Transformative health outcomes in the Sahel’s fragile communities

key achievements in Sahel healthcare

Between 2018 and 2024, significant progress was made in bolstering healthcare services, yielding these remarkable outcomes:

• Expanded and Enhanced Health Services: In both Mali and Mauritania, over 5 million individuals, with women constituting half of this number, gained access to essential health services. This significantly surpassed the initial target of 3.65 million. Health centers in the targeted regions of both nations considerably elevated the standard of care through upgraded equipment, comprehensive staff training, and improved patient management processes.

• Maternal Health Services: In conflict-affected areas of Mali, the proportion of expectant mothers receiving crucial prenatal visits nearly tripled, rising from 13% to 38%. Meanwhile, in Mauritania, skilled personnel assisted in 160,000 deliveries, exceeding the set objective by 20%.

• Pediatric Care Initiatives: Mali successfully provided 1.17 million medical consultations for children under five, addressing common ailments such as malaria, respiratory infections, and diarrhea. In Mauritania, more than 200,000 children received vaccinations, tripling the original goal, and nearly 5 million medical consultation services were delivered to children under the age of five.

• Nutritional Support Programs: Mauritania saw 750,000 women and children benefit from crucial nutritional assistance, playing a vital role in the fight against malnutrition.

• Equitable Access to Care: By the project’s conclusion, 460,000 vulnerable individuals in Mali had obtained free access to essential health services. In Mauritania, over a million free health services were extended to vulnerable populations, including refugees, and 81% of targeted vulnerable households received financial aid to facilitate their access to medical care.

• Family Planning and Contraception: In Mali, the rate of contraceptive use among adolescent girls almost tripled, increasing from 5.8% to 15.3%. In Mauritania, the number of women utilizing modern contraceptive methods surged from approximately 9,000 to over 240,000, far exceeding the initial target.