The Minister of Well being and Wellness, Dr the Honourable Kailesh Jagutpal, inaugurated the primary COVID-19 Testing Centre in Mont Lubin, Rodrigues on Saturday 20 August 2022 within the presence of the Commissioner of Well being of Rodrigues and different distinguished friends. Mrs Sewruttun, the Senior Chief Govt; Dr Ori, Director Basic Well being Companies and different high-level officers of the Ministry of Well being and Wellness in addition to Dr Indrajit Hazarika, the WHO Consultant a.i. had been additionally a part of this three-day mission to Rodrigues.
In his deal with, the well being minister highlighted the stringent preventive and management measures taken by the Republic of Mauritius to guard its inhabitants. This newly constructed COVID-19 Testing Centre will assist to additional strengthen surveillance. Dr Ok .Jagutpal additionally reassured the inhabitants of Rodrigues that will probably be concerned in all Motion Plans such because the Cervical Most cancers Motion Plan and the Sexual and Reproductive Motion Plan, which might be being developed by the Ministry of Well being and Wellness.
Dr I. Hazarika, the WHO Consultant a.i., in his deal with, acknowledged and applauded the efforts taken by the Authorities of Mauritius to struggle the COVID-19 virus in Mauritius and Rodrigues.
“COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-century disaster that has taken a horrible toll on people, households, communities, and economies”, stated Dr I. Hazarika who additionally emphasised the pandemic continues to impression our lives and livelihoods. The rise within the variety of instances and deaths worldwide is a transparent signal that we’re not out of the woods but.
“Throughout the globe, the pandemic continues to place additional strain on stretched well being methods and well being employees”, stated the WHO Consultant a.i.
Mauritius is the second nation within the African area to have reached 70% vaccine protection because of the proactive initiatives undertaken underneath the honorable management which has attributed to the exceptional achievements of the nation within the prevention and management of COVID-19.
In line with Dr I. Hazarika, we should do all in our means to remain forward of the virus. We have to strengthen surveillance together with testing and sequencing amongst others, for a coordinated well being response to suppress transmission and finish the pandemic.
The opening of this COVID-19 Testing Centre in Rodrigues has been made potential with the efforts of the Rodrigues Fee for Well being and the assist of the Ministry of Well being and Wellness and the technical and monetary assist from the World Well being Group and the Africa Reinsurance Company, main pan-African reinsurance firm and largest reinsurer in Africa.