owners of water drilling companies and landlords in order to provide improvements
in water treatment for water obtained from other sources.
249. Concerning the control of hygiene and health safety of food products, 2.721
food vendors were subjected to controls and 39.65% had infections and received
treatment before health cards were issued to them. Inspections were also carried out
in slaughter houses in order to check the quality of the meat products and the
cleanliness of these abattoirs.
6.1.2-Disinfection and Disinfestation Activities
250. Within the context of controlling carriers of diseases, 341 houses located in
unclean surroundings that are quite often exposed to cholera outbreaks, were
disinfected in 2014 by the Department of Hygiene within the Lomé Commune. With
regard to hospital hygiene, the premises of hospitals in unhealthy surroundings are
subjected to daily and systematic disinfection. To this end, 24 health facilities were
targeted for such activities in 2014.
6.1.3-Awareness raising activities (IEC)
251. Generally, in 2014, several educational talks of all kinds were delivered as part
of the mass sensitisation campaigns and they focused on hygiene, sanitation and other
aspects of health. To this end, about 248 meetings were held for organised groups,
308 educational talks were delivered to target groups made up of 11.453 people,
including awareness raising through channels such as sketches, radio broadcasts,
lectures and debates.
f) Social Protection
252. A health insusrance scheme was instituted in 2011 by Law No. 2011-003 of 18
February, 2011 for civil service employees.
253. Law No. 2011-006 of 21 February, 2011 on the social security code has
provided for general social security scheme in Togo.
The general social security scheme comprises:
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A branch for family and maternity services;
A branch for pensions;
A branch for occupational risks;
All other branches that could be subsequently established by law.
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