2022
Between indifference from health workers and hazardous declaration of Covid-19 contamination: The CHR of Kpalimé, “a haunted hospital” for the population
Country/area: Togo
Organisation: Afriquedirect.com
Organisation size: Small
Publication date: 11/10/2021
Credit: AZIATO Midodzi,Amen ANIKA,Assila AGBOKA,Khaled BONFOH
Biography: The Project is an original idea of Journalist AZIATO Midodzi. He started from an observation made in the city of Kpalimé and in the city hospital and also from the facts related in the project to make the project. In the search and cross-checking of information, he was helped by colleagues Amen ANIKA, Assila AGBOKA and Khaled BONFOH.it is a team that has worked for years on various subjects related to social, health, politics, economy, development.
Project description:
The population of Kpalimé and the entire Plateaux region, which is used to seeking treatment at the Prefectural Hospital Center (CHP) of Kpalimé (120 km from Lomé), now reserve the right to go to this hospital. And for good reason, she fears the declarations of contamination with Covid-19, described as “hazardous” which takes place in this hospital center. And the evidence seems to prove them right. And so, the inhabitants flee this hospital and seek treatment in hospitals in surrounding towns.
Impact reached:
Our article enabled the authorities in charge of health and the coordination of the response against Covid-19 in Togo to change their working method with the staffing of the hospital with competent agents to deal with Covid cases. Also thanks to our article, an awareness campaign was undertaken in the city of Kpalimé on the media to reassure the population of the greater Kloto. And little by little, the population began to restore confidence in the Prefectural Hospital of Kpalimé.
Techniques/technologies used:
We first published our article on the afriquedirect.com site and relayed it on social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Whatsapp
What was the hardest part of this project?
The difficult part of the project was the moment when we sought to take the points of view and responses of the authorities in charge of the response to Covid-19 in Togo and that of the administration of the Kpalimé Hospital on questions of our editorial staff and which are also the concerns of the population.
What can others learn from this project?
The other journalist colleagues can learn from this project the ability to provide a solution to a problem facing a given population. Also, journalists can learn knowing how to get stakeholder versions of a topic they want to cover.
Project links:
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file:///C:/Users/STAN/Desktop/CHP%20Kpalim%C3%A9%20covid.pdf
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file:///C:/Users/STAN/Desktop/CHP%20Kpalim%C3%A9%20covid.pdf
file:///C:/Users/STAN/Desktop/CHP%20Kpalim%C3%A9%20covid.pdf
file:///C:/Users/STAN/Desktop/CHP%20Kpalim%C3%A9%20covid.pdf
