Vicat Group help the birth of a Senegalese maternity clinic

Vicat Group, the France-headquartered global building materials giant, has been supporting Fondation Sococim and Sococim Industries with the construction of a maternity clinic in Ouakam, Senegal - the third-largest pediatric centre in the West African country. The Annette Mbaye d'Erneville Maternity Clinic in the Dakar suburb of Ouakam is named after a famous Senegalese journalist, writer and poet.
August 16, 2017 Read time: 1 min
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Vicat Group has been providing support for the building of a new pediatric centre in Senegal. Pic: Vicat Group

684 Vicat Group, the France-headquartered global building materials giant, has been supporting Fondation Sococim and Sococim Industries with the construction of a maternity clinic in Ouakam, Senegal - the third-largest pediatric centre in the West African country.

The Annette Mbaye d'Erneville Maternity Clinic in the Dakar suburb of Ouakam is named after a famous Senegalese journalist, writer and poet.  

It has floor area of 800m² and around ten beds. It will help improve maternal, nonatal, and infant health in the area. In addition to the delivery room and pediatric service, it has a midwife training centre and a canteen.

The new pediatric centre benefited from the generosity of Sococim Industries who donated the required cement.

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