Interment of Clémentine Sanon: tribute from WAHO Staff

Date: 2017-12-10 23:47:19 ID: 1782

Deceased on Thursday 07 December 2017 in Ouagadougou, Clémentine Sanon was conveyed to her final resting place on Sunday 10 December 2017 and the presence of a large number of people made up of her family, colleague workers and friends.

 Upon the announcement of her passing on, the entire staff of WAHO, led by Management, the Director General and the Deputy Director General, mobilized to support the family under these trying moments. From the time of receiving the remains arriving from Ouagadougou to the time of burial, WAHO maintained a show of solidarity to the family of the deceased.

The final tribute before interment at the Bobo municipal cemetery took place at the forecourt of the Department for the Development of Human Resources in Health, where Clémentine Sanon worked for more than 15 years, as Departmental Secretary.

On this occasion, the Acting Director of DDHR, Professeur Abdoulaye Diallo, gave a testimony on the ever-readiness of the deceased to carry out her duties and work hard at it. Thereafter, Professor Sombié read the tribute from Director General of WAHO, Dr. Xavier CRESPIN: « Clémentine, by your nature you have made an impact on your colleagues through your discretion, you calmness but also your efficiency at work. Your home-call does not signify extinction but is only a phase of your roadmap, and as Pierre PERRET said: « life is but a long series of repeating a step». Born on 11 October 1962, you started working at WAHO as a Secretary from 1^st November 2001. During all these years spent on your job you gave great satisfaction to all your colleagues. Your death comes at a time we were hoping that your strength of character and your record of dynamism would let you return to join us. God decided otherwise. We entrust you to God the merciful and pray together for the repose of your soul ».

Prayers, acknowledgements, expression of gratitude and testimonies form friends and family of the deceased brought an end to this tribute, which followed the interment at the Bobo municipal cemetery.