UPDATES FROM THE MALI HEALTH TEAM 
Global Handwashing Day 2017
The Health Promotion Department recently celebrated Global Handwashing Day, which takes place every year on October 15th. During the celebration, we promote hand washing with soap as an easy and affordable way to save lives by preventing pneumonia, diarrhea, and...
Meet Korotoumou
It's late afternoon and women in Kalabambougou begin gathering for their weekly savings group, in the shade of an old moringa tree. Korotoumou Camara, 25, is there with two of her six children. She is steeping the first round of...
Why Intentional Learning Matters to Us
This blog originally appeared on the Center for Health Market Innovations blog. In early 2017, Mali Health partnered with Wild4Life Health and The Ihangane Project to participate in the 2017 CHMI Learning Exchange program. Our organizations explored the different...
Lindsay Ryan remembers 10 years of Mali Health
The following comes from Lindsay Ryan, a founding member of Mali Health, as part of Mali Health's 10th anniversary celebration. Back in 2006, Mali Health was just an idea - one inspired by the vibrant and resilient community members of Sikoro and the health challenges...
Erica Trauba remembers 10 years of Mali Health
The following comes from Erica Trauba, a founding member of Mali Health, as part of Mali Health's 10th anniversary celebration. Last month at a friend’s going away party in Abidjan, I met a woman who works in both Mali and Côte d’Ivoire. We struck up a conversation,...
Meet Aïssata, SHARE manager
While reflecting on progress, accomplishments, and goals yet to be achieved after her 15 years of community health and development work, Aïssata Touré, Mali Health’s SHARE project manager, tentatively says, “we’re doing the maximum, but we can still do more.”...
Meet Mah
Mah Diarra lives in Lassa, a small community that feels remote, even though it sits in the hills on the western edge of Bamako, Mali’s bustling capital. Last year, nearly four months into her pregnancy, Mah hadn’t yet seen a doctor because she couldn’t afford to. One...
When Community Health Workers become Advocates
In 2014, Mali Health launched an mHealth program to help monitor the health of families in our care. The app guides our health workers through a standard set of questions and helps ensure consistent and efficient care. For example, the technology helps to...