Dakar 2026: Senegal mobilises 600 health workers and 30 ambulances
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Soleil
Senegal’s Ministry of Health will mobilise 600 workers, 30 ambulances and CFA francs 1.5 billion worth of medical equipment for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The arrangements notably include monitoring transmissible diseases at Blaise Diagne Airport, Minister Ibrahima Sy announced during a tour on 27 October.
Senegal’s Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene will mobilise 600 health workers, CFA francs 1.5 billion worth of medical equipment and 30 ambulances for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Minister Ibrahima Sy announced the arrangements during an inspection tour of competition venues on Tuesday 27 October, Le Soleil reports.
The arrangements notably include strengthened epidemiological surveillance at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Diass, with the detection of suspected cases of transmissible diseases and emergency care. Information sheets will be made available amid alerts linked to the Ebola virus in Central Africa, according to the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene.
Ibrahima Sy also announced awareness-raising activities on hygiene, food and water quality for athletes, delegations and the public. The World Health Organisation representative in Senegal, Michel Yao, praised the efforts of the Senegalese authorities, according to Le Soleil.
The health preparations come after the deployment of 53 French agents for security at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, announced on 26 October. They complement the preparations for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games completed by Senegal on 20 October.
