UPDATES FROM THE MALI HEALTH TEAM 
How mothers in Mali are doing
As the COVID-19 pandemic slows in some parts of the world, the road ahead for the families we serve in Mali is still uncertain. What is clear is the impact the pandemic is having on the wellbeing of families who already faced many challenges. The health and economic...
Sharing hope at a time of uncertainty
The limited resources available in Mali make it extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. The best chance that Mali has is to prevent an outbreak before it begins, so that is our focus. If you can, we hope you will contribute, or buy a bar of soap, and together we will help...
Meet Dramane, the new leader of our Mali team and a community health pioneer
Mali Health believes in building on a community’s existing resources. We do not want to replace them, because we want to enhance them. Often, a community’s greatest resource is its residents – people deeply committed to improving life for their families and neighbors....
Let’s talk about compassion
Compassion is a universal idea – but it’s been in the news a bit lately. The Dalai Lama is helping to open the conversation about its role in medicine. A donor recently gave $100 million to create an institute to study empathy and compassion to the University of...
Celebrating community leadership in Sotuba
On Wednesday 10 July, Mali Health was honored by the Sotuba community in recognition of our partnership, and the impact it has had on improving community health. While we were the ones being recognized, for us, this event was actually a chance to celebrate the strong...
Seeking lessons in the voices of women
Joe (board member) and Tara (US Director) visited Mali in February 2019 and were honored to host a few American guests for an eventful week, including the celebration of our team of community health workers, and their amazing accomplishment of not having lost a single...
Women, cell phones, and innovation – Mali Health’s unlikely path to WomenConnect
In November 2018, Mali Health officially became a partner in the WomenConnect Challenge (WCC) – a USAID initiative intended to “bridge the digital gender divide.” For so many reasons, this was an unlikely place to find ourselves; it was...
Meet Sokona
Sokona Sangaré could rightfully use the title President Sangaré if she wished; after all, her savings group companions have elected and re-elected her to serve as president of their savings group since they started meeting in 2014. But she's too humble for that --...
A View from the Hill
This post was written by Mali Health Board Chair Dr. Joe Camardo, after his recent visit to Mali. At 8AM I walked out of the NIH guest house at Point G, which is settled on a hill above Bamako, into the heat of the Malian morning. The terrace provides a view of Bamako...
Using participatory QI methods to improve vaccine timeliness
We are excited to launch a new project to test and validate our participatory quality improvement approach in a new health system setting: southern Mali. Our project, officially titled Using Participatory Quality Improvement Methods to Improve Vaccine Timeliness, will...