Dogta-Lafiè Hospital: 700 patients registered in less than two months of activity

Health

Thursday, 27 April 2023 17:44

Dogta-Lafiè Hospital: 700 patients registered in less than two months of activity

(Togo First) - The Dogta-Lafiè Hospital has registered 700 patients since it partially opened on March 1, 2023. This figure was communicated by the director of the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), Ingrid Awadé, during the hospital’s official inauguration by President Faure Gnassingbé. The inauguration ceremony took place on 26 April 2023 in Lomé.

Leveraging its modern facilities, which meet international standards, Dogta-Lafiè, ex-Saint Peregrine, according to the Togolese authorities, will offer quality care to the locals and people from neighboring countries.

Specialized in the fields of Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics (MCO), this hospital, according to the Togolese Minister of Health, Moustafa Mijiyawa, will strengthen the social protection of the population and bring a modern concept of hospitalization in the country which is committed to universal access to health care by 2030.

"This new socio-health infrastructure strengthens the provision of care, a pillar of universal health coverage in our country. It illustrates the efforts made by the Head of State in the establishment of the three pillars of the health system namely the construction, rehabilitation, and equipment of health centers" said Moustafa Mijiyawa.

"The modernization of health infrastructure and the improvement of the quality of care that our compatriots receive remains a priority to which all public and private initiatives in this area must contribute," Faure Gnassingbé said for his part.

Built on 11,000 m², the new hospital has eight blocks connected by a central distribution building. It has 22 consultation rooms, 160 beds, and places including suites, high-standard rooms, single rooms, and double rooms.

It also has a medical imaging and dental block, a medical block, an administrative block, a surgical block, a mother-child block, a VIP block with a coffee area for accompanying persons, a laboratory block, and a logistics block.

Located at the northern entrance of Lomé, Dogta-Lafiè is the first hospital of its kind in Togo. In its first year of activity, it is expected to register at least 80,000 patients.

Esaïe Edoh

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