[Effect of reproductive health services restructuring on antenatal care at Marcory General Hospital, Ivory Coast].

Introduction: Improvement of the work environment and staff training are health promotion strategies that can contribute to improving the supply of health care. This study evaluated the effects of reorganization of health services on antenatal care (ANC) activities.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 4 months in the ANC unit of Marcory General Hospital in Abidjan.

Advantages of early management of facial clefts in Africa.

Objective: Facial clefts are frequent morphological accidents occurring during the 2nd embryonic month. The management period of these affections varies, depending on the area or on the treatment habits. In the African context, there is lot of stigma surrounding this condition, often leading to rejection or even infanticide of the affected newborn.