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“Health book”, the podcast – Florent, nurse vaccinator in the bush in Benin

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Florent, nurse vaccinator in the bush © Charlie Dupiot / RFI

By: Charlie Dupiot Follow |

Simon Decreuze Follow

1 min

For Florent, nurse vaccinator in Benin, it is necessary to travel to communities far from health centers.

An episode of the podcast “Carnet de santé” is dedicated to him.

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A defender of vaccine equity, he organizes weekly vaccination campaigns for infants and pregnant women in villages around Bohicon, in the south of Benin: “ 

I am happy because it is a job that I love.

It's noble work, that's my pride.

You want some money ?

So go somewhere else.

If you work in healthcare, it's to help others. 

» 

Charlie Dupiot

followed him during a day of advanced vaccination strategy, in the village of Flely, near Bohicon, where the so-called "Major" is greeted with songs by many women and their babies. 

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This series is produced in partnership with the

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: WHO, UN Women, UNFPA and Unicef.

Together, they are working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for health, gender equality and women's empowerment in West and Central Africa. 

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