_: The healthcare staff of the Boussé health district benefited from March 5 to 7, 2024, from capacity building on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases, the main ones being cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic lung disease.
Organized by the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene in collaboration with the NGO PATH, this activity which takes place from March 5 to 7, 2024, is part of the implementation of WHOPEN, a recommended strategy by the WHO to facilitate the management of non-communicable diseases in peripheral health facilities.
According to the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, one in four people suffer from a non-communicable disease and they are the cause of seven (07) so-called premature deaths out of ten (10) worldwide. .
In Burkina Faso, they also constitute a challenge for the health system. Also, the country’s health authorities have initiated the application of WHOPEN from the CSPS level in order to bring the opportunities for treating these
diseases closer to the populations.
For the facilitator, Dr Sibiri Kaboré, this approach aims to reduce premature mortality due to NCDs by a third, thus promoting the well-being of populations.
‘The Boussé workshop will consist of strengthening the capacities of local health structures in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases, the main ones of which are cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic pulmonary diseases,’ he said.
The management team, midwives and head nurses of the district revisited their practices in light of the evolution of knowledge on these pathologies through modules on health education, advice on behavior health, epidemiology and diagnosis.
But also on aspects such as the diabetes management protocol and peripheral arterial hypertension.
They also carried out practical exercises measuring blood pressure, capillary blood glucose and risk assessment.
It should be noted that each CSPS benefited from an allocation consisting of a blood pressure moni
tor, a glucometer and strips.
The head doctor of the health district, Adeline Salou/Dabiré, expressed her gratitude to the authorities of her ministry and to the partners for the choice made on her district in this pilot phase of the project.
She also praised the relevance of this approach, the application of which will provide relief to patients located in remote locations.
‘They will have the possibility of being monitored on site, something which will help to reduce the occurrence of possible complications,’ she added.
Adeline Salou/Dabiré invited them to share knowledge with their colleagues, upon their return to the post.
Source: Burkina Information Agency