2023-11-18 10:41:16
From November 16 to 17, 2023, the ministry in charge of health initiated a field trip with journalists on the care of patients affected by dengue fever in the Hauts-Bassins region. This region is the second most affected by this epidemic.
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25,357 suspected cases, 9,145 probable cases and 168 cases of death, these are the statistics for the dengue epidemic in the Hauts-Bassins region from January 1 to November 12, 2023. During a field visit to the in charge of dengue patients in the Hauts-Bassins region, the journalists passed through the medical center with surgical branch (CMA) in Houndé, the CMA Dô in Bobo-Dioulasso and to drop by the Sourou Sanou University Hospital Center .
In Houndé, Dr Jaurès Ramdé, doctor responsible for clinical activities at the CMA of this city, affirmed that his structure has all the necessary equipment to care for patients. Since the start of the epidemic until now, they have not yet experienced a break in terms of patient care materials, he maintains before noting that the nursing staff have been entitled to training on how to take care of patients. caring for dengue patients.
Dr Jaurès Ramdé, doctor responsible for clinical activities at the CMA of Houndé
He reported that more than 70 cases of hospitalized patients suffer from dengue fever. Unfortunately, the CMA of Houndé has 4 deaths due to this disease. Self-medication is one of the main causes according to Doctor Jaurès Ramdé. “When we look at the statistics, we realize that there is a lot of self-medication, there is medication that is not pharmaceutical. When we do the questioning we realize that these are people who take a lot of herbal teas“, he confided.
Saïdou Fotoré, biomedical technician, responsible for the laboratory at CMA Dô in sector 22 of the town Bobo-Dioulasso, reported that they carry out around 100 tests per day and 50% of these tests are positive for dengue.
Saïdou Fotoré, biomedical technician, laboratory manager at CMA Dô in sector 22 of the town Bobo-Dioulasso
He noted that they have no concerns regarding the material, the TDRs are “available and free”. He recalled that any patient who wishes to be tested for dengue must first seek consultation.
Which will then allow him to have “a notification form duly completed by the health worker who consulted it. So if the health worker consults him and he considers that the signs they present point towards dengue fever, he fills out the notification form and the patient comes to our level with the form. And it is on the basis of this sheet that we carry out the test».
The CMA Dô laboratory of Bobo-Dioulasso
Professor Jacques Zoungrana, infectious disease doctor at Sourou Sanou University Hospital, for his part, indicated that within their department, they have succeeded in implementing a strategy which ensures the availability of the products necessary for the treatment of dengue.
Professor Zoungrana said that several difficult cases they receive are linked to the delay in consultation and the use of phytotoxic drugs.
Professor Jacques Zoungrana, infectious disease doctor at Sourou Sanou University Hospital
«Also some patients who are not fully aware of not using contraindicated medications during dengue continue to do so. They come back to us with complications especially with the hemorrhage», he said while inviting the population to trust the health services in order to facilitate their care.
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