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Health Systems 20/20 has initiated two activities aimed at strengthening the institutional infrastructure to expand community-based health insurance (CBHI) coverage. In Mali, this work began with the development of a national strategy for CBHI, an effort being carried out in collaboration with Results for Development under the Ministerial Leadership Initiative and the World Bank. A steering committee has been formed and an initial national-level workshop held to agree on the current status and constraints of CBHI, and to present and discuss specific strategies to address the constraints.

A technical committee will revise the draft strategic plan based on the results of the workshop and present it for discussion and adoption at a second national workshop. As a result of the work, the Malian government has committed $5 million to support 50 mutual health organizations (MHOs). The money, intended to subsidize premiums for MHO enrollment, is only the third time a national government in Africa has provided direct support to MHOs.

In addition to the strategic planning process, Health Systems 20/20 is collaborating with UTM, a Malian NGO that specializes in MHO development and support, to develop and implement an approach to strengthen three existing MHOs in Sikasso. Health Systems 20/20 also plans to assist the government in establishing an MHO network in the Segou Region in order to provide a mechanism to support MHOs after they are created.

Impact of mutual health organizations: evidence from West Africa

May 6 2008, Slavea Chankova, Sara Sulzbach and François Diop
Type: Journal
Country: Ghana, Mali, Senegal

Community-based Health Financing and Child Health

Sep 1 2006, Marty Makinen, Lynne Miller Franco, Sara Sulzbach, François Pathé Diop, Clara Burgert, Ha Nguyen, and Sara Zellner
Project: Partners for Health Reformplus
Type: Report
Country: Ghana, Mali, Senegal

The Impact of Mutual Health Organizations on Social Inclusion, Access to Health Care, and Household Income Protection: Evidence from Ghana, Senegal, and Mali

Sep 1 2006, François Pathé Diop, Sara Sulzbach, and Slavea Chankova
Project: Partners for Health Reformplus
Type: Report
Country: Ghana, Mali, Senegal

Initiative pour l’Equite au Mali : Evaluation de l’Impact des Mutuelles de Sante sur l’Utilisation des Service a Fort Impact dans les Cercle de Bla et la Commune de Sikasso au Mali

Sep 1 2006, Lynne Miller Franco, Cheick Hamed Tidane Simpara, Ousmane Sidibe, Allison Gamble Kelley, François Pathe Diop, Marty Makinen, Abdoulaye Ba, Clara R. Burgert
Type: Report
Country: Mali

Equity Initiative in Mali: Evaluation of the Impacts of Mutual Health Organizations on Utilization of High Impact Services in Bla and Sikasso Districts in Mali

Sep 1 2006, Lynne Miller Franco, Cheick Hamed Tidane Simpara, Ousmane Sidibé, Allison Gamble Kelley, François Pathé Diop, Marty Makinen, Abdoulaye Ba, Clara R. Burgert
Project: Partners for Health Reformplus
Type: Report
Country: Mali

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Article on Impact of Mutual Health Organizations in West Africa Published in Health Policy and Planning

May 23 2008
Mutual health organizations (MHOs) are voluntary membership organizations providing health insurance services to their members. MHOs aim to increase access to health care by reducing out-of-pocket payments faced by households. Health Systems 20/20 and Abt staff members Slavea Chankova, Sara Sulzbach, and François Diop co-authored an article entitled "Impact of Mutual Health Organizations: Evidence from West Africa" recently published in Health Policy and Planning. More...

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NHA results were integrated into Mali's 2008 annual Health Sector Strategic Plan (Policy Dialogue, General, Sub-Saharan Africa)

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