by Mali Health | Aug 4, 2021 | Health Promotion and Community Outreach
This post was written by Mali Health board member, Lisa Nichols. Lisa has served on the Mali Health board since 2014 and worked in Mali for 15 years. She is a Principal Associate in the International Development Division at Abt Associates Inc. The word “access”...
by Mali Health | May 14, 2021 | Health Promotion and Community Outreach, Quality Improvement
At the end of April, Dr. Sogoba attended a weeklong workshop in Fana. It was the latest meeting for the development of the national plan for the extension of community-based epidemiological surveillance (SEBAC). Dr. Sogoba, the director of our Health Department, is...
by Mali Health | Apr 29, 2021 | Community Health Workers, Women
In March, one of our health center partners, CSCOMSEKASI, reported 2 new malnutrition cases. That may not seem like many, but malnutrition is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths among children under age 5 in Mali. One of the areas served by CSCOMSEKASI is...
by Mali Health | Apr 23, 2021 | Women, Women-Led Health Financing
Madame Oumou Mariko Doumbia was elected by her peers to be the first leader of the cooperative union in September. She lives in Sabalibougou, a peri-urban community in Commune V of Bamako, where Mali Health has worked for several years. She is 52 years old and is...
by Mali Health | Feb 5, 2021 | Mali Health, Women-Led Health Financing
It is Wednesday, February 3, 2021, Aminata’s 3rd day in her new position with Mali Health. In the early morning at her desk, we asked Aminata to share her feelings about her journey and new role. I am Aminata Seydou Traoré, I’m 29 years old, and I live in...
