*Data from MSF International Activity Report 2023
Ivory Coast 2017 © Jean-Christophe Nougaret/MSF
Ivory Coast
The country’s health system is one of the weakest in Africa, with only one medical doctor per 10,000 inhabitants, and a lack of medical infrastructure.
Our work in Ivory Coast
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières’(MSF) programs in Ivory Coast focus on medical assistance for refugees, treatment for mental health disorders and epilepsy, and improving access to a range of specialist services.
Our work in Ivory Coast
In 2023, our teams in northern Ivory Coast responded to the needs of refugees from neighboring Burkina Faso, driven from their homes by recurrent violence. Some refugees are hosted by local families, but many are living in precarious conditions, with little access to basic services, including health care.
We supported both refugee and host communities by offering general health care and reproductive health services, particularly in Ouangolodougou district.
We also continued our regular activities in Ivory Coast in 2023, in collaboration with our local partners and the country’s health authorities. In Bouaké, we run a project for people living with mental health disorders and epilepsy, while in Agboville district, we promote access to specialized care, including cardiology, gynecology, obstetrics, and pediatrics, via telemedicine services in 11 health facilities.
How we're helping
1,790
Individual mental health consultations
20,500
Outpatient consultations
12,200
Malaria cases treated
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