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Ould Djay criticises Mauritanian health centre without water

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Mauritanian Prime Minister Mokhtar Ould Djay criticised officials at a health centre in Dar Naim for failing to provide a water supply despite a budget of 700 million ouguiyas. During an inspection of construction sites in Nouakchott, he also described employment, education and public services as priorities, reports Lecalame.

Mauritania's Prime Minister Mokhtar Ould Djay criticised the condition of a waterless health centre in Nouakchott on Saturday 17 October during an inspection visit to public construction sites. He said his government would not tolerate “under any circumstances the waste or diversion of public funds”, reports Lecalame.

Mokhtar Ould Djay also described access to water, healthcare, transport, education and employment as fundamental rights. He called for public infrastructure to be maintained and for transparency in access to opportunities, according to Lecalame.

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