Cardinal Ignace BESSI, met during a previous visit, succeeded Mgr KUTWA last August,
received the Ambassador. An overview was given of the year 2025 and the forthcoming
elections, and the partnership between a French diocese and Abidjan was discussed.
The new United Nations coordinator, Madame Hélène N'GARMIN-GANGA, received us with the First Secretary; we discussed UNFPA support for obstetric fistula operations in 2025. The Coordinator should be able to move this project forward.
Ambassador de Viviès met Jean-Marc Yacé, Mayor of Cocody, to discuss the support envisaged by the President of Ordre de Malte France for a dispensary in the Cocody commune.
During his visit to the hospital, Ambassador de Viviès had the opportunity to speak with members of the Club Santé, organized by Business France and comprising most of Côte d'Ivoire's healthcare players. It was an opportunity to present the Sovereign Order of Malta and its many activities in Ivory Coast, notably at St Jean-Baptiste Hospital.
