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Invest in good community health workers
Thea MATHUES | 28/03/2017
Sister Martina has been working in Saint-Francis Health Facility III, Arua district, for almost 10 years. A midwife by training she is very motivated to bring quality health care to her community. We spoke to her about the challenges the facility faces, her love for the job, and the changes she has seen over the years. « Even though work is not always easy I still love my job. »I’ve been here since 2007. So almost 10 years now. I should really celebrate! Before coming here I used to work in Lira,Saint-John hospital. The difference between the two facilities very big. In Lira we were supported by many ngo’s and we had a very big HIV centre. Here we are situated in a place where we really needed to convince the population of the importance of health. People are just trying to cope in thispeasant community Before this health centre came in 2001 people died of preventable diseases. Especially in the beginning it was hard to convince people to come in when they were sick.StigmaEven today it can create problems because of the stigma connected to some diseases. We recently had a gentleman who tested positively for HIV. In the beginning he was taking his drugs, but after a while he stopped. He got sicker and sicker and only returned to our health centre when it was too late. He died last week.Fortunately some improvement has been made.The sisters who founded this health centre also trained people in the community to become health assistants and nurses. This helped establish a relationship with the community.Thanks to PNFP project and result-based financing we have been able to reduce our fees. This has made health care more accessible for the community. Still not all people can afford it. People here depend heavily on farming for their income but recently we have had a shortage of rain. This means people have no income and no money for health.Proud of my jobEven though work is not always easy I still love my job.There is no better feeling than being able to help someone. When you can help someone come out of despair, that is just wonderful. God can do his work through us and through me. As a human being I’m able to help another human being return to his everyday life.Big DreamsI hope this facility can be converted into a health centre 4. If we offer more services people might believe more in the work we are doing. Now they get discouraged when they are referred to another hospital because we cannot handle the case. A lot of people cannot afford this, some don’t even have the money for transport.People are also afraid to die in an unknown place. hey even say: ‘why do you want us to die in some strange place?”. I realize it will take more than just better equipped facility to convince people. We really need good community health workers. They should coordinate with community leaders, religious leaders and local political leaders. Everyone needs to come together.
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Une formation des anesthésistes à Conakry
Els DEHANTSCHUTTER | 24/03/2017
Le Projet de Renforcement des Capacités par le biais de Bourses, d’Etudes et d’Expertises (RCBEE) en Guinée, avait déjà démarré ses activités de formations et d’études par le secteur portuaire dès fin 2016. Au niveau de la Santé, une première action de formation locale vient de se dérouler à Conakry. Il s’agit d’un atelier qui a regroupé plus d’une soixantaine de médecins anesthésistes et d’infirmiers faisant fonction d’anesthésistes en provenance de toutes les structures hospitalières de Guinée. Cet atelier de 3 jours sur « L’introduction à l’Oxymétrie Pulsée » a été animé par des spécialistes Belge, Béninois et Burkinabe, avec la participation du Projet LIFEBOX de la World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) qui a fourni gratuitement une cinquantaine de pulse-oxymètres (pour mesurer la quantité d’oxygène dans le sang). Après la formation tous les participants ont exprimé leur satisfaction et ont affirmé qu’ils avaient acquis des compétences qui vont sensiblement relever la sécurité des patients dans les salles d’opération de leurs hôpitaux. La formation était dans la presse guinéenne: presse https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLrtGSrufH5tAPHQTvw6P7zMuFwmPCOQv8&v=Qp6ihLDfvzg
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Le bac de Bagata
Julie CLAASSENS | 24/03/2017
Regardez ce petit film afin de découvrir l'importance des bacs fluviaux pour la population en RDC.
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Mise en place d’un observatoire et d’un site web pour l’économie informelle en RDC.
