Central African Republic
In the Central African Republic, Cap Anamur is expanding the Bossembélé hospital into an interdisciplinary clinic. A team of doctors also provides care for the patients and trains local staff.
Debasse Aubierge and Deta Blandine have been working at the Bossembélé Hospital in the Central African Republic for many years. Debasse is responsible for vaccinations, child development, and hygiene and sanitation. Deta heads the maternity ward. Every day, both of them see firsthand how important reliable medical care is for the local people. However, their stories also show that Cap Anamur’s work goes beyond immediate medical aid: it creates career opportunities, empowers local staff, and enables them to actively shape the development of their community.
Safeguarding Health, Creating Opportunities
Debasse Aubierge has lived and worked in Bossembélé since 2000. She supports children in their development, administers vaccinations to children and pregnant women, and advocates for better hygiene and sanitation conditions at the hospital and in the community. Deta Blandine grew up in Bossembélé and has been working at the hospital since 2016. Together with her team, she assists with about 50 to 70 births each month. Their responsibilities include providing prenatal care, assisting with deliveries, and caring for mothers and newborns. The team must also be able to act quickly and reliably in the event of life-threatening complications.
For this work to succeed, it requires qualified staff, reliable medications, and adequate medical equipment. Thanks to Cap Anamur’s long-standing support, the hospital has continued to develop. Patients receive essential medications free of charge. This is particularly important for families who might otherwise be unable to afford treatment.
At the same time, the hospital has created jobs that offer career opportunities to people in the community. Here, therefore, medical care means more than just treating illnesses; it also creates opportunities for people to earn a living and build a more independent future.
Empowering people who help shape their communities
For Debasse Aubierge and Deta Blandine, their work is much more than just a job. Both take on responsibility, contribute their knowledge and experience, and help improve medical care in their home country over the long term. They are not only part of the hospital’s daily routine, but also actively shape its development.
Deta Blandine’s story illustrates just how important such career opportunities can be for personal independence. Through her work at the hospital, she was able to build her own house. Today, she cares for her children. Her work thus not only enables her to make an important contribution to health care, but also to shape her own life independently.
That is exactly what empowerment is all about: people should have the opportunity to use their abilities, take on responsibility, and make decisions about their own lives and futures. This requires access to education and work, reliable structures, and the opportunity to develop and share their own knowledge.
When local staff members like Debasse and Deta take on responsibility and contribute their experience, it doesn’t just empower them. The entire community benefits as well. Expertise remains in the community, medical services can be further developed over the long term, and people gain better opportunities to help shape their own health care. At the same time, professional role models emerge who demonstrate the opportunities that one’s own work and qualifications can open up.
Meet Debasse and Deta in person
What does their work mean to the people of Bossembélé? What changes have they experienced in recent years, and what challenges remain? In our video interview, Debasse Aubierge and Deta Blandine talk about their daily work, their motivation, and the importance of the hospital to their community.
An Interview with the Team:
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Provide long-term support, build sustainable strength
Eine solche Entwicklung braucht Zeit und verlässliche Unterstützung. Trotz der Fortschritte gibt es weiterhin Herausforderungen. So wünscht sich Debasse beispielsweise größere Räumlichkeiten, damit sie und ihre Kolleginnen ihre Aufgaben unter besseren Bedingungen erfüllen können. Auch ausreichend qualifiziertes Personal und eine zuverlässige Versorgung mit Medikamenten und medizinischem Material bleiben entscheidend.
That is why Cap Anamur provides long-term support to the hospital. After all, a functioning medical facility needs more than just buildings and equipment. It needs people who can apply their knowledge, good working conditions, and the opportunity to take on responsibility.
Debasse Aubierge extends his personal thanks to all the donors: “I pray that God will watch over the donors, and I wish them much courage for what they are doing for our country—especially for Bossembélé.”