For Prime Minister Patrick Achi, after the opening, on December 18, 2017, of the Alassane Ouattara oncology and radiotherapy center within the Chu de Cocody, the national cancer analysis and surveillance system needed ‘ be strengthened. To enable rapid treatment of patients.
Hence the center of Grand-Bassam. Which, for Patrick Achi, must be a center of technical, national, continental and human excellence. In saying so, the Prime Minister appeals to the quality of the technical platform that will be installed there on the one hand and on the other hand to the opening of services to other African countries and the quality of the health practitioners who will work there. This is why the head of government has made a real plea to medical personnel. Whose reception must be the first vector of healing for the patient.
Patrick Achi’s plea to medical personnel
One of the highlights of the head of government’s address was the plea made to medical personnel. Thus appealing to their sense of responsibility towards the sick. “This majestic infrastructure which will be built in a few months and which will have the most modern equipment existing in the world will not be able to give more to the citizens than your hearts themselves. Because when we talk about a technical platform, we are also talking about quality human personnel, with high-level technical training, but above all a total commitment to this vocation that they have and this profession that they have chosen to serve » , insisted the head of government.
Health is at the heart of the 2030 vision and the government’s 2021-2025 development plan, for a more prosperous and united Côte d’Ivoire. This political will of the President of the Republic, led by Prime Minister Patrick Achi, is materialized by the consolidation of the health system of Côte d’Ivoire through the hospital program of more than 800 billion CFA francs.
The implementation of which is observed every day in the regions of the country. And this, through a vast policy of rehabilitation and construction of health infrastructures. “A good number of projects to strengthen the supply of care have been completed and put at the service of the populations in 2021…”, indicates the head of government. Who cites among others the general hospital of Adjamé, the regional hospitals of Daloa and Aboisso, the gyneco-obstetrics department of the Chu de Treichville.
The general hospital of Yopougon Attié and the regional hospital center of Adzopé will be delivered in the following days. The total rehabilitation of the Yopougon Chu and the construction of a Chu in the commune of Abobo are well placed in the government’s health policy. Without forgetting the daily improvement of the working conditions of health practitioners, by improving the technical platform. The South Korean ambassador, for his part, spoke of the excellent collaboration between the two countries, at different levels, particularly at the medical level.
The President of the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council Aka Aouélé, who is also President of the Sud-Comoé region, paid a vibrant tribute to the President of the Republic for all the development actions for the benefit of the Ivorian populations.
The commitment of the Ivorian government
Particularly that for Grand-Bassam, whose installation of the national center of radiotherapy and medical oncology marks the beginning of the development of the region of Sud-Comoé. Same story for the Minister of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage, Pierre Demba. Who recalled that cancer is a public health problem, with more than 19 million new cases per year worldwide.
In Côte d’Ivoire, 17,300 cases are declared per year, with more than 11,000 deaths. The Minister of Health specifies that by 2030, one in 8 families will be affected by this disease. However, cancer should not be taken as a fatality, because of the scientific progress made.
In Côte d’Ivoire, since 2007, a national cancer control program has been in place, in addition to screening sites, which number 120 to date. In addition to the early detection center within the Insp in Adjamé. Better, the various Chu of Abidjan are equipped with infrastructures of prevention and fight.
Referring to the treatment, the Minister of Health explains that thanks to a partnership between the government and the Roch laboratory, more than 700 people have been treated for a total cost of 2.5 billion. In addition to the 12 free medicines made available to patients.
The mayor of the commune of Grand-Bassam welcomed the construction of the oncology center in his commune. While saluting the leadership of the President of the Republic.
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