“The water shortage is plunging the archipelago into a health crisis. Not everyone has water that could be described as drinkable. The water that flows from the tap is mud! To avoid various infections, the Mahorais dilute it in high doses of bleach, causing skin reactions, various digestive problems and gastroenteritis in infants. The best would be to use water purification tablets, but overnight, prices skyrocketed while epidemics of cholera, salmonellosis, diphtheria etc. occurred. are lying in wait. In this context, it was essential for us to provide drinking water to our employees. Thanks to the humanitarian aid put in place by the profession, we will be able to give three packs of water to each of the fifty employees who work in one of the twenty-seven pharmacies in Mayotte. Antibiotics are also sorely lacking. I can only dispense 3 or 4 boxes per day although I see around thirty prescriptions per day. Doctors are forced to amputate all over the place. The authorities should raise quotas and we should be able to benefit from emergency stocks. On Augmentin and amoxicillin as a priority.
Electricity and internet networks have not yet been restored everywhere on the island. To date, two pharmacies are still working without power, or using electricity for 3 or 4 hours a day. Afterwards, they are plunged into darkness. It is not easy in these conditions to teletransmit patients' rights to Health Insurance! When they have rights. Many pharmacists deliver free of charge to ensure the continuity of our patients' treatments as best they can. But, faced with chaos, many interrupted them. Thanks to the mutual assistance of the profession, satellite internet connection modems were sent to the twenty-seven pharmacies and this will allow us to work in better conditions. We must not forget that we are understaffed. Many of our employees no longer have a roof over their heads and are forced to manage their loved ones. Today, we still have no news from two pharmacy employees. We don't know what happened to them! Our pain is immense. The National Health Insurance Fund (Cnam) granted us a cash advance of 50% for three months. That's good, but it's insufficient. Given the conditions, it is regrettable that the 80% advance, as we requested, was not granted to us.
What can we say about the cyclone pre-alert before the passage of storm Dikeledi expected this Sunday! We just hope this cyclone will be less strong. Some of the pharmacies in Mayotte no longer have a hard roof, just a simple canvas. »
Monday morning, the editorial staff of the Moniteur des pharmacies was unable to get any further news from Gérard Eap. The south of Mayotte was once again plagued by extremely strong winds and torrential rains.
