Pilot project

pilote1Pesinet has been operating since January 2010 on a pilot zone in the district of Bamako Coura, in the capital city of Mali.

  • 600 children are currently subscribing to the service in this zone.
  • 4 full-time agents and 1 full-time supervisor have been recruited,
  • A local doctor works 10 hours a week for Pesinet,
  • 1 child out of 4 enrolled in the program resort to the health center at least once a month for curative or follow-up examinations.

The service is currently being deployed on two new zones in Bamako in partnership with two new partnering health centres. 320 new children have already subscribed ans 4 new agents have joined the team.

An evaluation survey carried out by a Phd student under the supervision of the National Agency for e-health and Medical Informatics in Mali shows that:

  • 96% of the families are satisfied with the service
  • 99% want to recommend the service to their relatives or friends
  • 97% find it “very cheap”
  • 78% of the mothers subscribing have low education levels (none, or primary school)
  • 90% have either unstable or rather unstable revenues
  • 95% think the main advantage of the service is “Good health follow-up and affordable cost”

Watch our video clip to see how the teams are working in the field and delivering on its social promises. Click here…