Nouakchott’s Second Emergency Programme Plans New Healthcare Facilities

On 5 November, the government outlined the healthcare component of the second Nouakchott Emergency Development Programme, including a level-three maternity centre, four modern emergency departments, three dialysis centres, a national burns treatment centre and a specialised mental-health and addiction centre. The overall second-phase programme has an allocation of approximately MRU 11.5 billion, equivalent to 115 billion old ouguiyas, over 16 months; individual healthcare project prices were not specified. The planned facilities create potential demand for medical equipment, hospital construction, diagnostic systems, dialysis technology and specialist healthcare services. HPC can support supplier sourcing, healthcare partnerships and project-related business development.