# Health and employment initiatives in West Africa > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/health-and-employment-initiatives-in-west-africa > Updated: 2026-10-20T16:42:43.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2. In Senegal, health and employment initiatives are focusing on professional training and entrepreneurship. The Africa Health Collaborative (AHC) project, a partnership involving the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, AMREF, and the Mastercard Foundation, aims to train 7,000 young health professionals by 2027. Recent steering committee meetings emphasized improving the monitoring of private training institutions and establishing financial frameworks to support community health actors. Complementary studies in Senegal indicate that 80% of surveyed youth in the Dakar, Diourbel, and Thiès regions are considered employable within the health sector and possess the capacity to launch entrepreneurial projects. In Côte d’Ivoire, the AUBE ITY project—a collaboration between Endeavour Mining, Health Partners International Canada, and local health districts—has completed training for 17 health professionals. This program focused on emergency obstetric and neonatal care to improve maternal and child health outcomes in the Zouan-Hounien and Bloléquin departments. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-20: Youth employment and entrepreneurship initiatives in Chad and Senegal New initiatives in Chad and Senegal focus on youth empowerment, with CBT supporting employment in Chad and a study showing 80% employability in Senegal's health sector. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/youth-employment-and-entrepreneurship-initiatives-in-chad-and-senegal ### 2026-10-20: Health initiatives focus on professional training in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire Health projects in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire are advancing professional training, with Senegal targeting 7,000 trained health workers by 2027 and Côte d’Ivoire improving emergency obstetric care. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/health-initiatives-focus-on-professional-training-in-senegal-and-cte-divoire --- Cite as: Health and employment initiatives in West Africa. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/health-and-employment-initiatives-in-west-africa