Summary & Key Points
"The Director General of Health met with a delegation from the PAC-CI Programme to discuss the transition to PRISME-CI, a global health research platform."
On Thursday, November 7, 2024, around 11:30 a.m., the Director General of Health (DGS) received at his office Dr. Raoul MOH, Executive Director of PAC-CI and PRISME-CI. He was accompanied on this occasion by his Human Resources Manager, Ms. Adrienne ABOUA-KOUAKOU, and his Communication and Resource Mobilization Manager, Mr. Lian Serge LALOU.
Dr. MOH, on behalf of Minister Thérèse N’dri-Yoman, President of PRISME-CI, presented an invitation to the DGS—who is also a member of the PRISME-CI Strategic Steering Committee—to attend a meeting of the Committee as the Representative of the Minister of Health, Public Hygiene, and Universal Health Coverage.
For reference, it was in early 2023 that ANRS-Maladies Infectieuses Emergentes, the University of Bordeaux, and the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development joined forces with Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene, and Universal Health Coverage; the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research; the Ministry of Finance and Budget; the PAC-CI Association; and the French Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire to sign an agreement establishing an International Platform for Global Health Research (PRISME). Since January 24, 2023, the PAC-CI Program has been engaged in a transition process toward PRISME-Côte d’Ivoire.
This international, inter-institutional initiative, whose mission is to promote scientific exchange and training, will help develop strategies for preparedness and response tailored to the emergence and re-emergence of epidemics.
Prof. Samba MAMADOU assured his hosts of his attendance at the meeting scheduled for December 2, 2024, at the PAC-CI Program offices. This will be an opportunity for PRISME-CI and its technical and financial partners to review the year 2024 and discuss the outlook for 2025 and financial challenges.
