Évaluation de l’offre de soins en situation d’urgence basée sur la mise en place des postes de santé avancés dans la ville de Djibo, Burkina Faso, avril 2022.

Introduction: The town of Djibo in Burkina Faso has been facing a security and humanitarian crisis since 2015. The internally displaced populations who have taken refuge there have several needs, including health care. The establishment of advanced health posts is part of the health-nutrition service delivery strategy adopted to address these needs. We evaluated the contribution of these advanced health posts in terms of availability, access to care, and beneficiary satisfaction.

Methodology: We conducted a mixed descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study from May 1, 2021 to January 30, 2022 on the host population, internally displaced people, health workers, and selected health facilities in Djibo. It involved 422 people for the quantitative component. The quantitative data, including those from 2016 to 2020, were analyzed using Epi Info software, version 7.2.3.1, and completed by a qualitative component.

Results: Of the nine peripheral structures studied, seven were advanced health posts offering basic care such as prenatal and postnatal consultations, infant monitoring, and vaccination. Nutritional interventions were inadequate in some of these advanced health posts. Geographic access was satisfactory, but financial access was not.

Conclusion: The strategy made it possible to meet basic health care needs in this crisis context, but financial access must be improved.