Prime Minister Mokhtar Ould Djay has said that President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani's vision for developing the health sector is clear and rests on four main priorities, aimed at strengthening health infrastructure, improving the quality of services and bringing them closer to citizens across the country.
Speaking during his presentation of the government's general policy before the National Assembly, Ould Djay said these priorities include establishing regional hospitals in all regional capitals, expanding national hospitals, creating specialised hospitals in fields whose services are not currently available in the country, and bringing health centres and health posts closer to citizens throughout the national territory.
Addressing the state of the sector, the prime minister criticised what he described as claims that the health sector has declined or been destroyed, citing the expansion of health insurance coverage: he said 1.4 million citizens are insured, including 700,000 low-income people who obtained insurance without any intermediation.
Ould Djay stressed that these indicators reflect the government's efforts to widen access to health services and strengthen social protection, in line with the guidelines set by the President of the Republic to develop the sector and improve citizens' access to health care.
