Embassy of India
Abidjan
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The Embassy of India in collaboration with Cote d’Ivoire Chamber
of Commerce and Indian Chamber of Commerce in Cote d’Ivoire organized ‘First
India-Cote d’Ivoire Health Care Seminar: Towards Healthy Cooperation’, at the
Chamber of Commerce premises Abidjan on 03 March 2020, as part of the two day
“India Day” event on 2-3 March 2020.
The seminar was inaugurated and addressed by HE Dr Eugène
Aka-Aouélé, Minister of Health and Public Hygiene. The session received an
overwhelming response and was well attended by representatives from various
pharma companies, doctors, health care specialists, officials from the Ministry
of Health of Cote d’Ivoire and hospital chains including the Vice President of
Apollo Hospitals and International Marketing Head of Wockhardt Hospitals group
who travelled from India only to participate in the session.
Cote d’Ivoire has a presence of almost all the major Indian Pharma
companies and occupies a lion share of the local pharma market. The number of
Ivorian people going to India for medical treatment are also on the rise in
recent years.
Speaking
on the occasion, Ambassador of India YK Sailas Thangal highlighted the highly
developed pharma sector as well as the super specialities chain of hospitals
providing world class health care services at the affordable cost and without
any waiting time. Ambassador Thangal urged the Indian health enterprises to consider
partnering with Cote d’Ivoire health enterprises as it offered various
opportunities for both sides for win-win cooperation.
Ambassador
also spoke about the readiness of the Government of India to share its
experience and cooperate with Cote d’Ivoire in developing its Health sector.
This regard he mentioned the newly launched e-VBAB tele-medicine program which
is to commence shortly at the Cocody University Hospital (CHU). Talking about
cooperation in building healthier nation Ambassador said that the two
government are cooperating to build four Hospitals under LOC in Korhogo,
Bouake, Daloa and Abidjan. Ambassador urged the Ivorian Health sector
enterprises to take advantage of the Indian experience and encouraged them to
partner with Indian enterprises.
Delivering
his keynote address Minister of Health and Public Hygiene HE Dr Eugène
Aka-Aouélé spoke about various initiatives the government of Cote d’Ivoire was
taking to develop the health sector in Cote d’Ivoire. Minister Aka appreciated
the much-developed health and pharma sector in India and welcomed the idea of
Ivorian enterprises partnering with Indian enterprises in Health sector. He
urged Indian enterprises to not only look at Cote d’Ivoire as a market for
export but also for investment and technology transfer in health sector.
A
detailed presentation was made by Apollo Hospitals and Wockhardt Hospitals
Group about various end to end Medical services offered by them and their
activities in West African region. The presentations were followed by B2B &
B2G interactions.
March
03, 2020
