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No more doubt. Free caesarean section is still relevant in Benin. Contrary to the controversy born of the dissolution of the National Agency for the Management of Free Cesarean, the authorities have just made the necessary clarifications.

It's now clear. Dissolution of the National Agency for the Management of Free Caesarean Sections (ANGC) does not mean the end of free caesarean sections in Benin. This is the main thing to remember from the statement by the Deputy Secretary General and Government Spokesman about the confusion that arose in public opinion after the abolition of the structure in charge of free caesarean section in Benin. It was during the AskGouv session last Friday. “If the unit in charge of managing free caesarean sections has disappeared, the benefit has not disappeared” he affirms before adding that “the Council of Ministers in its session of 28 July 2021 authorized the continuation of the services of the National Agency for Health Insurance and that in charge of the management of free caesarean sections by the National Agency for Social Protection”. In conclusion, “free caesarean section has not been stopped. It is covered by the National Social Protection Agency.. It should be noted in passing that free caesarean section in Benin is a program of the former head of state Boni Yayi which dates from 2008. It consists of supporting Beninese citizens with a lump sum of 100 one thousand CFA francs in addition to predefined drug and consumable kits for each caesarean operation.

Edmond HOUESSIKINDE