{"id":19016,"date":"2026-02-27T05:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=19016"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:27:03","slug":"cote-divoire-lottery-funds-drive-healthcare-forward-with-four-new-ambulances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/cote-divoire-lottery-funds-drive-healthcare-forward-with-four-new-ambulances","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire Lottery funds drive healthcare forward with four new ambulances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONACI Foundation delivers life-saving support to rural communities, turning gaming revenues into tangible social impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.- In a clear demonstration of the positive impact<\/strong> of lottery revenues, the C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire National Lottery (LONACI)<\/strong> Foundation has handed over four medically equipped ambulances<\/strong> to rural and peri-urban health centres, boosting emergency care and improving healthcare access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONACI said: “Through this action, the LONACI Foundation reaffirms its will to contribute effectively to the strengthening of the national health system<\/strong> and to the improvement of the conditions of taking care of populations<\/strong>, especially in rural and peri-urban areas.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The handover<\/strong> ceremony, held at the foundation\u2019s headquarters in Abidjan\u2011Cocody, brought together high-level officials<\/strong>, including the Director General of the C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire National Lottery, Dramane Coulibaly<\/strong>, the prefectural body, the President of the Regional Council of Iffou, Mr. Traor\u00e9 Adam-Kolia, the Vice-President of the CNDH, the Mayor of M\u2019Bahiakro, representatives from the Ministry<\/strong> of Health and leaders of the beneficiary health centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ambulances were delivered <\/strong>to Digbognoa Rural Health Centre in Gagnoa, the Urban Health Centre of N\u2019Z\u00e9crezessou in Bocanda, Kouassikro Rural Health Centre in M\u2019Bahiakro, and Kossandji Rural Health Centre in Al\u00e9p\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By providing rural centres with these ambulances, the Foundation is helping to ensure faster emergency responses<\/strong>, improve patient outcomes and demonstrate concretely how lottery revenues can benefit national development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the LONACI Foundation expands its outreach<\/strong>, communities across C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire are seeing firsthand how the gaming industry can be a positive force – turning the lottery into life-saving <\/strong>opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> LONACI Foundation hands over health centres and schools in Social Caravan<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LONACI Foundation delivers life-saving support to rural communities, turning gaming revenues into tangible social impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":19019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The LONACI Foundation in C\u00f4te d'Ivoire has deployed four medically equipped ambulances to rural health centers, funded by national lottery revenues. This initiative underscores the tangible social impact of gaming proceeds, strengthening national healthcare infrastructure and demonstrating responsible governance within the iGaming sector.","focusai_entities":"LONACI Foundation, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire National Lottery (LONACI), Dramane Coulibaly, Mr. Traor\u00e9 Adam-Kolia, CNDH, Ministry of Health","focusai_location":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Abidjan\u2011Cocody, Gagnoa, Bocanda, M\u2019Bahiakro, Al\u00e9p\u00e9","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"LONACI Revenue Allocation?","query":"What specific percentage or proportion of LONACI's Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) or Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) is statutorily allocated to the Foundation for social impact initiatives, and how does this compare to other national lotteries in emerging markets?"},{"label":"Regulatory Oversight Impact?","query":"How do C\u00f4te d'Ivoire's regulatory compliance and governance frameworks ensure transparency and accountability in the LONACI Foundation's deployment of gaming revenues for public health initiatives?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-19016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19016"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19083,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19016\/revisions\/19083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}