Julie CLAASSENS | 23/03/2017
La restitution de l’observatoire sur l’économie informelle a eu lieu hier à Kinshasa. L’économie informelle est l’ensemble d’activités de production des biens et services pratiquées par des individus ou des organisations mais très peu ou pas du tout enregistrées et moins réglementées. En République Démocratique du Congo, plus de quatre-vingt pour cent de la population active travaille dans ce secteur qui est composé principalement des coiffeurs, cordonniers, réparateurs des pneus, laveurs de véhicules, chargeurs d'automobiles, marchands ambulants, tailleurs, ajusteurs, vendeurs des produits pétroliers, cireurs, boutiquiers, vendeurs de produits médicaux traditionnels, etc. Il s’avère cependant que les différentes structures aussi bien étatiques que privées potentiellement intéressées par ce secteur n’en disposent pas d’informations suffisantes pour leurs actions.Eu égard à ce qui précède, le Programme d’Etudes et d'Expertises a mis à la disposition du Centre de Dynamique Sociale de l’Université de Kinshasa le financement nécessaire pour la production d’un corpus de connaissances sur ce domaine. L’étude s’est étalée sur six mois et est réalisée en collaboration avec l’institut de recherche sur le travail et la société HIVA de l’Université de Louvain.Ici, plusieurs résultats ont été obtenus à des questions variées, entre autres: les conditions de travail dans ce secteur, les domaines d’activités les plus touchés, les risques auxquels sont soumis les pratiquants, le sexe ratio dans chacun des domaines, les relations avec les structures étatiques notamment le payement des taxes, l’accès au financement, le mode d’épargne, etc.A l’issue de cette étude, un observatoire de l’économie informelle a été mis en place et un site web a été créé pour cela. Ces outils constituent une source d’informations accessible pour les acteurs voulant intervenir dans ce secteur. Considérant que la connaissance est un préalable à la tranformation, l’accès aux l’informations sur ce secteur constituera une source d’inspiration pour des politiques publiques et des actions d’ONG visant l’amélioration des conditions de la population et enclenchera un processus de transformation du secteur informel vers le formel. Des études similaires sont envisagées dans d’autres provinces de la RDC considérant des changements profonds du même fait qui peuvent exister selon les provinces et les régions.
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Launch of the EU project for Refugees in Northern Uganda
Josephine OMUNYIDDE | 23/03/2017
The Support Programme for Refugee Settlements and Host Communities in Northern Uganda (SPRS-NU) funded by the European Union Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) and aimed at supporting aspects of stability contribute to better migration management as well as addressing the root causes of destabilization, forced displacement and irregular migration in the Horn of Africa. SPRS-NU is a 3-year programme implemented through three components: (i) Water and sanitation (WASH) component, managed by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA); (ii) Skills development & entrepreneurship training, managed by the Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC) Agency; and (iii) the Livelihoods, Conflict Management, Educational and Knowledge components, managed by a NGO Consortium, led by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) consisting of the Save the Children, ZOA & CEFORD. This programme is in line with the Refugee and Host Population Empowerment (Re-HOPE) strategy and adheres to the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF). This involvement also underlines the EU's commitment to work closely not only with Government of the Republic of Uganda, but also with other development partners. By doing so, effective, sustainable and coordinated programmes for the benefit of both host communities and refugees in Northern Uganda are ensured.
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Support programme for refugee settlements and host communities in northern Uganda to improve food security, nutrition and livelihoods
Josephine OMUNYIDDE | 23/03/2017
In a celebratory mood, small crowds of women, men and youth walk towards Mungula primary school in Mungula 1 Refugee Settlement, one of the already established camps in Adjumani district built to accommodate over 30,000 refugees in northern Uganda, just across the border from South Sudan. The occasion to which the crowd proceeds, is the launch of the Support Programme for Refugee Settlements and Host Communities in Northern Uganda (SPRS-NU) funded by the European Union Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) and aimed at supporting aspects of stability, contribute to better migration management as well as addressing the root causes of destabilization, forced displacement and irregular migration in the Horn of Africa. The SPRS-NU inauguration happens at a time of the rapidly expanding refugee influx in neighboring Uganda as a result of growing turmoil in South Sudan. The current civil war in South Sudan began in December 2013. Although it was triggered by disagreements within the government, its roots are historical and relate to the failure to create inclusive modes of governance in the newly independent country.According to the UNHCR statistics (30th January 2017), of the 692,613 South Sudan refugees in Uganda, 64% are children below the age of 18 while 86% of this population are women and children whose critical needs must be addressed as a human right. The critical needs of these refugees after settlement include enhanced livelihoods, provision of safe water and environmental sanitation conditions, skills for labor