Togo Launches Nephrology and Hemodialysis Center at Kara University Hospital

Health

Monday, 25 November 2024 12:25

Togo Launches Nephrology and Hemodialysis Center at Kara University Hospital

(Togo First) - Togo’s Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Kara will soon have a nephrology and hemodialysis department. The project was officially kicked off on November 22, 2024, by Wotobé Kokou, Secretary General of the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene.

Ecobank Group and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) back the CFA485.6 million project. Once completed, the center will provide crucial specialized care for patients suffering from renal failure in the Savanes, Kara, and Centre regions.

Patients who need hemodialysis in these regions must travel 300 to 600 kilometers to reach Lomé's CHU Sylvanus Olympio, the only public facility offering such services in northern Togo.

Seynabou Diaw Ba, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Togo, remarked that this project “is a step towards improving access to quality health services for all of us in Togo.”

Modern Infrastructure

The new facility will cover 800 m² and consist of two levels. It will feature several essential facilities, including a dialysis room, a water treatment room, a technical room, a storage warehouse, a construction room, and a catheter room, as well as dedicated areas such as a patient checkroom, waiting hall, and sanitary facilities. Additionally, provisions will be made for medical waste management.

Construction is expected to take 18 months. The center aims to reduce patient travel to Lomé and serve an educational purpose by hosting medical students and trainees from paramedical schools. This project is part of the government's broader program to renovate and strengthen health infrastructure as part of the rollout of the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) program.

Esaïe Edoh

Lire aussi:

REFORMS OVERVIEW

STARTING A BUSINESS (more info)

At the fifteenth position, worldwide, and first in Africa, under the Starting a Business index of the 2020 Doing Business ranking, Togo sustains its reformative dynamics with more reforms….

ENFORCING CONTRACTS (more info)

Compared to some years ago when it was one of the lowest rankers under the Doing Business’ Enforcing Contracts indicator, Togo, leveraging many efforts to improve its business climate, was able to jump significantly on the index in the recent years... .

CONTRACT EXECUTION (more info)

Creation of special chambers of commerce for small debts • Creation of chambers of commerce at the Court of Appeal • Civil and commercial cases now handled by distinct clerks • Establishment of commercial courts in Lomé and Kara • Lawyers and bailiffs now have access to the FORSETI COMMERCIAL platform • A maximum period of 100 days was fixed to settle a commercial dispute .

TRADING ACROSS BORDERS (more info)

In comparison to previous years,Togo has significantly improved its ranking under the“Trading across borders” indicator by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

In comparison to previous years, Togo has significantly improved its ranking on the “Trading across borders” index by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitalization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (more info)

After moving from the 133rd to 127th place under the 2020 Doing Business’ construction permit index, Togo intends to reiterate this feat in the coming edition of the global ranking. To this end, it has introduced this year multiple reforms.

GETTING ELECTRICITY (more info)

Over the past two years, Togo’s ranking under the Doing Business’ Getting electricity and water indicator has increased consistently. Owing this performance to multiple reforms aimed at making it easier for businesses to access power and water, Lomé plans to introduce even more reforms this year to keep up its improvements.

REGISTERING A PROPERTY (more info)

Out of all the 'Doing Business’ indicators, Property Registration is where Togo has improved the most since 2018. Indeed, after spending years in the lowest part of this ranking, the country now seeks to beat Rwanda which is the best performer on this index in Africa. To do so, Lomé has been introducing many reforms, with the latest batch implemented this year.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (more info)

From professionalization to digitization, through legislative regulations, Togo’s public procurement framework is constantly being modernized. Several reforms have been implemented to improve the sector much to the benefit of the private sector, which is the focus of the National Development Plan.

PAYING TAXES AND DUTIES (more info)

To improve its business environment, Togo introduced some important reforms related to the payment of tax and duties. From the replacement of some taxes to the cancellation of others through exemptions, the country has only one objective: offer the most attractive tax framework to investors and economic operators. To achieve this, the authorities relied on digitization.