{"id":187550,"date":"2022-06-28T11:12:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T15:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=187550"},"modified":"2022-06-28T11:12:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T15:12:18","slug":"senegals-national-agency-for-universal-health-coverage-visits-uconn-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2022\/06\/senegals-national-agency-for-universal-health-coverage-visits-uconn-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal\u2019s National Agency for Universal Health Coverage Visits UConn Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 27 a delegation from <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fequite.sec.gouv.sn*2Fprogramme*2Fagence-de-la-couverture-maladie-universelle-anacmu&amp;data=05*7C01*7C*7Cb4e8d4330ab94207e30908da58647811*7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080*7C0*7C0*7C637919485789536859*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&amp;sdata=NrSnnUD9x33wo*2B*2Fa5SOPcw4*2BLLHfngmOgKL4m4NowXc*3D&amp;reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!Cn_UX_p3!hQrZq7gIvsLhdwn8-l3RLvqVY6smDIIkM19H4Nrso7-UgKWxhj6bQ7GgCnK2acX6lHgDb7tknFBYqGc6IK84IMQ7xQ$\">\u00a0Senegal\u2019s National Agency for Universal Health Coverage (ANACMU)<\/a> toured UConn Health\u2019s clinical care, research and academic enterprises to find out what advancements they should consider bringing back to Senegal to improve health care access and patient outcomes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wonderplugingallery-container\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-container-390\" style=\"max-width:960px;margin:0 auto;\"><div class=\"wonderplugingallery\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-390\" data-galleryid=\"390\" data-width=\"960\" data-height=\"540\" data-skin=\"light\" data-playsinline=\"false\" data-mutevideo=\"false\" data-random=\"false\" data-autoslide=\"false\" data-autoplayvideo=\"false\" data-schemamarkup=\"false\" data-stopallplaying=\"false\" data-reloadonvideoend=\"false\" data-donotuseposter=\"false\" data-enabletabindex=\"false\" data-loadnextonvideoend=\"false\" data-hidetitlewhenvideoisplaying=\"false\" data-disablehovereventontouch=\"false\" data-autoslideandplayafterfirstplayed=\"false\" data-html5player=\"true\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-fullwidth=\"false\" data-showtitle=\"true\" data-showdescription=\"true\" data-showplaybutton=\"true\" data-showfullscreenbutton=\"true\" data-showtimer=\"true\" data-showcarousel=\"true\" data-galleryshadow=\"false\" data-slideshadow=\"true\" data-thumbshowtitle=\"false\" data-thumbshadow=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"true\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"true\" data-specifyid=\"true\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-thumbcolumnsresponsive=\"false\" data-thumbverticalmiddle=\"true\" data-removeinlinecss=\"true\" data-switchonmouseover=\"false\" data-showcategory=\"true\" data-showimgtitle=\"false\" data-titlesmallscreen=\"false\" data-initsocial=\"true\" data-showsocial=\"false\" data-showemail=\"false\" data-showfacebook=\"true\" data-showtwitter=\"true\" data-showpinterest=\"true\" data-socialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-doshortcodeontext=\"false\" data-loop=\"0\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-slideduration=\"1000\" data-slideshowinterval=\"6000\" data-googleanalyticsaccount=\"\" data-resizemode=\"fill\" data-imagetoolboxmode=\"mouseover\" data-effect=\"fade\" data-padding=\"12\" data-bgcolor=\"\" data-bgimage=\"\" data-thumbwidth=\"48\" data-thumbheight=\"48\" data-thumbgap=\"8\" data-thumbrowgap=\"16\" data-lightboxtextheight=\"72\" data-lightboxtitlecss=\"{color:#333333; 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These are difficult tasks in a country like Senegal,\u201d says Yonatan Morse, assistant professor in UConn\u2019s Department of Political Science, who coordinated the group\u2019s international visit. \u201cIt is rare when one\u2019s own research in another country can lead to longer-term and meaningful relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The stop at UConn Health is part of a week-long visit of the Senegal delegation to Connecticut. They aim to learn more about America&#8217;s health care delivery\u00a0 including locally in Connecticut. They also are exploring more about Medicaid\/Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, and how a large public medical center like UConn Health manages their relationship with insurers and promotes health. Additionally, they are meeting with Community Health Network of CT, Access Health CT, HUSKY-Health, Office of Health Strategy, the regional Social Security Administration Office, the Universal Health Care Foundation of CT, the Community Health Center in Middletown, the Connecticut Health Foundation, and the Connecticut Association of Health Plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we all play a big role in health and preventive care in our State of Connecticut,\u201d said Khadija Poitras-Rhea, assistant vice president for population health at UConn Health. \u201cUConn Health shows how significant a role a hospital plays and we will share some lessons learned with Senegal of what we have done in the state to promote health care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are lessons to be learned here in Connecticut,\u201d also stressed Morse. \u201cThe goal of universal health coverage is challenging in the developing world, but not unattainable. What the ANACMU is trying to achieve is quite remarkable, and I hope that their visit in some way helps them build the necessary vocabulary and expertise to improve their health system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take care of all,\u201d shared Dr. Scott Allen, chief medical officer of UConn Health, as he led the delegation\u2019s tour of UConn Health\u2019s state-of-the-art Emergency Department and UConn John Dempsey Hospital\u2019s inpatient floors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful and impressive with very comprehensive facilities and IT,\u201d said M. Mamadou Racine Senghor, Secretary General of the ANACMU, after touring the academic medical center of UConn Health. \u201cYour hospital is about concern for public health and research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A medical doctor, Justine Ngom who serves the Medical Control Department of the ANACMU, shared that UConn Health is very different from her Senegal health care facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very different and UConn Health is huge,\u201d Ngom says. \u201cWe are here to learn about your care and see if there are some skills to exchange. There are many issues to manage when managing a health system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ngom is very hopeful for the future of health care in Senegal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I learn to better manage a hospital, I may have many ideas to bring change,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>ANACMU\u2019s Secretary General Senghor also shared at the end of the tour: \u201cThe way UConn Health welcomed us is wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other members of the visiting delegation from ANACMU included Dr. Bocar Mamadou Daff, Director General; M. Sergine Diouf, Director of Operations; Mme. Khady Fall Dia, Director of Planning; Mme. Aminata Cisse &#8211; Charg\u00e9e de Missions; and Mme. 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