Burkina: Nuns open a medical center in Pouytenga

Religious Sisters of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Castre have opened a medical center with a surgical branch in Pouytenga (Centre-East), province of Kouritenga, AIB learned this Thursday from the Ministry of Health. Health. Worth 800 million FCFA including 400 million FCFA for equipment, the center was inaugurated on January 30, 2024 by the Minister in charge of Health, Dr Robert Kargougou and the Archbishop of Koupela, Mgr Gabriel Sayaogo. Called CMA Émilie de Villeneuve, this center has a capacity of 45 beds and has a general consultation service, a maternity ward, a laboratory and a pharmaceutical depot. According to the director of the Center, Sister Agnès Rita N'Diaye, all lives have the same value and the center will help meet the needs of the populations without any distinction. For the bishop, the construction of this center will allow the State to save its funds and build centers in areas that really need them. Source: Burkina Information Agency