The Ministry of Health and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) discussed on Tuesday in Nouakchott ways to strengthen cooperation in healthcare, with a focus on improving services provided to refugees in the Hodh Chargui region, particularly the department of Bassikounou.
The talks took place during a meeting between the ministry's secretary general, Abdi Salem Cheikh Saadbouh Cheikh Tourad, and the head of mission of the French organisation, who reviewed its health interventions in the region and prospects for expanding its support to the national health system and strengthening its capacity to care for refugees.
The meeting was attended by the director of planning, cooperation and health information, Diop Cheikh Oumar.
