In an article dealing with African architecture, Bloomberg magazine focuses on the Morija Medical-Surgical Center in Kaya, Burkina Faso.
Designed by the Swiss architectural firm NOMOS, the buildings are made only with local materials according to the Nubian vault method.
“Burkinabe builders have used mud for generations to construct smaller dwellings, but also multi-storey buildings and impressive mosques,” says Clara Sawadogo, the 35-year-old Burkinabe architect who worked on the clinic with the firm. by Swiss architect Nomos. (Bloomberg)
Morija is very proud of this North-South collaboration and congratulates all the parties involved in the project.
CMC patients can be treated in premises designed in line with their needs, their well-being plays a significant role in their recovery.This sharing of knowledge and know-how between Swiss and Burkinabè architects is in line with the philosophy of Morija’s humanitarian actions: the autonomy of local populations.
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The Kaya Medical-Surgical Center (CMC), an example of North-South knowledge sharing
Another North-South collaboration has been set up around the recruitment of a young orthopedic surgeon from Burkina Faso, Doctor Christian Nezien, who benefits from the remote support of Swiss and Dutch surgeons (Drs Dominique Hügli and Carroll Tseng), through a domain-specific platform.
This sharing of knowledge and know-how is for the benefit of patients who benefit from a dual expertise.
Since taking office in September 2020, Doctor Nezien has not experienced any complications following his operations with CMC patients.
As a reminder, the Kaya CMC operates each year on several dozen patients with disabilities, many of whom are children.
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