AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCancer Care: Roche’s anticancer medicines remain free to patients in Côte d’Ivoire’s public hospitals. The company discounts costs by an average of 55%, with the state covering the rest; the CNRAO also lets patients defer or split payments for other care. Children’s Heart Care: A new pediatric cardiac surgery center at the Mother-Child Hospital Dominique Ouattara in Bingerville adds operating rooms for open-heart surgery and 42 neonatal and pediatric beds, aiming to reduce the need for treatment abroad. Biomedical Security: The World Bank is assessing the Pasteur Institute of Côte d’Ivoire as a potential regional hub for vaccines and other medical countermeasures. Its visit highlighted unreliable electricity as a key risk to laboratory equipment and stored materials.
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