Santé Pour Tous (opens the outlet's own site)On 23 October 2026 in Bobo-Dioulasso, REVS PLUS handed 36,288 male condoms and 38,000 lubricant gel sachets to the AIDS committee of the Ministry of War and Patriotic Defence. The products will be redistributed to fighting forces, especially in hard-to-reach areas.
The Council of Ministers of 22 October 2026 adopted a report on specific Health Ministry projects to equip the future high-level neurosurgery centre in Tengandogo and the university hospitals of Pala and Bogodogo, and to strengthen the storage capacity of the CAMEG. Total cost: 28,495,167,924 CFA…
From 19 to 22 October 2026, the 9th edition of the National Integration Forum was held in Gaoua, Burkina Faso. Benin stood out with its dish "Amiwô", which was highly appreciated by officials and participants, with seven countries represented.
The fourth and final round of the seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign (SMC+) runs from 15 to 18 October 2026 in Burkina Faso, targeting over 5.4 million children in six districts. A team from the Ministry of Health and the National Malaria Control Programme visited Laye to follow the…
Saint Camille hospital in Ouagadougou (HOSCO) has acquired and commissioned a latest-generation MRI machine that uses far less helium and enables more advanced examinations, including for diagnosing and monitoring cancers.
Dr Sidzabda Kompaoré, permanent secretary of the fight against malaria in Burkina Faso, urges national supervisors to step up efforts for the fourth and final round of the 2026 seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign (CPS+), scheduled for 15–18 October 2026.
The Hôpital Saint Camille de Ouagadougou (HOSCO) launched its Octobre Rose activities with a panel on breast cancer. Free screening for precancerous cervical lesions and breast self-examination training run until 16 October.
The radiotherapy department of the Bogodogo University Hospital in Ouagadougou, reopened in 2023, now has two machines and treats 300 to 400 patients a year. A decree makes treatment of the most common cancers free, but patients often arrive too late.
Jean-Claude Kam, 76, undergoing radiotherapy at the CHU Bogodogo in Ouagadougou, describes his improvement after a few sessions and praises the staff's welcome. The head of the department, Dr Compaoré, notes that steps before radiotherapy can weigh heavily on patients financially.
The Beninese government plans to build a factory producing nutritional supplements with an annual capacity of 9,000 tonnes, for a supplementation programme targeting pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and young children. The plant would source supplies from local farmers.