market relevance, conflict management and accelerated learning among others that are funded in this project by the EUTF to promote resilience, economic and equal opportunities, security and development and addressing human rights’ abuses. In the presence of over 2,000 refugees and host communities, Hon. Hilary Onek and the European Union (EU) Head of Cooperation in Uganda, Michelle Labeeu, inaugurated the 10 million euro SPRS-NU project with planting of trees at Mungula 1 refugee settlement in Itirikwa sub-county.On this occasion, Minister Onek and the Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Uganda, Ms. Michelle Labeeu, planted trees in commemoration of the inauguration of the SPRS-NU. The Ambassador of Belgium, Mr. Hugo Verbist, and the Head of Austrian Development Agency, Mr. Günter Engelits, also planted trees alongside refugees and host community members to signify a dignified co-existence of refugees and host communities in the refugee districts of northern Uganda including Adjumani, Arua and Kiryandongo. The SPRS-NU is in line with the Refugee and Host Population Empowerment (Re-HOPE) strategy and adheres to the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF). This involvement also underlines the EU's commitment to work closely not only with Government of the Republic of Uganda, but also with other development partners for effective, sustainable and coordinated programmes for the benefit of both host communities and refugees in Northern Uganda. Officiating as Guest of Honor, Minister Onek noted that Uganda has on its soil almost one million refugees and more than 85% of the refugees currently arriving in Uganda are women and children under the age of 18 who lack access to proper shelter, food and health facilities, among other basic necessities. In her address during the launch of the programme, Ms. Michelle Labeeu commended Uganda’s exemplary hospitality and progressive refugee policies and added that "Uganda is not alone. Uganda can keep counting on the European Union's support for handling such a challenging endeavor." In furtherance, Ms. Labeeu announced the decision of the European Union to add further 10 million euro to the programme allowing to expand interventions to other effected districts. SPRS-NU is a three-year programme implemented through three components: (i) Water and sanitation (WASH) component, managed by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA); (ii) Skills development & entrepreneurship training, managed by the Belgian Development Agency (BTC); and (iii) the Livelihoods, Conflict Management, Educational and Knowledge components, managed by a NGO Consortium, led by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) consisting of the Save the Children, ZOA & CEFORD.
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La vie à Kibimi
Julie CLAASSENS | 21/03/2017
Papa Jérôme Vanga Ndinga raconte comment la vie quotidienne dans son village a changé, grâce à la réhabilitation de la route entre Bandundu et Bagata.
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La cité Karavia, un portrait.
Julie CLAASSENS | 21/03/2017
A Lubumbashi, dans la cité Karavia, le projet PRELUB installe une nouvelle ligne basse tension afin d'améliorer la qualité et d'augmenter la quantité de la fourniture d'énergie éléctrique. Le film ci-dessus montre comment les habitants de la cité vivent actuellement, sans un courant stable et fiable.
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L'avenir est féminin, aussi au Congo!
Julie CLAASSENS | 21/03/2017
Regardez Rachel et Eliane, qui suivent la formation en électrique à l'Institut Technique Industriel Vyombo. Après une petite réticence de sa mère, Rachel s'est décidée de suivre son coeur quand-même. Eliane est fille unique et ses parents la soutiennent 200%. L'Institut Vyombo est une des écoles les plus connues dans l'ex province Katanga, soutenu par EDUKAT.
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Fire safety management trainings to increase the safety of health facilities
Alexis DE HERDE | 20/03/2017
Through “Ubuzima Burambye” Health Programme, BTC Rwanda - in close partnership with the Ministry of Health - wants to strengthen the quality of primary health care and health services in Rwanda. One of the expected results of the programme is to set up a functional quality assurance system at the level of all hospitals. It includes fire prevention and fire safety management. The Ministry of Health is mandated to oversee the quality and safety in all health facilities in Rwanda. It has been observed by the Ministry that some health facilities, were encountered by fire outbreak and there was no fire safety management in place. In this context, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with Rwanda National Police have developed fire safety training programme, focusing on health facilities to ensure safety of healthcare providers, patients, public and infrastructure. Supported by BTC, a first set of theoretical and practical "training for trainers" took place in Kigali. The newly formed trainers are coming from different health facilities in the country. They have acquired basic skills, knowledge and abilities on fire safety management and are now able to develop fire safety program and plans for preparedness. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the National Police, they will guide, inspect and evaluate fire risks in the health facilities. Appropriate measures will be taken if needed. The trainer’s next mission is now to train staff on fire safety management within the health facilities. This is a crucial step for making Rwandan health facilities comply with national and international accreditation criteria on fire prevention.
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Belgium supports first Palestinian Worldskills delegation ever
Guido COUCK | 20/03/2017
WorldSkills is the largest vocational skills competition in the world. It is aimed at raising interest for vocational training, showcasing excellence in some 50 different domains as diverse as pastry making, painting, graphic design etcetera.This year WorldSkills takes place in Abu Dhabi from 14 to 19 October; young people from 75 countries will take part in the skills competition. For the Palestinian youth it is the first time they have the opportunity to participate. Sobheya Abumusallam is a 21-year old graphic designer from Nablus. She won the silver medal at the first PalestineSkills National Competition. Ibraheem Qawasma is a 20-year old graphic designer from Hebron. Ibraheem won the gold medal at the first PalestineSkills National Competition. As part of their preparation for the WorldSkills competition, Belgian experts are mentoring Sobheya and Ibraheem and the other members of the Palestinian graphic design delegation."In the past, it wasn’t considered appropriate for Palestinian women to become graphic designers, but slowly this mentality is changing, and international competitions like WorldSkills strengthen this process," says Sobheya. Youth unemployment is very high in Palestine. Vocational training has proven to be one of the most successful ways of tackling this issue. That is why the Belgian cooperation focuses its efforts on support to technical and vocational education and training centres. As part of this cooperation, the Palestinian delegation of students and experts in graphic design that will compete in Abu Dhabi, is travelling to Belgium from 17 to 31 March. Recognising the importance of this cooperation, the Palestinian representation in Belgium has invited the students and the local experts to discuss this issue. During their time in Belgium, they will meet with representatives of Belgian training centres (Syntra and IFAPME). They will also compete in the Startech’s Days, the Belgian national WorldSkills competition, taking place in Brussels on 20-21 March, as a preparation for the international WorldSkills competition later this year in Abu Dhabi. Afterwards (22-31 March) they will get a tailor-made training from the Belgian expert from the Centre de competence Forem Cepegra in Charleroi.
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6 young Palestinians dealing with children with special needs
Eva MORRE | 20/03/2017
Under the Work Based Learning scheme of the Belgian Development Agency, students from vocational and technical training centra and schools can combine their training in these institutions with a practical training in the private sector. This is likely to drastically enhance their chances to find a job afterwards. Also some of the students from the Al-Rawdah technical community college have participated in a Work Based Learning initiative. A group of six young Palestinian female students studying Child Education have been enrolled in the scheme. They have been able to participate in an internship at the Special Education School of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, a school that focuses on the care of children with special needs. They were trained in different fields: (i) hearing and language disorders, (ii) motor disorders and (iii) special education and autism. All of the students considered this internship a very interesting practical training and have therefore enrolled as a volunteer at the Future Youth Organization where they are now assisting the head teachers in classes of 20 to 25 children aged 5 to 7 years old. One of the students, Saba’a, has been very touched by the improvement of the behaviour of one of the children in school: “Nassim is an aggressive and hyperactive child that was always shouting and hitting other kids. I have tried to build up a bridge of confidence. After observing his behaviour for several days, I realised he needs more warmth and encouragement to play with the other kids in a non-violent manner. I have cooperated with his mother as well on his behaviour. It has touched me a lot that he started calling me by my name, and even wanted to come and visit me in my hometown of Qalqilia. Honestly, the Work Based Learning initiative has enriched my experience and has helped me to face children with special needs with a positive spirit.”
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First National Conference for Local Economic Development in Palestine
Eva MORRE | 16/03/2017
On 15th and 16th of March 2017, the first National Conference for Local Economic Development in Palestine took place in Ramallah. This conference was organized by the Ministry of Local Government in partnership with MDLF, UNDP, the Belgian Development Agency, DANIDA, and VNG. Next to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Local Government and Minister of National Economy, mayors and councillors from cities and villages across Palestine, LED officers and experts in the field, and the private sector, also representatives from different partnering countries (such as South Africa, Slovenia, Italy, etc.) attended the Conference. The conference covered four main topics: Local, Regional and International LED Experiences; Legal Environment for Local Economic Development; Sources of financing for LED initiatives; and Integrated public/private roles and responsibilities to achieve sustainable Local Economic Development. In addition there were also specialized sessions in which a more in-depth view is given on for example public-private partnerships; investment in renewable energy and solid waste; and international best practices. The main message of the Conference was that promoting the local economic dynamics and initiatives taken in each locality is essential for the integral development of the Palestinian territory. The Palestinian economy will be the product of local economic initiatives. This makes it clear that in each city, village or community, the local administration needs to work together with the private sector (the social and economic entrepreneurs) in order to promote the development of enterprises and to establish an enabling entrepreneurial environment. Local Economic Development is not only aiming to employ the youth and bring more revenues to the families, but also to enrich the territory and its inhabitants as a whole. BTC supported the Conference since the brainstorm phase. Aside from financial support also an infographic that explains the key ideas of Local Economic Development was developed by BTC. The short movie can be found here. In the aftermath of the Conference BTC will support a special edition of the Middle East Business Magazine that will be dedicated to the Conference. The magazine will include among others the papers presented in the Conference, related articles on the different pillars of LED, and interviews with the Minister of Local Government and the Minister of National Economy. This special edition will be distributed to all stakeholders related to Local Economic Development.
