Senegal prepares medical response for 2026 youth Olympics
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The Senegalese Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene organized a field visit to Diamniadio, Mbour, and Blaise Diagne International Airport to inspect medical preparations for the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympics.
Health officials are mobilizing more than 600 healthcare professionals and 30 ambulances to provide medical coverage for the games. The plan connects medical posts, emergency services, and ambulances with reference hospitals.
The Hôpital d’Enfants de Diamniadio serves as the official facility for the event and recently received technical upgrades to improve specialized care and diagnostics. In Mbour, a public health facility underwent renovations to meet required standards. The medical plan functions alongside a broader security operation involving approximately 14,600 defense and security personnel. To manage emergencies, the Pharmacie nationale d’approvisionnement will distribute medications and supplies to competition sites while monitoring stock levels.
Officials also implemented an epidemiological surveillance system at border points and created a digital patient file system specifically for the games to track medical information.
