The mutual insurance movement meeting in Bujumbura calls mutual insurance companies to be recognized in the Universal Health Coverage scheme.

The mutual health movement, meeting in Bujumbura, is calling for mutual health organisations to
be recognized key players in the social economy, playing a key role in the introduction of universal
health cover.

„Given that this is the first time that such an international event on mutuality has been held in our
beloved country of Burundi, we must draw inspiration from the successes observed elsewhere in
terms of universal health cover with management delegated to mutual health organisations“. –
declared Déo Claude NSHIMIRIMANA, President of CONAMUS.

For two days the  International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies  (AIM) and its partners organized the
International Mutualist Conference, under the theme: „Universal coverage in Africa: Relying on
mutuals as key players in the social and solidarity economy“.

On 3 and 4 February, over 200 participants from 24 African countries met in Bujumbura to take
stock of the progress made by AIM’s Lomé Platform and the Dakar Declaration.1 The aim was
explore how mutuals can be fully integrated into international frameworks for the social solidarity
economy.

In collaboration with public sector players and national health systems, mutuals have the potential
to broaden access to care and make an active contribution to universal health coverage. This
gathering marks a key stage their recognition and integration into health policies in Africa.