Enhancing health systems for vulnerable communities across the Sahel
Key Achievements (2018-2024)
Between 2018 and 2024, significant progress was made in bolstering healthcare infrastructure and service delivery, yielding the following impactful results:
Expanded and Enhanced Health Services: In both Mali and Mauritania, over 5 million individuals, with women representing half of this total, gained access to fundamental health services. This remarkable achievement substantially surpassed the initial target of 3.65 million beneficiaries. Health facilities situated in the designated areas within these two nations saw a considerable uplift in their care quality, attributed to upgraded equipment, comprehensive staff training, and improved patient management protocols.
Improved Obstetric Care: Within conflict-affected regions of Mali, the proportion of expectant mothers attending crucial prenatal appointments nearly tripled, rising from 13% to 38%. Concurrently, in Mauritania, a total of 160,000 births received professional assistance from skilled healthcare personnel, exceeding the set objective by 20%.
Vital Pediatric Services: Mali successfully delivered 1.17 million medical consultations to children under five years old, addressing prevalent childhood illnesses such as malaria, respiratory infections, and diarrheal diseases. Mauritania’s efforts were equally impressive, with more than 200,000 children receiving vaccinations—a figure three times greater than the original goal—and nearly 5 million medical consultations provided to young children.
Nutritional Support Initiatives: In Mauritania, 750,000 women and children benefited from targeted nutritional assistance programs, playing a crucial role in mitigating the challenges of malnutrition across the region.
Broadened Access to Healthcare: By the project’s conclusion, 460,000 vulnerable individuals in Mali had secured free access to essential health services. Mauritania provided over a million free healthcare services to its vulnerable populations, including refugees, with an impressive 81% of targeted vulnerable households receiving financial aid to facilitate their access to medical care.
Family Planning and Birth Control: Mali witnessed a nearly threefold increase in contraceptive usage among adolescent girls, climbing from 5.8% to 15.3%. In Mauritania, the number of women utilizing modern contraceptive methods surged dramatically from approximately 9,000 to over 240,000, significantly exceeding the initial projections.
