Santé Sud (Mali)
Santé Sud is a French-headquartered international NGO whose mission is to provide access to quality healthcare for all. Their work focuses on improving the healthcare rights of women, children, newborns and other groups in West Africa, Madagascar, Mayotte and the Maghreb.
Santé Sud follows a rights-led approach to healthcare and seeks to strengthen local health facilities and systems to achieve long-lasting change. They seek to build more efficient and equal health systems with local health care facilities and social care partners.
In 2021/2022, the Eurofins Foundation supported Santé Sud’s programme “Facilitate the access to health and social services for the most vulnerable families in Bamako’s District 4”.
In Mali, poor access to healthcare is a concern in impoverished urban and rural areas. In Bamako’s District 4, it is estimated that healthcare facility attendance rate is the lowest in the city. Also, very few underprivileged people are aware of their eligibility for the Universal Health Care Scheme (UHCS), which provides free healthcare and social support.
The project aims to improve the quality of care provided by four health centres, increase the number of visits and provide better follow-up. This will be achieved through a comprehensive training programme and an innovative e-health solution: the Electronic Medical Patient Record. Project teams will also conduct outreach work through home visits, providing primary care and prevention and supporting destitute populations to register for and benefit from the UHCS.
Community health workers, medical and social services staff, and local civil society organisations play a critical role in driving this project forward.
In total, as of the end of October 2022 :
- 310 vulnerable families were identified and enrolled in social protection schemes proposed by the UTM (Union Technique de la Mutualité Malienne).
- 798 ‘indigent’ families were identified and assisted to carry out the necessary administrative work for the recognition of indigence and the registration to RAMED+ and RAMED (Universal Health Coverage for 100% free health care);
- 800 children under 5 years old benefited from health follow-up at home and were accompanied to health services as needed. The Community Health Workers carried out at least 1 visit per month to families of these children. They used tablets to create electronic patient files, directly sharing information with the health centers, for more efficient care and follow-up.
This project contributes to the following United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal
