In Côte d'Ivoire, where we launched Baleine, — the first zero net emission development project (Scope 1 and 2) in Africa — we implemented an extensive programme to strengthen the local health system, improve access to health services for the population and promote the wellbeing of communities. These activities confirm our company's commitment to protecting the population through specific programmes to strengthen local health systems and infrastructure. The first project aimed to improve healthcare services for the most vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, newborns, and children in underserved areas of the country, and provided support to local healthcare facilities, coordinated by religious organisations. A second initiative targeted healthcare service improvements in several health centres located in the Sud Comoé region.
Côte d'Ivoire
2023 - 2026
Community healthThe project, carried out from 2023 to 2026 in partnership with CUAMM Doctors with Africa, supported more than 70 healthcare facilities run by grassroots religious organisations, coordinated by the Union de Religieux/euse qui travaillent dans la Santé et le Social en Côte d'Ivoire (U.R.S.S.C.I.). The programme featured training for medical staff, support in reorganising management processes, the supply of medicines, and infrastructural improvements in selected facilities. The project also included a significant training programme to improve the organisation and management of health services and emergency response. In total, infrastructure improvements have been carried out in 13 centres, including a new maternity ward at the hospital in Abobo, a disadvantaged area of Abidjan.
The project, carried out from 2023 to 2025 in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), operated in a number of facilities in the Southern Comoé region, focusing on the refurbishment of six infrastructure sites, including the rehabilitation of sanitation facilities, the provision of medical equipment, the supply and maintenance of 12 ambulances, and the strengthening of infection prevention monitoring systems. In addition, training initiatives were carried out for healthcare and community workers, aimed at strengthening maternal, neonatal and child health services and increasing vaccination coverage. Awareness-raising campaigns were organised for the local population on WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) issues.
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