One of our priorities has been to make care more accessible by expanding community-based activities and mobile clinics, in addition to supporting health centers and hospitals. We responded to the urgent needs of people forced from their homes with medical consultations, providing water and sanitation needs and other essential items, but also mental health support. If most patients have malaria and other infections, the anxiety linked to their living conditions is having a significant impact on their mental health.
Insecurity has increased further south, in parts of Sikasso region, including Koutiala district, where we run a nutrition program, which admits large numbers of children every year. In the capital, Bamako, we continued to provide or facilitate access to screening, diagnosis, and treatment for breast and cervical cancer. Our teams also worked with the Ministry of Health to set up a breast cancer awareness campaign during Pink October, aimed at encouraging as many women as possible to get screened. In addition, we supported COVID-19-related activities, including inpatient care, contact tracing, home-based follow-up, and health promotion, at two hospitals in Bamako.
