Extract from the minutes of the Council of Ministers of March 2, 2016: “In the area of maternal and child health, the Council has decided on the following appropriate measures, which will be implemented from April 02, 2016. These are: free breast and cervical cancer screening; free care for children under five; free caesarean sections; free deliveries; free care for pregnant women.” Extract from the minutes of the Council of Ministers of March 16, 2016: The second report relates to the timetable for operationalizing the free healthcare measures announced at the Council of Ministers of March 02, 2016. The operational start of this program is scheduled for April 02, 2016. Government press briefing of March 17, 2016:the opening statement by the Minister of Health http://news.aouaga.com/h/94447.html Extract from the minutes of the extraordinary council of ministers of March 21, 2016: “The Council of Ministers held in Ouagadougou (…) deliberated on the draft law amending the finance law for the implementation of the State budget, management 2016. This bill has been drawn up to take into account three imperatives. (…). The second concerns the implementation of the Government’s priority actions, in particular addressing security issues and Emergency Measures in the health, education, water and youth employment sectors.”
