Fièvre de la Vallée du Rift : And Gueusseum dénonce une gestion « calamiteuse » de l’épidémie.
29 deaths and 363 cases in one month. Faced with this worrying outbreak of Rift Valley fever, the Alliance of Autonomous Health Unions (ASAS) – And Gueusseum – is sounding the alarm and criticizing the way the Ministry of Health is managing the health crisis.
A deadly and poorly controlled epidemic
In a statement released on November 2, 2025, And Gueusseum paid tribute to the memory of the victims of Rift Valley fever, while expressing its deep concern about the scale of the situation: 29 deaths and 363 cases recorded in one month, mainly in Saint-Louis.
The union movement deplores the "flawed mechanisms" of diagnosis and treatment, particularly at the Saint-Louis regional hospital, where the majority of deaths were recorded.
According to And Gueusseum, this tragedy was nevertheless predictable. "We had already warned about the risk of compensation for this zoonotic disease, a direct consequence of meticulous and inappropriate management by the Ministry of Health," the statement reads.
A health policy deemed inconsistent
The union is challenging the government's strategy, which it accuses of neglecting the three essential pillars of the epidemic fight: mass communication, staff training and the protection of health workers, particularly head nurses.
And Gueusseum also deplores the systematic evacuation of patients to Saint-Louis, when the necessary blood transfusions could be carried out in peripheral health centers.
The movement also points to the difficulties in applying Law No. 2023-06 on blood transfusion and its implementing decree, which it says pose serious problems of hemovigilance and supply of blood in accordance with WHO standards.
Inadequate prevention and glaring contradictions
For And Gueusseum, prevention must be the cornerstone of the health response. The union denounces a "juxtaposition of programs" without real coordination and regrets that "the epicenter of the disease is located precisely in an area where the National Malaria Control Program has distributed the fewest insecticide-treated bed nets."
The movement advocates for an integrated approach based on the One Health concept, which links human, animal, and environmental health. It calls for greater synergy between health, livestock, agriculture, and environmental services, while emphasizing the crucial role of social action in raising awareness and providing support to families.
Multiple health threats
Rift Valley fever is not the only danger. According to And Gueusseum, the country also faces dengue fever and monkeypox, two diseases still poorly understood by the general public but responsible for many preventable deaths.
The union advocates for more vigorous vector control, vaccination of animals outside of epidemic periods and rigorous management of contaminated carcasses to break the chain of transmission.
A tense social climate
Beyond the health crisis, And Gueusseum points out that it remains in disagreement with the Ministry of Public Service and Labour, which it accuses of ignoring the strike notice filed since October 19.
The movement is therefore planning a sit-in on November 21, followed by a strike on November 25 and 26, 2025, to demand the implementation of the agreements signed but which have not been followed up.
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