Key Achievements in Sahel Health Enhancement

Between 2018 and 2024, significant milestones were achieved in bolstering healthcare infrastructure and access across the Sahel:

• 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 healthcare provisions. This figure significantly surpassed the initial target of 3.65 million. Health facilities within designated areas across both nations saw a substantial uplift in care quality, driven by upgraded equipment, advanced staff training, and improved patient management protocols.

• Vital Obstetric Care: In conflict-affected regions of Mali, the percentage of expectant mothers receiving crucial prenatal visits nearly tripled, escalating from 13% to 38%. Meanwhile, in Mauritania, qualified personnel assisted approximately 160,000 births, exceeding the set objective by 20%.

• Enhanced Pediatric Services: Mali successfully delivered 1.17 million healthcare consultations for children under five, addressing prevalent conditions like malaria, respiratory infections, and diarrhea. Concurrently, Mauritania vaccinated over 200,000 children—tripling its initial target—and provided nearly 5 million medical consultations for infants and young children.

• Critical Nutrition Support: In Mauritania, a substantial 750,000 women and children received vital nutritional assistance, playing a key role in combating malnutrition across the region.

• Broadened Access to Healthcare: By the project’s conclusion, 460,000 vulnerable individuals in Mali had gained free access to fundamental health services. In Mauritania, over a million complimentary health services were extended to vulnerable communities, including refugees, with 81% of targeted vulnerable households receiving financial aid to facilitate their access to medical care.

• Increased Family Planning Access: Mali witnessed a nearly threefold increase in contraceptive usage among adolescent girls, rising from 5.8% to 15.3%. In Mauritania, the number of women adopting modern contraceptive methods surged dramatically from approximately 9,000 to over 240,000, far exceeding the initial projections.