Health and Nutrition

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Agriculture and rural development in Mali

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In the rural areas of Mali, health care practices remain highly traditional. The priorities targeted by Uniterra’s partners are to increase the population’s access to health care—particularly women’s access—and to support women’s participation in the management of community health centres.
HEALTH IN MALI 48% of the population consumes drinking water that has been treated. This percentage drops to 35% in rural regions. Life expectancy at birth: 49 years The infant mortality rate for children under 5 went from 500 per 1000 in 1960 to 220 per 1000 in 2003.	ON THE GROUND We are working to increase these community health centres’ clientele, to improve their financing and management capacities and to expand women’s participation in decision-making. We have also begun nutritional education efforts to promote more balanced diets, based on local resources. A South-North Partnership In Dakar 2005, a partnership was created between the Réseau québécois des intervenants en action communautaire and Fédération nationale des associations de santé communautaire (FENASCOM). Members of FENASCOM were in Canada in May 2006, and RQIAC members were in Mali in January 2007. The next South-North partnership mission is planned for November 2007. One Partner in Mali FENASCOM: Fédération nationale des associations de santé communautaire Created in 1994, FENASCOM is an umbrella organization that encompasses close to 700 community health associations (ASACO) and private health groups in Mali. It represents a framework that enables the cooperation, orientation, integration and coordination of the activities of ASACO members. Its mandate is to implement information, awareness and communications activities and campaigns; to mobilize community leaders, people working towards decentralization and households in order to build on the objectives pursued by national health, community and social development policies; and to offer guidance to ASACO so that they can carry out their mission of managing community health centres (CSCOM) and mobilizing the resources required for health and social development programs. It has a national executive office with 25 members and a supervisory committee with 5 members on 5-year elected terms. OUR OTHER PARTNERS IN MALI AMFED ASDAP CAFO Groupe Pivot UTM Woiyo Kondeye
IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH Every year, nearly 500,000 women die during childbirth or pregnancy. In Mali, Uniterra's partners seek to increase women's access to health care in community clinics. Moreover, they carry out projects to increase women’s participation in decision-making and management in relation to community health centres.