PRIVATE HEALTH SECTOR
- Health Facilities
The private health sector has developed in recent years with the emergence of various types of private health facilities (polyclinics, clinics, medical centers and offices, private infirmaries, etc.) that fit perfectly into the different levels of the health pyramid.
It contributes to just over half of the health service supply (approximately 53%) and is primarily present in large urban areas.
According to data available as of March 30, 2023, there are 3,054 private health facilities that have been recorded.
Private Health Facilities by Level of Intervention 2023
|
|
Number |
|
Medical Polyclinics |
22 |
|
Medical Clinics |
431 |
|
Medical Centers |
902 |
|
Medical Offices |
228 |
|
Maternity Hospitals |
157 |
|
Nursing and Related Care Centers |
1,290 |
|
Imaging and Laboratory Centers |
24 |
|
Total |
3,054 |
Source: Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene, and Universal Health Coverage, March 2023
- The Pharmaceutical Sector
The private pharmaceutical sector also plays a significant role in the health system and covers 80% to 90% of the supply of medications. This private pharmaceutical sector mainly includes:
- Four (04) wholesalers (UBIPHARM, COPHARMED, DPCI, and TEDIS PHARMA CI) that import more than 90% of their products;
- One thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) private pharmacy offices as of the end of December 2022;
- Ten (10) active drug production units in 2022.
- Traditional Medicine
The Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene, and Universal Health Coverage (MSHPCU) has implemented the WHO's recommendations by integrating traditional medicine into its priorities.
The practice and organization of traditional medicine and pharmacopoeia are regulated by Law No. 2015-536 of July 20, 2015, and Decree No. 2016-24 of January 27, 2016, which establishes the Code of Ethics and Deontology for practitioners of traditional medicine and pharmacopoeia.
This sector includes more than 8,500 Traditional Medicine Practitioners (TMP) recorded by the National Program for the Promotion of Traditional Medicine (PNPMT), organized into national associations and federations. The capacities of these practitioners are enhanced in anatomy, conventional hygiene, techniques for collecting and sustainably preserving medicinal plants, knowledge of diseases, etc.
Several research and development activities have been carried out, resulting in the issuance of marketing authorizations for Improved Traditional Medicines (ITM) (Dartran®, Dimitana®, and Baume ALAFIA®). Since September 2014, a Traditional Medicine Unit (TM) has been opened at the Treichville University Hospital as part of a pilot project.