GUIDE OF SÉDHIOU - Cesie
GUIDE OF SÉDHIOU - Cesie
GUIDE OF SÉDHIOU - Cesie
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8 midwives paid by the State<br />
1 social assistant<br />
1 laboratory technician<br />
1 technician in ophthalmology<br />
2 technicians radiologists<br />
2 technicians in surgery service<br />
There are no gynecologists, cardiologists or orthopedists.<br />
The closest regional hospital is in Kolda, 1.5 hours by car from<br />
Sédhiou.<br />
Postes de santé and cases de santé<br />
In the region Sédhiou there are about forty postes de santé<br />
(the Region of Sédhiou is formed by three departments:<br />
Sédhiou, Bounkiling, Goudomp). In the solely department of<br />
Sédhiou there are 14.<br />
The tasks of the postes have already been mentioned in the<br />
introduction. We could just add that in regard to HIV<br />
screening, in case of positivity of the virus, the postes are<br />
obliged to refer to the hospital, which is currently the unique<br />
structure allowed to be in charge of the patient.<br />
There are 39 cases de santé throughout the district of<br />
Sédhiou. 25 are working.<br />
As in many aspects of African life, it should be noted that the<br />
health sector has a strong and rooted system of solidarity. It is<br />
thanks to the volunteers that all these health structures can<br />
survive and ensure a primary and essential help to the<br />
population. They supply to many geographic difficulties (the<br />
dispersion of hospitals), and to the lack of financial and human<br />
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