The Minister of Public Health, Dr. MANAOUDA Malachie, paid a high-profile solidarity visit to the Mokolo Regional Hospital Annex this Thursday to support victims of recent Boko Haram insurgencies in the Mayo-Tsanaga division. Moving beyond a standard administrative inspection, the Minister’s visit was deeply rooted in compassion and local engagement.
By actively conversing with the wounded, their families, and frontline medical staff, Dr. Malachie assessed the quality of emergency care firsthand, delivering a strong message of state support to a vulnerable population grappling with the psychological weight of regional insecurity.
Among the patients receiving intensive care are individuals with severe injuries that underscore the brutal human cost of the ongoing conflict. The Minister visited 70-year-old Asta Wassagha, who is recovering stably following successful surgery by the facility’s director, Dr. Plong Briot, for a gunshot wound to the forearm sustained in Koza.
He equally reviewed the recovery tracks of several others, including 23-year-old Razoua, who has been hospitalized for three months with an open leg fracture from an attack in Tourou, as well as 30-year-old Aladji Marcel, currently being treated for an open foot fracture and severe head trauma.
In strict alignment with the Very High Instructions of the President of the Republic, Paul Biya, all victims of these attacks are receiving comprehensive medical treatment entirely free of charge. This directive serves as a practical execution of the healthcare humanization policy championed by the Ministry of Public Health – MINSANTÉ.
This financial relief is critical, as data from the Mokolo hospital indicates a worrying resurgence of violence in the region; the 16 total conflict casualties recorded throughout the entirety of 2025 have already been matched in just the first half of 2026, putting immense strain on the local healthcare infrastructure.
While the state’s medical response remains rapid, local indicators point to a growing sense of social frustration, with young people, local traders, and workers expressing feelings of abandonment by regional elites amidst the security crisis. By maintaining a physical presence on the ground in these highly exposed border zones, Dr. Malachie sought to directly counter this narrative.
His visit reinforces the government’s stance that national solidarity is an active reality, assuring the populations of the Far North region that they remain securely under the protective umbrella of the state.
