Though separated by 100 km, Aitta Kébé and Maimouna Tamba are fighting for the same cause. They are both Bajenu Gox, striving to ensure that Senegalese women and girls enjoy a life free from gender-based violence.
Read moreDakar - Après 27 ans à la Brigade Nationale des Sapeurs-Pompiers, l’Adjudant Abdoulaye Coly admet que c’est le cas le plus pathétique qu’il a eu à gérer. « Il s'agissait d'un jeune homme de 24 ans habitant aux Parcelles …
Read moreThe 69-year-old father was travelling from Dakar, Senegal’s capital, to neighbouring Mauritania with four of his children for Eid al-Fitr, his eldest son at the wheel. But about 90 km outside the capital, his son suddenly lost control of the vehicle, crashing into a tree. “I blacked out,” Dieng recalls, “and woke up in the hospital.” When he inquired about his four children, he received tragic news: they had all been killed on impact. “It’s been 10 years,” he says. “But it feels like yesterday.”
Read moreSenegal, like many African countries, is bearing an increasing heavy diabetes burden. While efforts are being made to improve prevention, care and treatment, Professor Maïmouna Ndour Mbaye, head of the Internal Medicine unit, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar and director of the country’s national Diabetes Centre, notes that stepping up diabetes control in Senegal starts with a strong national programme. The response must involve all the sectors of the society up to individuals who have a crucial prevention role by adopting healthy practices.
Read moreAtelier d’Identification des Priorités de la Stratégie de Coopération de l’OMS avec le Sénégal et du Plan Opérationnel 2022 – 2023, les 13 et 14 Octobre 2021. Dans le cadre du processus d’élaboration de la Stratégie de Coopération de l’OMS avec le Sénégal et du plan opérationnel 2022-2023, un atelier conjoint est organisé avec le Ministère de la Santé et de l’Action Sociale pour identifier les priorités de coopération avec le Sénégal pour la période 2022 - 2023.
Read moreAs the second wave of COVID-19 infections surged in early 2021, Senegal stepped up measures to cope with the anticipated rise in the number of patients needing critical care. Professor Daye Ka, Infectious and Tropical Disease Expert and member of Senegal’s COVID-19 task force, explains the steps taken to avert hospitals being overrun by a drastic rise in critically ill patients.
Read moreLamine Thiare, a well-known goalkeeper in Senegal and across West Africa, always reminds the young players he coaches about the dangers of tobacco. “If you want to have a long career in sport, do not smoke!”, he tells young players again and again
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