UPDATES FROM THE MALI HEALTH TEAM 
Taking steps toward sustainability for participatory quality improvement
As a part of our commitment to strengthening community health systems in Mali, we are always looking for ways to turn control over to communities and existing structures. This year, we are taking big steps forward in integrating the participatory quality improvement...
For want of a bar of soap
“We have been meeting as a group and saving for small business needs for ten years,” says Mariam Traoré, the president of her savings group ‘Sigida Yiriwa Ton 1,’ which in English means ‘Association for Community Development.’ “Each member contributes CFA 100 [about...
Join Sonata on a visit to the Diarra family
Halfway up the face of a steep and rocky hill in the community of Sikoro lives Fatoumata and her family. Fatoumata, a mother of four, begins to share the story of when two Mali Health community health workers first visited in 2011. Alimata, Fatoumata’s mother-in-law,...
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...