2024/25 : In Benin, improving pediatric care environment and strengthening skills of caregivers
The Republic of Benin (formerly Dahomey) is one of the poorest countries in the world: in 2020, according to the UN, Benin ranked 166th out of 191 countries, in terms of human development. Young people - who constitute half of the population - are the most affected by inequalities.
In Djakotomey, in the South-West, the few pediatricians present work in the private sector. A few kilometers away, at the Aplahoué hospital (prefecture), the doctor in the pediatrics department is a simple general practitioner. Children are often seen there by nurses or simple helpers, without supervision by a doctor. There is no pediatrician in the maternity ward. Here, 160 children die from infectious diseases every year.
In neonatology and general pediatrics, the need for training of local health workers (doctors, nurses, midwives, assistants) is therefore important.
Pédiatres du Monde has decided to intervene in the pediatrics, neonatology and maternity departments of Aplahoué hospital as well as in health centers in neighboring communities.
For this project, PDM brings together pediatricians, nurses, midwives, all volunteers from France.
La Fondation La Petite Etoile is participating in this project, the aim of which is to provide training on the most frequent and serious pediatric pathologies (pulmonary infections, diarrhea, dermatological pathologies) as well as the resuscitation of newborns in the labor room (workshop on mannequins).
But in these territories, the absence of essential medical equipment is blatant.
La Fondation La Petite Etoile also contributes to the material equipment of the Aplahoué hospital (e.g.: a resuscitation table in the neonatology department) as well as helping to finance costs related to on-site training.
Co-participants : Fondation La Petite Etoile, Beninese Association La Rescousse, Pédiatres du Monde (4 one-week missions).
Mission budget : € 8,000 (all pediatricians are volunteers and cover their transport from France to the mission location, their accommodation, their catering).
Locations of intervention : Djakotomey and Aplahoué (Republic of Benin).
Budget provided by Fondation La Petite Etoile : € 5,000
The Republic of Benin (formerly Dahomey) is one of the poorest countries in the world: in 2020, according to the UN, Benin ranked 166th out of 191 countries, in terms of human development. Young people - who constitute half of the population - are the most affected by inequalities.
In Djakotomey, in the South-West, the few pediatricians present work in the private sector. A few kilometers away, at the Aplahoué hospital (prefecture), the doctor in the pediatrics department is a simple general practitioner. Children are often seen there by nurses or simple helpers, without supervision by a doctor. There is no pediatrician in the maternity ward. Here, 160 children die from infectious diseases every year.
In neonatology and general pediatrics, the need for training of local health workers (doctors, nurses, midwives, assistants) is therefore important.
Pédiatres du Monde has decided to intervene in the pediatrics, neonatology and maternity departments of Aplahoué hospital as well as in health centers in neighboring communities.
For this project, PDM brings together pediatricians, nurses, midwives, all volunteers from France.
La Fondation La Petite Etoile is participating in this project, the aim of which is to provide training on the most frequent and serious pediatric pathologies (pulmonary infections, diarrhea, dermatological pathologies) as well as the resuscitation of newborns in the labor room (workshop on mannequins).
But in these territories, the absence of essential medical equipment is blatant.
La Fondation La Petite Etoile also contributes to the material equipment of the Aplahoué hospital (e.g.: a resuscitation table in the neonatology department) as well as helping to finance costs related to on-site training.
Co-participants : Fondation La Petite Etoile, Beninese Association La Rescousse, Pédiatres du Monde (4 one-week missions).
Mission budget : € 8,000 (all pediatricians are volunteers and cover their transport from France to the mission location, their accommodation, their catering).
Locations of intervention : Djakotomey and Aplahoué (Republic of Benin).
Budget provided by Fondation La Petite Etoile : € 5,000