Gamou de Tivaouane: the Hygiene Service sets its system in motion
As a prelude to the 2026 edition of Gamou, the Thiès Regional Hygiene Brigade deployed its health coverage operations on Tuesday August 11. The official launch ceremony brought together the Brigade commander, Captain Armand Seck, alongside regional administrative authorities and local elected officials.
Some 204 agents are mobilized for health coverage in Gamou de Tivaouane. “This device, led by the Regional Health Director (Drs) of Thiès, aims to ensure the health security of the populations during this large gathering,” explained Captain Armand Seck, commander of the Thiès Regional Hygiene Brigade, during the presentation ceremony of the said device, yesterday, Tuesday August 11, in Tivaouane.
The agents are divided into two groups. An important place was given to women to ensure “continuous awareness” in homes. Neighborhood delegates and community stakeholders are also involved in the system. The strategy is based on three axes. First, communication through radios, local televisions and awareness caravans which will crisscross the town. Then, the hygiene police with strengthening controls on food safety.
The commander of the regional Brigade recalled the interception, last week, of a truck transporting drinks unfit for consumption. “Any trader who introduces unclean products will be arrested,” he warned. Finally, public health to eliminate larval breeding sites and garbage deposits in order to prevent diseases linked to flooding and congestion.
According to the captain, this year’s innovation remains the early start of vector control. A risk assessment is carried out by drone in order to target the most sensitive areas. “The drones will support us as the system advances,” explained Armand Seck. The commander welcomed the integration of neighborhood delegates into this new approach, for local awareness raising upstream of Gamou.
The deputy governor, Ababacar Sadikh Niang, highlighted community involvement and the synergy of actions of the services concerned with sanitation. He also asked people to report suspicious behavior.
