Significant changes are under way in Gabon’s health care industry as the government works to align the system with international standards by 2025. Under its national health policy, adopted in 2010, the government aims to deliver better quality health care to its people. Construction is under way to upgrade and build new health facilities and boost...
On April 16, 1913, Dr Albert Schweitzer and his wife Hélène Breslau, a nurse, arrived in Lambaréné to provide modern medical care to local Africans – and not just native Africans, but also missionaries and anyone else in need, regardless of race, nationality, religion or socioeconomic status. One aspect of Schweitzer’s work that is greatly...
Since 1953, when oil was first discovered near Port-Gentil, Gabon’s economy has been dominated by the petroleum industry. According to the BP “Statistical Review of World Energy 2012”, Gabon is the sixth-largest crude oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa and has the region’s fourth-largest proven reserves.
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