On December 15 and 16, the BAOBAB room at the RADISSON BLU Hotel in Bamako was the venue for a workshop to bring together those involved in implementing universal health coverage, with a view to better integrating free health care into Mali’s universal health insurance scheme. (RAMU).
Organized by the Direction Nationale de la Protection Sociale et de l’Economie Solidaire (DNPSES) of the French Ministry of Health…. with the support of WHO/P4H, this workshop which aims to set up a consultation framework for more efficient integration of free services into the UHIP system was chaired by the representative of the Minister of Health and Social Development, and was attended by all stakeholders from the relevant structures.
The main recommendations are summarized in the table below:
N° | Recommendations | Managers | Deadline |
01 | Set up a high-level consultation framework for CSU stakeholders | MSDS/DNPSES | 1st quarter 2022 |
02 | Evaluate annually the overall financing needs for free services integrated into the UHIP. | CANAM | Annual |
03 | Regular and adequate budgeting of funding requirements for UHIP-integrated free benefits | MSDS / MEF | Annual |
04 | Transfer to CANAM the funds earmarked for the financing of free services integrated into RAMU | MEF | Annual |
To read the full report of the meeting, click here.
