Bamako Initiative

The Bamako Initiative was a formal statement adopted by African health ministers in 1987 in Bamako, Mali, to implement strategies designed to increase the availability of essential drugs and other healthcare services for Sub-Saharan Africans. A Health Policy and Planning article by Hardon (1990; 5: 186-189) describes the initiative as follows: Following this speech, the African ministers of health present at the meeting adopted a resolution in which they called for the acceleration of primary health care by:

Bamako Initiative

The Bamako Initiative was a formal statement adopted by African health ministers in 1987 in Bamako, Mali, to implement strategies designed to increase the availability of essential drugs and other healthcare services for Sub-Saharan Africans. A Health Policy and Planning article by Hardon (1990; 5: 186-189) describes the initiative as follows: Following this speech, the African ministers of health present at the meeting adopted a resolution in which they called for the acceleration of primary health care by: