UPDATES FROM THE MALI HEALTH TEAM 
Come along to a SHARE meeting
It's a Tuesday afternoon and the monthly SHARE group meeting in Sotuba is about to get started. SHARE is our special savings program for pregnant women. At each meeting, women not only save funds for their maternal care and delivery,...
Keeping communities informed about COVID-19
Mali Health is dedicated to working with communities to strengthen local health systems, so that all mothers and children can stay healthy and have access to quality care. During the past eight months, we have continued to mobilize...
Access by any other name: Equity and the COVID-19 vaccine
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...
Meet Haby Koné Kouyaté, midwife at the health center in Boulkassoumbougou
Every year, 5 May is dedicated to one of the most important professions in the world – the midwife. No matter where you live, the work of midwives is at the very heart of a family's health. Their roles are multifaceted and...
Dr. Sogoba serving as a voice for community health at the highest levels
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...
How a strong community health system keeps mothers at the heart of primary care
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...
Meet Oumou Doumbia, first president of Union Kènèya Yiriwa Ton
In September, Madame Oumou Mariko Doumbia was elected by her peers to be the first leader of Union Kènèya Yiriwa Ton, a new association formed by women who have participated in our cooperative program. Mme Doumbia lives in Sabalibougou, a peri-urban community in...
Meet Aminata, our new Program Assistant
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...
An update from community health supervisor Kadidiatou
Back in May, we shared the experience of Kadidiatou, one of our community health worker leaders, as she worked hard to keep her family and the families she serves as a community health worker (CHW) safe from COVID-19. As a CHW and supervisor for the other Mali Health...
Cooperatives help women lead, during the pandemic and after it
When COVID-19 arrived in Mali, it quickly interrupted lives and livelihoods in the peri-urban communities we serve. Most families with whom we work make their livings in the informal sector. The first COVID-19 prevention measures put into place in Mali significantly...