La Maison de Fati

The aim of the project was to improve the quality of care given to people affected by noma disease. This disease affects children aged 0-6 years and, if it remains untreated, is fatal 80% of the time. A specialised care centre was to be built to support children going through pre- and post-operative treatment, to host specialised surgical teams and train Burkinabe surgeons in specific operative techniques.

The centre was inaugurated in March 2011 on a plot of land of 1,500m². It now has an operating theatre, treatment and physiotherapy rooms, a dental surgery, a laboratory and an infirmary, in addition to rooms for patients and medical teams. Between March 2008 and December 2010, it hosted 17 surgical missions, which operated on 700 children. The association provides comprehensive care to children from the moment they leave their families until they return home.

Established in 2004, the Association la Maison de Fati recruits, tends to, provides nutrition, and oversees the preoperative examination and postoperative care of children suffering from noma disease.