the perceptions of teachers and researchers at the Université des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines de Bamako (ULSHB) regarding compulsory health insurance

Abstract

This article examines the perceptions of teachers and researchers at the Université des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines de Bamako (ULSHB) regarding compulsory health insurance. The aim of this study is to analyze these different perceptions. Methodologically, the qualitative approach was used exclusively. Semi-directive individual interviews were also used. The results reveal a divergence in perceptions. In fact, almost all of those interviewed had not been made aware of the implementation of AMO. Similarly, they had not been involved, and said they had not consented to the payroll deduction method. As for governance, it is deemed chaotic, insofar as it is characterized by corruption, politicization of the system, nepotism and favoritism in AMO recruitment. Its sustainability is compromised by the practices that surround it. Efforts must be focused on raising awareness among the socio-professional strata to ensure mass take-up, especially with the new form of insurance, the Régime d'Assurance Maladie Universelle (Universal Health Insurance Scheme).