The Ziguinchor regional hospital center is going through an unprecedented crisis. Since the departure of his former director, noted from his duties more than a month ago, the establishment is without effective governance, which paralyzes the management of current affairs. Result: key services such as the operating room and resuscitation are stopped.
Gathered within a unitary framework, the unions Sames, Sutsas, Syntras, SDT 3s and Sacsass sound the alarm. “We are faced with a collapse of the local hospital system,” alerts Simeon Faye, secretary general of the Syntras. In addition to the absence of direction, the hospital faces a glaring lack of equipment, medical reagents, cleaning products and even basic supplies such as printer cartridges.
To this disorganization are added social tensions linked to delays in wages and compensation, as well as debt which complicates relations with suppliers. Unions denounce a major Health risk for populations in the South region.
They call on the Minister of Health to intervene urgently to appoint a new director, restore functional governance and revalue the annual subsidy, deemed largely insufficient. In the absence of fast actions, it is even access to care that is threatened in Ziguinchor.
