The CHP Notsè held its 2023 review on a hopeful note

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Extract from the article: The Prefectural Hospital Center (CHP) in Notsè held its 2023 review from 13 to 14 February 2024. The aim was to assess the performance of the activities carried out last year. Specifically, participants were asked to take stock of the implementation

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The Prefectural Hospital Center (CHP) in Notsè held its 2023 review from 13 to 14 February 2024. The aim was to assess the performance of the activities carried out last year. Specifically, participants were asked to take stock of the implementation of the recommendations from the 2022 activity review, to present and analyse the results of the technical and financial services for 2023, to identify the strengths, areas for improvement, difficulties and constraints related to implementation, to discuss the plan for resolving the priority problems identified for 2024, and to collect the recommendations arising from the proceedings.

All the departments that make up the HPC presented their activity reports: performances, difficulties, challenges, weak points and counter-performances were highlighted. Working groups analysed the situation at CHP Notsè.

Mother and child health: a major concern

At the end of the meeting, it emerged that the health of mothers and children remains a major concern, despite the efforts made by the hospital. « In 2022, we recorded 27 deaths among women.In 2023, we reported 13 deaths. That's a lot.One already is too many. Among children, in 2022, there were almost 300 deaths. In 2023, 223 children died in paediatrics. Our current challenge is to audit all these deaths to document the different criteria that led to this unfortunate situation », said CHP Notse Director Dr Kprikpa Nadjombe.

According to the presentations, the hospital also has a high rate of post-operative infection. This is due to the fact that the hospital has just one operating theatre for three major surgical departments.

The region has a high rate of road accidents. To this end, the Ministry of Health has assigned a professor of traumatology to the CHP Notsè. At the same time, however, the hospital lacks a paediatrician and faces infrastructure problems.

Progress noted

Generally speaking, the 2023 review also found that progress had been made in several departments, including medicine, gynaecology and obstetrics, and the laboratory. Good progress has also been made in terms of recovery, thanks to the contribution made by the contractualisation system.

Gamé KOKO