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The President and CEO of Smile Train, Susannah Schaefer, made her first visit to the CHU Campus of Lomé on 22 March 2023. The aim of the visit is to strengthen the free care programme for cleft lip and palate patients. Susannah Schaefer also met with
The world celebrated International Down Syndrome Day on 21 March. This disease is the first cause of mental deficit of genetic origin. To mark the event in Togo, the Association Mères Amis des Enfants Trisomiques (AMAETRI) in collaboration with Junio
About twenty health professionals from the five (05) regions of Togo were trained and reinforced on 20 and 21 March 2023 on the evaluation and prescription of wheelchairs. The training took place at the National Orthopaedic Fitting Centre (CNAO-Lomé)
The Association Mères Amis des Enfants Trisomiques (AMAETRI-Togo) in collaboration with Junior Chamber International (JCI Agoè Nyivé Planeer), proceeded on Monday 20 March 2023, to a handing-over of food and non food items to the Medico-Psycho-Pedago
The 5th edition of the Togo Wellness and Health Market (MaBEST) will be held from April 6 to 16, 2023 at the Palais des Congrès in Lomé. The theme chosen for this edition is: « Health according to our knowledge and African realities ». The informatio
Sometimes you have a headache or a nasty fall and then go to the pharmacy looking for relief. Should you take an anti-inflammatory or a painkiller? In reality, confusion arises when these two terms are used. What is the difference between the two, an
World Oral Health Day was celebrated on 20 March 2023. On this occasion, the NGO Smile Train calls on children and families with clefts to visit their nearest partner hospital for oral health treatment.
Togo hosted the 63rd Congress of the West African College of Surgeons (COAC) from 20 to 24 March 2023. The theme chosen was: « Surgical education and training in West Africa: Impact of Covid-19 on surgical education ». This scientific meeting is a fr
Trees play a central role against climate change by absorbing greenhouse gases (GHGs) and enhancing the resilience of landscapes: regulating flows, maintaining and enriching soils for agriculture, protecting coastal communities against extreme weathe
The increase in dental diseases, dental infections and their repercussions on the whole organism, the problem of eating "too hot and too cold" and how to maintain the teeth... Dr Odette Sikavi Fagbégnon talks about good tooth brushing techniques, whe
The issue of promoting the universal sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents remains a topical one in Togo. The implementation of the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Human Rights (SRHR) strategy is generally hampered by various fa
Togo hosted an international congress on epidemiology and public health on 15 and 16 March 2023. The event was held under the theme « Public health in the face of emerging and re-emerging diseases ». For two days, researchers and health experts from