Ouagadougou: The Banfora Health District organized Excellence Day on Saturday, October 4, an activity focused on performance and recognition. The objective of this initiative is to recognize the individual and collective efforts of health workers, while strengthening their commitment to serving the population. This day of excellence took place in a friendly atmosphere, marked by the recognition of merit and the spirit of solidarity between healthcare workers.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the District Chief Medical Officer (MCD) stated that this day also aims to consolidate social cohesion among the agents: “We organized this day to strengthen cohesion among all healthcare workers, to encourage them despite daily difficulties, and to allow them, for a moment, to leave their health worker clothes and become ordinary individuals again,” she declared.
Continuing her speech, the district’s first manager expressed her pride in her colleagues in these terms: “I am proud of you. Thanks to you, the district has always been able to rise to challenges. Let us maintain the gains made, this cohesion, and this synergy of action for the well-being of our populations,” she urged.
The MCD also thanked the High Commissioner of Comoe Province, Patron of the ceremony, as well as the Regional Director of Health of Tannounyan for their constant support. It also welcomed the support of the presidents of the special delegations (PDS) of the six communes of the district and expressed its gratitude to the sponsor of the ceremony, Adama Soulama, for his generosity and unwavering support.
Speaking, High Commissioner Mathieu Tingueri commended the health workers for their unwavering commitment. He also praised the tireless efforts of the valiant health workers who work tirelessly to improve the health status of our people. “I extend to them, all profiles combined, my warmest congratulations for the results achieved and encourage them to redouble their efforts to further improve health indicators in Comoe province,” he said.
The ceremony’s patron also thanked the technical and financial partners working alongside the district to strengthen the health system.
For his part, Patron Adama Soulama expressed his willingness to sustainably support the Banfora health district in its future activities, while thanking the organizers for the trust placed in him.