ATPSDC monitoring mission at the Ében Ézer Medical and Social Centre in Dzrékpo-Amégnran

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Extract from the article: On 12 January 2026, Sena Agué, Executive Director of the Palliative Care Programme at the Togolese Association for the Promotion of Health and Community Development (ATPSDC), visited the Ében Ézer Medical and Social Centre in Dzrékpo-Amégnran, in the

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On 12 January 2026, Sena Agué, Executive Director of the Palliative Care Programme at the Togolese Association for the Promotion of Health and Community Development (ATPSDC), visited the Ében Ézer Medical and Social Centre in Dzrékpo-Amégnran, in the municipality of Vo 3. This visit was part of his mission to monitor and support partner organisations.

Initiated on the instructions of Dr Amivi Baba, President of the ATPSDC, this visit was both technical and supportive in nature. Its objectives were to carry out an overall assessment of services, to provide post-training follow-up in palliative care and to deliver consumables intended to improve patient care.

The discussions, which were deemed fruitful and constructive, were held with the head of the health facility, Komlan Agbevide, and with all the nursing staff. The discussions focused mainly on the professional practices implemented following the palliative care training organised from 16 to 20 December 2025. The topics covered included pain assessment and management, psychosocial support for patients and their families, and the adoption of a holistic approach centred on respect for human dignity.

In a context characterised by limited resources, the efforts made by healthcare staff to integrate palliative care principles into their daily practice were unanimously praised.

Aware of the constraints faced by healthcare facilities, the ATPSDC donated a batch of essential consumables including saline solutions, injectable painkillers, infusion sets, syringes and antiseptics. This material support aims to strengthen the centre's operational capacities and contribute to improving the quality of care, particularly for patients requiring palliative care.

Post-training follow-up has also revealed the positive impact of capacity building on professional practices. Beyond pain relief, palliative care promotes a more humane and holistic approach, integrating the physical, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions of the patient. This dynamic, already underway at the Ében Ézer Medical and Social Centre, needs to be consolidated and sustained over time.

Through this mission, ATPSDC reaffirms its commitment to providing ongoing support to healthcare facilities, strengthening the skills of professionals and promoting access to palliative care in Togo. The Ében Ézer Medical and Social Centre in Dzrékpo remains a strategic partner in this collective effort to ensure that every patient receives dignified, respectful care tailored to their needs.

This initiative was made possible thanks to the support of a group of goodwill individuals led by Serge Prince-Agbodjan, a trainer at the Berner Bildungszentrum Pflege (BZ Pflege), who was visiting Togo as part of the partnership between the National Association of Nurses of Togo (ANIIT) and the Bern Nursing Training Institute (BZ Pflege).

Jean ELI