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Un nouveau prêt synonyme de modernisation pour les services de santé gabonais
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In English Un nouveau mécanisme de financement à destination du secteur de santé gabonais et une réforme ambitieuse du système d’assurance maladie devraient permettre au gouvernement de procéder aux améliorations dont les services de santé ont grand besoin, et ce malgré des recettes pétrolières à la baisse. L’Agence Française de Développement (AFD) a annoncé en mars le renouvellement…
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Interview:SimonNtoutoume Emane How is the Gabonese government dealing with the country’s high unemployment rate, especially the youth unemployment figures? SIMON NTOUTOUME EMANE: Nowadays the government’s major strategy for lowering the unemployment rate consists of educating the youth according to the market’s needs and, thus, ensure their inclusion in the workforce once they complete…

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One of the three key pillars of the Emerging Gabon strategy is Services Gabon, which addresses the development of a skilled labour force and aims to establish the country as a regional centre for financial services, tertiary education, health and environmentally sustainable development. To this end, efforts are now under way to increase the number of schools and training institutions, train and recruit…

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Universal health insurance is being rolled out
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As it is getting closer to realising its goal of universal health care, Gabon is focusing on decentralising national health services in an effort to make governance more effective at the local level. The country is now investing in infrastructure, although a number of challenges, such as a shortage of trained staff and the prevalence of both communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), persist. Covering…
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Health Covering the 2011-15 period, the National Health Strategy was launched in 2010 and aims to accelerate sector reforms by improving the overall governance of health care, reducing infant and maternal mortality, introducing free maternal health care and investing in infrastructure, especially hospitals. The country has been rolling out its universal health care system, the National Insurance…

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The economy of Gabon has largely developed on the back of the country’s substantial oil and gas resources; however, declining production levels are leading the government to pursue a strategy of economic diversification. While efforts to encourage new investment and offshore oil exploration may yet yield results, the development of other industries, including forestry and mining, is being encour

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Elective surgery: The state is busily investing in infrastructure and new systems
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In recent years, Gabon’s health strategy has centred on heavy investment in infrastructure. With a number of facilities undergoing refurbishment and expansion, two programmes – a national health survey and an initiative to strengthen local government – will give authorities a more accurate picture of the disease burden. Major challenges remain regarding both communicable and non-communicable…

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Work in progress: Reforms under way to align degree programmes with the job market
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A drive to diversify Gabon’s economy away from commodity dependency has made education a key element of the broader plans for growth. The government has adopted a development strategy based on the results of the 2010 National Education Conference, which highlighted pertinent weaknesses in the public education system. The state is primarily working to increase the number of schools, train and…
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OBG talks to Léon Nzouba, Minister of Health
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Interview:Léon Nzouba How much of the low-income population is covered by the current health system? LEON NZOUBA: The health and social protection systems Gabon has implemented are considered to be rather innovative within the sub-region. Low-income earners were the first targeted population in the enrolment process. Today, 80% of their medical expenses are covered by the National Health Insurance…

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