Table 5.
Health interventions in Mayange.
| Interventions | Dates |
|---|---|
| Emergency and supplemental feeding introduced | April 2006 |
| Community health representatives elected | April 2006 |
| Health Centre connected to the power grid | May 2006 |
| 8 nurses are added, making a total of 12. Nurses paid salary top-up | June 2006 |
| Ambulance introduced | June 2006 |
| Reliable medicine supply established | June 2006 |
| Administrative supplies provided | June 2006 |
| Furniture and equipment supplied | July 2006 to March 2007 |
| 3 nurses are added to staff, making a total of 15 | September 2006 |
| Artemisinin-based combination therapy for malaria introduced | October 2006 |
| Insecticide-treated anti-malaria bednets distributed | October 2006 |
| Services reorganised into departments | October 2006 |
| ‘Checklist’ medical record forms introduced | October 2006 to February 2007 |
| Pharmacy management and procurement system established | January 2007 to March 2007 |
| Subsidies and credit schemes established | February 2007 |
| Point-of-service co-payments suspended | February 2007 |
| Three satellite health posts established (outpatient data not included in analysis) | March 2007 to July 2007 |
| Nearly 100% Mutuelle coverage achieveda | April 2007 |
| HIV testing by sending out samples started | April 2007 |
| TB diagnosis and treatment introduced | May 2007 |
| Deworming conducted | July 2007 |
| In-house PMTCT and VCT launched | September 2007 |
a
The MVP provided agricultural loans of improved seeds and fertilizer to households in which all members were enrolled in mutuelle. Alternatively, households could add the subsidized cost of members’ mutuelle subscription to the loans of seed and fertilizer and receive a voucher which could be immediately redeemed at Mayange Health Centre for health insurance coverage. These loans for seed and fertilizer could be repaid after harvest in either cash or harvested crop, and individuals seeking such loans could simultaneously enroll in mutuelle with their premiums added to their agricultural debt.