The Countdown to 2030 country collaboration in Mali is a partnership between Institut National de Santé Publique and the Johns Hopkins University. This project is tailored to the government of Mali’s needs to strengthen country evidence and analytical capacity to inform country annual and midterm reviews of health progress and performance, with a focus on women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and nutrition.

Team members at the Countdown annual meeting in Senegal, 2023.

Background

Mali is implementing the second five-year tranche (2019-23) of its ten-year Plan Decennal de Developpement Sanitaire et Social (PDDSS) 2014-2023 , taking a comprehensive approach to health and social development. Accordingly, in May 2016, Mali launched the Global Strategy for the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents (2016-2030), which considers how to scale up high impact interventions to end preventable deaths of women, children, and adolescents. Mali has joined the Global Financing Facility (GFF), which will make it possible to mobilize additional resources for health and nutrition. The GFF investment case, currently under development, aims to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition, with a particular focus on reproductive health and nutrition.

Planned research for 2023-2025

The main activities are grouped into 3 areas:

  • Data analyses: based on statistically valid national surveys and national reports of qualitative studies, and will include aspects of parenting and children's education and inequality. Ad hoc qualitative surveys will be conducted to help explain certain key findings or inconsistencies. INSP will organize analysis workshops that will enable the research team to share and obtain feedback on ongoing analyses, and build capacity on specific types of analysis.
  • Strengthening skills and capacities: by organizing 1) analysis workshops and training in the use of high-performance analysis software, and 2) training in the dissemination and correct use of analysis results.
  • Disseminating results and writing scientific articles (reports, journal articles, and policy or guidance notes to inform and guide strategic decisions)

Achievements for 2020-2022

The products completed in 2020-2022 include:

  • A comprehensive report on GFF indicators and targets, using available survey and routine data.
  • A peer-reviewed manuscript (in preparation.)
  • Policy briefs and communication materials (not available online.)
  • Mali was also part of the Urban Health Project 
  • The Mali team participated in and completed analysis for Countdown annual meetings in 2022 and 2023.

Related Publications

Supplemental Issue: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Delivery and postnatal care among women in 71 low- and middle-income countries: analyzing coverage gaps using household surveys

Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Mali, 2019 – 2023

Countdown to 2030 country analysis: Synthesis and a way forward

Within-Country Inequalities in Zero-dose Prevalence

National and subnational coverage and other service statistics for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health from survey and health facility data in Mali

GFF Report on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in 36 GFF Supported Countries

Countries Annual Meeting Report Summary 2021

Health service utilisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020: a multicountry empirical assessment with a focus on maternal, newborn and child health services

Falling aid for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in the lead-up to the COVID-19 pandemic

Mali Countdown Collaboration Team

Institut National de Santé Publique
Institut National de Santé Publique
Fatou Diawara
Mamadou Berthe
Ibrahim Terera
Akory Ag Iknane
Mariam Traore
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
Melinda Munos
Abdoulaye Maïga
Emily Wilson