HEALTH MUTUALS:
WHEN SOLIDARITY HEALS
AND PROTECTS LIVES
In sub-Saharan Africa, 80% of the population lacks adequate access to healthcare. In the absence of health insurance, households have to pay for their own healthcare, often at great personal sacrifice. Falling ill can mean getting into debt, selling one’s possessions or going without treatment.
“I’ve been a member of a health mutual since 2023. One day, my daughter fell seriously ill; she was constantly suffering from stomach ache. I didn’t have much money, but the support from the health mutual saved her life. We spent two weeks in hospital before she recovered. Without the health mutual, I can honestly say I wouldn’t have my child today.”
Community health mutuals offer a practical solution. By pooling resources, they enable families to access healthcare without falling into poverty.
Thanks to your generosity, Louvain Coopération supports these mutuals in Benin, Togo and Burundi. Your donation helps fund:
- access to healthcare;
- screening for gynaecological cancers;
- training for healthcare workers;
- screening for diabetes and high blood pressure;
- raising awareness among young people about sexual and reproductive health;
- health prevention and information.
TODAY, YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Thanks to you, solidarity is saving and protecting lives.
You can also transfer any amount of your choice directly from your bank account to: BE28 7323 3319 1920. Or set up a monthly donation. This option keeps administrative costs down and helps us plan our activities more effectively. Donations of €40 or more per year are tax-deductible. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Devlop' No 22
Access to healthcare: a right worth defending
This fight for access to healthcare is a long one, but it is absolutely vital. After all, how can we improve our living conditions if a simple illness can ruin everything? Education, sustainable agriculture and food systems, entrepreneurship… Without good health, our other struggles lose their meaning.
Les maladies non transmissibles avancent en silence, mais leurs conséquences, elles, sont bien réelles.
Le docteur Marcelle-Olive Sounli (médecin-conseil) et Hugette Dosseh (directrice du REMUSA) livrent des témoignages, ancrés dans la réalité du terrain.
Au Bénin, nous agissons pour l’avenir des filles : moins de grossesses précoces, plus de réussite scolaire.
Raimatou, élève à Cobly, témoigne de son engagement en tant que pair éducatrice. Sorotori, directeur du collège de Toucountouna, explique les actions concrètes mises en place.
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