LONACI Foundation hands over five ambulances in Ivory Coast
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on AIP
The LONACI Foundation handed five medical ambulances to Ivorian healthcare facilities and a minibus to the NGO ASD Terre d’Espérance. The vehicles are intended to strengthen patient transfers and social activities, according to AIP.
The Foundation of Ivory Coast’s National Lottery (LONACI) handed five medical ambulances to Ivorian healthcare facilities and a minibus to the NGO ASD Terre d’Espérance on Thursday 29 October 2026 in Abidjan. The ceremony was held at the Foundation’s headquarters in Cocody, according to the Ivorian Press Agency (AIP).
The ambulances are intended for the urban health centres of Sikolo, in Kong department, Bétié, in Prikro department, Sankadiokro, in Abengourou department, and Gbagba, in Bingerville, as well as the Centre Kiné Médical in Cocody-les-Deux-Plateaux. The minibus is to support the social activities of the NGO ASD Terre d’Espérance, based in Cocody Angré, according to AIP.
LONACI deputy director-general Abdoulkarim Ouattara said the equipment would facilitate access to healthcare and improve the evacuation of patients. The secretary-general of the Kong prefecture, Zamblé Bi Thomas Djè, said the ambulances would reduce delays in treatment during transfers to referral healthcare facilities, according to AIP.
