death benefits: old-age pension or allowance, survivor's pension or allowance, funeral expenses, etc.;Work accident and occupational disease benefits : coverage of medical expenses (after emergency assistance), and prosthesis costs, etc.;Health and social action services: schools, hospitals, social centers.To accomplish its mission, the CNPS of Cameroon collects employee and employer contributions which constitute the bulk of its resources.The unemployed, employees in the informal sector and self-employment are therefore excluded. Only workers declared to the CNPS, who receive a salary in relation to their actual period of activity, can claim the benefits provided by this organization.The CNPS has:thirty-eight social welfare centers,a ho