Ivorian minister Pierre Dimba calls for cross-sector prevention
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aip
Ivory Coast’s Health Minister, Pierre N’Gou Dimba, called for prevention involving several sectors to sustainably improve people’s health and well-being. He spoke on 19 October 2026 in Abidjan during National Health Week, according to the Ivorian Press Agency.
Ivory Coast’s Minister of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage, Pierre N’Gou Dimba, called for a prevention approach involving several sectors to sustainably improve the health and well-being of the population. He was speaking in Abidjan on Monday 19 October 2026, during National Health Week, the Ivorian Press Agency (AIP) reports.
The approach aims to bring different sectors of activity together around health prevention. The minister presented it as a way to have a lasting impact on the health and well-being of the population, according to AIP.
The statement comes amid a series of recent initiatives on prevention in Ivory Coast. On 11 October, Patrick Achi had mobilised Ivorian MPs on the issue, then Pierre Dimba called on 20 October for measures to tackle water pollution, according to headlines published by our media.
Summary produced with the help of artificial intelligence tools, under AFREEQUE’s editorial responsibility.