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The Study and Expertise Fund finances the Rwanda National Forest Inventory
Alexis DE HERDE | 15/03/2017
In 2015 the Rwanda Natural Resource Authorities conducted a National Forest Inventory (NFI), based on a large random sampling - 2678 sample units - covering all non-protected forests, shrub-lands and tree resources in ago-forestry areas of the country.Finding shows that more than 10% of sample units are not any longer forests in 2015. They have evolved to other land uses. For shrub-lands and savanna, more than 25% have been converted to other land uses. This trend led to a decrease of 11,4% of total national forest cover since 2009.The situation of both public and private production forests in Rwanda is problematic, with an average stock of only 50 m3/ha, while it should be largely superior to 100. The situation of the wood stock is particularly dramatic in small individual private forests - 68% of the non-protected forests - where the average volume reaches only 17 m3/ha.Optimal Management of Tree resources is a necessity In total, the current forest resources are producing around 2.3 Million oven dry tons per year (Modt/y). But the woody biomass demand is so high - 5.9 Modt/y in 2015 - that it leads to over-exploitation & forest degradation. Moreover, it constantly reduces the supply capacity for the coming years. With the population growth, demand will increase to 6.8 Modt/y by 2020. Drastic measures must be taken to reduce the demand to a sustainable level.Small forests are over-exploitedMore than 50% of small forests have been cut in the last 2 years and they are very old which makes them unproductive. Small private forests should be the focus of the government efforts in order to reverse forest degradation.State forests constitute the last stocks for the industry State forests representing 28% of non-protected forests are better maintained with an average volume of around 127 m3/ha. They are essentially distributed in Southern and Western Provinces, and constitute the last wood stocks able to sustain the development of the wood industry. But they are becoming old, less productive and encroached by high pressure on forest resources. The priority focus should be to ensure their long term concession to private operators, based on well-established management plans. The concession approach could be the foundation for building a professional forest industry sector in Rwanda.Shrub-lands are under threatShrub-lands and savanna areas represent 35% of the production areas, but count only for 6% of the remaining wood stock and 3 % of the annual sustainable supply of wood. They are already too degraded and are the most threatened by conversion into other land. Urgent measures in terms of protection and conversion into well managed production forests should be taken, starting with updating the map of cadaster and ownership.Agroforestry could be boosted Tree resources in agroforestry areas count for 39% of the current national woody stock, and for 27% of the annual sustainable supply of woody biomass. By supporting dissemination of agroforestry technics in collaboration with the Rwanda Agriculture Board, tree resources could be doubled in crop areas. They could contribute for more than 40% of the yearly sustainable supply of woody biomass.
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Inauguration de l’Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers et Obstétricaux (IFSIO) : plus de 200 millions de FCFA investis par la Belgique
Bellya SEKPON | 13/03/2017
C’est devant un large parterre d’invités, dont le Ministre de la Santé, Monsieur Alassane SEIDOU, le représentant de Madame la Ministre de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Monsieur Jean-Baptiste MENSAH, le recteur de l’université de Parakou, Monsieur Prosper GANDAHO, le Directeur de l’IFSIO, monsieur Francis TOGNON, le Représentant Résident de l’Agence belge de développement (CTB), Olivier HECK, les enseignants, les partenaires techniques et financiers et les étudiants, qu’a été inauguré l’immeuble de l’Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers et Obstétricaux (IFSIO), ce 23 février 2017.Le bâtiment, réalisé sur une superficie de plus de 1000 mètres carrés et érigé dans l’enceinte de l’Université de Parakou, est le fruit d’une collaboration entre cette dernière et le Programme d’Appui au Secteur de la Santé (PASS Sourou). Ce programme de l’Agence belge de développement (CTB), accompagne le gouvernement béninois en agissant sur les dimensions clés du système de santé que sont la demande, l’offre et la gouvernance afin d’assurer une accessibilité équitable des