Implementation of Strategic Partnerships
Senegal
Country : Senegal
Capital : Dakar
Official languages : French
City of intervention : Dakar, Senegal
Name of the partner hospital : Idrissa Pouye General Hospital (HOGIP) of Grand Yoff
Cooperation field : multidisciplinary
Partnership overview:
Initiated in 2018, this partnership aims to support the development of HOGIP’s activities and strengthen the skills of its staff. Initially focused on interventional cardiology, the cooperation has expanded to include biomedical maintenance, hospital digitization, and administrative and financial management. It seeks to support numerous medical and medico-technical specialties in achieving autonomy.
Supporting Partners: This partnership is supported by DGOS, Horizons Sahel (insérer lien vers la rubrique intranet ci-après), Région centre Val de Loire and Centraider
Achievements:
- Renewal of the framework cooperation agreement (2023–2026).
- Annual meetings between the management teams of both institutions at CHRU and HOGIP.
- Press conference with partners (RCVL, Centraider, Horizons Sahel).
- Annual peer-mentoring missions at HOGIP in interventional cardiology.
- Hosting of observational interns at CHRU de Tours:
- Multidisciplinary team: Immersion internships in services related to renal transplant activities (urology, nephrology, laboratories, etc.).
- Doctors/Pharmacists: Adult anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, sterilization, laboratory, occupational health services, etc.
- Paramedical staff: Nurses (neonatology and neonatal intensive care), psychologists (Women’s Center).
- Administrative and technical staff: Management controllers, IT specialists.
- Roundtable at the Santexpo 2026 trade show: “International Hospital Cooperation: Building Autonomy Rather Than Dependency.”
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Country : Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital : Kinshasa
Official languages : French
City of intervention : Kinshasa
Name of the partner hospital : Kalembelembe Pediatric Hospital
Cooperation field : Hematology, Onco-hematology, Oncology, Nephrology, Endocrinology
Partnership overview:
This partnership aims to improve the capacities of healthcare professionals in pediatric nephrology, endocrinology, and neonatology through expertise exchange via internships and missions.
Supporting Partners: This partnership is supported by DGOS and Region centre Val de Loire
Achievements:
- Signing of the framework cooperation agreement in 2024.
- First exploratory mission in January 2026 (2 doctors, 2 nurses, 1 international cooperation officer).
- Hosting of observational interns in pediatric diabetes and nephrology departments.
Mauritania
Country: Mauritania
Capital : Nouakchott
Official languages : French
City of intervention : Nouakchott
Insitution : Mother-Child Hospital
Cooperation field : Pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric intensive care
Partnership Overview:
This partnership aims to improve the capacities of healthcare professionals in pediatric neurosurgery and intensive care through expertise exchange via internships and missions.
Supporting Partners: This partnership is supported by DGOS, Teo-Touraine (insérer lien vers la rubrique intranet ci-après)and Region centre Val de Loire
Achievements:
- Signing of the framework cooperation agreement in 2025.
- Multiple neurosurgical missions on-site.
- Hosting of observational interns in pediatric intensive care and neuroreanimation departments.
Ukraine
Country: Ukraine
Capital : Kyiv
Official languages : Ukrainian
City of intervention : Dnipro
Insitution : Multidisciplinary Psychiatric Care Clinic
Cooperation field : Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Partnership overview:
This partnership aims to promote the sharing of experiences and best practices in the diagnosis and management of PTSD. Support is provided through expertise exchange via internships and missions, involving the Regional Psychotrauma Center.
Supporting Partners: This partnership is supported by Expertise France (logistical and financial support)
Achievements:
- Signing of the framework cooperation agreement in 2025.
- First exploratory mission to Dnipro (2 doctors, 2 psychologists).
- Hosting of a delegation of 5 professionals (psychiatrists and psychologists) in CHRU’s psychiatry departments to explore organizational practices and discuss partnership prospects.
Inde
Country: India
Capital: Dehli
Official Languages : English, Tamil
City of Intervention : Pondichery
Institution : Jawaharlal Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)
Cooperation Field : Public health, adult and pediatric psychiatry
Partnership overview:
This partnership aims to promote the sharing of experiences and best practices in priority areas and encourage joint research projects.
Supporting Partners: This partnership is supported by Region centre Val de Loire (logistical and financial support)
Achievements:
- First exploratory mission to Pondicherry (3 doctors, 1 international cooperation officer).
- Multiple thematic meetings organized via Zoom to plan future exchanges.
Tunisie
Country: Tunisia
Capital: Tunis
Official Languages: Arabic, French
City of Intervention: Tunis
Institution: Main Military Hospital of Tunis
Cooperation Field: Hepatobiliary surgery, liver transplantation
Partnership overview:
This partnership aims to promote the sharing of experiences and best practices in hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation to support the development of these techniques in Tunisia.
Achievements:
- Hosting of the Head of Hepatobiliary Surgery for an internship and signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Morocco
Country : Morocco
Capital : Rabat
Official languages : Arabic, Amazigh
City of intervention : Rabat
Institution: Ibn Sina University Hospital Center (CHUIS)
Cooperation field : Digestive surgery
Partnership overview:
This cooperation aims to disseminate and share knowledge in digestive and oncological surgery and support CHUIS in upskilling its professionals to meet care and research objectives in digestive surgery. Key exchange areas include surgery for peritoneal carcinomatosis and colorectal surgery.
Achievements:
- Signing of the framework cooperation agreement in 2024.
- Joint research on the management of recto-urethral fistulas and total pelvic exenterations.
Romania
Country : Romania
Capital : Bucharest
Official languages : Romanian
City of intervention : Cluj-Napoca
Institution : Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (IRGH) of Cluj-Napoca
Cooperation field : Liver transplantation
Partnership overview:
This cooperation aims to develop the skills of IRGH professionals in performing liver transplants through expertise exchange via internships and missions.
Achievements:
- Signing of the agreement in 2024.
Hospital cooperation with the CAMP of Conakry (Guinea)
Country : Guinea
Capital : Conakry
Official languages : French
City of intervention : Conakry
Institution : Medical Assistance for Procreation Center (CAMP) of Conakry
Cooperation field : Medical assistance for procreation
Partnership overview:
This partnership aims to strengthen CAMP through stays at CHRU for healthcare professionals, training missions, remote training, and upgrading medical equipment by providing refurbished materials.
Achievements:
- Signing of the framework cooperation agreement in 2024.
- Donation of a microscope with a micromanipulation arm and a laminar flow hood.
Senegal
Country : Senegal
Capital : Dakar
Official languages : French
City of intervention : Dakar
Institution : Idrissa Pouye General Hospital (HOGIP) of Grand Yoff
Cooperation field : Nursing sciences, radiology technicians
Partnership overview:
A tripartite cooperation agreement between CHRU, CHRU Schools, and HOGIP was formalized in 2024 to promote the development of skills for nursing and radiology students through practical hospital internships at HOGIP. The agreement also includes complementary training actions at CHRU de Tours Schools for pedagogical managers of these programs at HOGIP.
Achievements:
- Signing of the tripartite framework agreement (2024–2028).
- 10-week internships at HOGIP for nursing students from the Nursing Training Institute (IFSI).
- Internships for radiology technician students.