Ivory Coast: Interpreter Shortage Isolates Deaf and Mute Individuals

In Abidjan, Gildas, a young deaf man, struggles to communicate in a pharmacy, having to mime his pain for several minutes. He is among the 75,000 deaf individuals in Ivory Coast who face daily isolation due to a shortage of interpreters. A video call to an interpreter eventually allows him to receive the necessary help. Voices are rising to break the wall of indifference towards the hearing impaired.