Congo/ Community health: free healthcare for the people of Owando

Since July 23, patients from the capital of the Cuvette department and surrounding villages have been receiving free treatment at Owando's 31-July general hospital, following consultations in various departments.

The campaign will end on August 2, and is being run by a medical corps from Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, France and other hospitals around the country. The medical staff stand out from the patients by wearing lab coats bearing the words "All the people of Owando united for better prospects". The aim is to treat patients according to their pathologies, after free consultations during the "Opération coup de poing santé" campaign, initiated by the Dynamique owando pluriel (DOP), in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Population.

Consultations revealed cases of diabetes, pneumopathy, poorly treated malaria, medicine, cardiology, nephrology and gynecology. Each patient is taken unconditionally to the specialist for ultrasound scans, surgery and medical referrals according to his or her pathology. The "coup de poing santé" activity was hailed by the bishop of the archdiocese of Owando, Victor Abidjan.se d'Owando, Victor Abagna Mossa, who also visited the clinic to check on his state of health.

The patients who received treatment confided that they had regained their health after appendicitis, hernia and other operations. They thanked the organizers and expressed the wish to perpetuate the activity, as the influx of people proves that the population suffers from various pathologies.The campaign initiated by the DOP was welcomed and supported by deputies from other localities.For Christian Ernest Makosso, MP for Tchiamba Nzassi, helping the community with its health needs is not far removed from the vision of the Head of State, Denis Sassou N'Guesso. " Without health, nothing is possible, and the MP for Owando, by initiating this activity, has provided the answer to this need," he said. The MP for Banda, Yacine Koumba, who was impressed by the experience, promised to copy the initiative and develop these ideas in her constituency.

Ngoko MP Blaise Ambeto added that the focus is on health. The DOP is multiplying its activities in this field, because a people who are sick can do nothing. The DOP's coordinator, MP Joël Abel Owassa, reminded the population of the importance of this campaign in this hospital.The DOP's coordinator, Member of Parliament Joël Abel Owassa, reminded the public of the importance of this campaign in the hospital, as this dynamic has translated into action the commitment it has made since its creation to support the Head of State, Denis Sassou N'Guesso, in carrying out his concrete actions. "The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Owando General Hospital is also an opportunity to refresh the ties between this health establishment and the French government.ties between this health establishment and its community", declared Joël Abel Owassa.

The General Hospital's Director General, Dr Dominique Obissi, explained to the population that providing free, quality care means alleviating suffering and contributing to the enhancement of their life experience, as well as to the development of a country. The Prefect of the Cuvette department, Berthe Bassinga Nganzali, called on the government to work towards strengthening the hospital's capacity to receive and treat patients.

Source: www.adiac-congo.com/