Post: Léraba: The CSPS of the rural commune of Dakoro equipped with an ambulance worth 40,560,000 CFA francs

Ouagadougou: The special delegation of the town hall of Dakoro, a rural commune in the province of Léraba, officially handed over on Thursday, August 29, 2024 in Dakoro, the key to the new ambulance worth 40,560,000 CFA francs including tax, to the Management Committee (COGES) of the said commune. This was in the presence of the representative of the Chief Medical Officer of the Sindou health district (MCD), Dr. Allain Badoune.It is in the concern of promoting the provision of health care at the level of its population, that the special delegation of Dakoro, a rural commune located 30 km south of the urban commune of Sindou, capital of the province of Léraba, paid for a new ambulance for its CSPS.The handover took place on Thursday, August 29, 2024 in Dakoro.It was in 2021 that the young people of the village mobilized to repair the state ambulance that this commune had had since 2000.Until now, it is still in the garage due to the extent of its poor condition and the lack of adequate resources."So, several unpleasant incidents have happened because of this lack of ambulances," some people from the ordinary population told us.The President of the special delegation (PDS) of the town hall of Dakoro, Daniel Sébégo, explained that in addition to the veracity of the testimonies, the delegation came in 2022 to find a pending file for the acquisition of a new ambulance and to program in the town hall budget the acquisition of this ambulance for the rural commune of Dakoro.Dr Allain Badoune called on COGES to ensure good management and maintenance of this vehicle.The rural commune of Dakoro has 05 villages and was part of 03 rural communes in the province of Léraba which did not have an ambulance.Just like the chief of the village of Dakoro, the young people and women thanked the PDS and its followers for the work they are doing to promote the village.They have made a commitment to maintain the atmosphere that has just been acquired.In perspective, the transformation of the Dakoro CSPS into a Medica l Center (CM) equipped with a laboratory and another new ambulance, the programming of two CSPs already carried out in the budget for the 02 villages which do not have one out of the 05, are among others the commitments that the PDS has made in their current roadmap.He also indicated the operating principle that prevails for the ambulance, in relation to the management of fuel for the evacuations of people over 05 years old.Source: Burkina Information Agency