populations à des soins de santé de qualité. « La situation des ressources humaines dans le secteur santé au Bénin est encore caractérisée par une couverture des besoins en ressources humaines affichant un déficit de près de 36% ; ce déficit étant encore plus fortement marqué dans les départements du septentrion ainsi que ceux du Mono et du Couffo. », comme le déclare le Représentant Résident de l’Agence belge de développement (CTB), monsieur Olivier HECK, dans son allocution. Or, « le développement d’un pays ne peut se faire sans ressources humaines de qualité », comme a tenu à le notifier, monsieur Jean-Baptiste MENSAH, représentant de la Ministre de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique (MESRS). De plus, « Le Gouvernement du Bénin s’est engagé à relever le défi de la Couverture Universelle Santé (CSU). Cet objectif ne peut être atteint qu’avec la disponibilité et la stabilité de ressources humaines qualifiées, compétentes et motivées à tous les niveaux de la pyramide sanitaire pour assurer des prestations de qualité. », toujours selon Olivier HECK, dans son discours. Pour répondre à ce besoin pressant en matière de disponibilité de ressources humaines en santé de qualité, le PASS Sourou soutient les structures d’enseignement de la santé en mettant à leur disposition les infrastructures nécessaires. Il intervient également dans le renforcement de capacités du personnel d’encadrement, en lien avec le Projet d’Appui aux Organisations Béninoises par le Renforcement des Compétences des Ressources Humaines (PAORC), un autre programme de l’Agence belge de développement (CTB). A cet effet, le PASS Sourou a soutenu l’institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers et Obstétricaux (IFSIO) de l’Université de Parakou qui a ouvert, pour la rentrée académique 2015-2016, les cours de Licence pour les infirmiers(ères) d’Etats et les Sages-Femmes d’Etat, mais ne disposait pas de locaux appropriés pouvant les abriter ; ceci, en mettant à disposition un bâtiment équipé pour un montant de plus de 200 millions de FCFA. Dans son mot de bienvenue, le Directeur de l’IFSIO, monsieur Francis TOGNON a estimé que « l’Agence belge de développement (CTB) par ce geste, vient de combler un manque dans la formation des paramédicaux de la région septentrionale ». « Désormais, l’université de vivra plus comme une tour d’ivoire fermée à son environnement », a renchérit le Recteur de l’Université de Parakou, monsieur Prosper GANDAHO, qui estime que c’est pour répondre aux besoins pressants en matière d’emploi que l’université de Parakou a dû prendre ses responsabilités en mettant en place l’Institut. L’établissement accueille actuellement 97 étudiants infirmiers et 110 étudiants sages-femmes, dont 144 femmes et 63 hommes.Ces étudiants auront désormais accès à un immeuble constitué d’un bloc administratif, de salles de cours, de salles de Travaux Pratiques, de bibliothèque/salle Informatique et de sanitaires et équipé en matériels informatiques et en mobiliers. Le bâtiment est extensible à deux étages, qui pourraient tripler la surface disponible au rez-de-chaussée. Le Directeur de l’IFSIO a profité de la cérémonie d’inauguration pour faire un plaidoyer pour la mise à disposition de fonds en vue de la construction du premier étage du bâtiment. Face à ce joyau, le Ministre de la Santé, Monsieur Alassane SEIDOU n’a pu s’empêcher de remercier l’Agence belge de développement (CTB) : « L’immeuble ainsi réalisé entre dans le cadre de la mise en place de dispositifs pour la production du personnel qualifié pour animer nos formations sanitaires. … fait suite à la réhabilitation de l’INMES de Cotonou par le même partenaire belge. Je voudrais au nom des populations béninoises, remercier particulièrement le Royaume de Belgique, à travers l’Ambassade et l’Agence Belge de Développement, qui est l’artisan principal de tout le processus ayant conduit à l’évènement de ce jour. ».Quant aux étudiants actuels et futurs de l’IFSIO, ils ont, d’après le recteur de l’Université de Parakou, « … un défi à relever. Celui de tout faire pour qu’à la fin de la formation, vous soyez des cadres qualifiés, compétents et compétitifs ». Notons qu’un appui technique (renforcement de capacités des formateurs, documentation, appui aux stages) est planifié pour soutenir la formation à l’Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers et Obstétricaux (IFSIO).Après la traditionnelle coupure de ruban, les invités à la cérémonie d’inauguration ont pu se faire une idée des locaux par le biais d’une visite guidée organisée à leur intention.http://reliefweb.int/report/benin/inauguration-de-l-institut-de-formation-en-soins-infirmiers-et-obs...
