Ouagadougou: Ministers overseeing the "RAMU" project are on site making final adjustments to ensure adherence to the schedule. The Minister of Servants of the People, Mathias Traore, and his counterpart in charge of Health, Lucien Kargougou, visited the operational actors of the Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RA-MU) on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, to inquire about the progress of preparations for the effective implementation of the project, scheduled for February 1.
According to Burkina Information Agency, a few days before the operationalization of RAMU in Burkina Faso, the National Universal Health Insurance Fund (CNAMU) has undertaken the training of health workers in the health districts of Kadiogo and Guiriko on the tools for managing RAMU. The first phase of this initiative consisted of a training of trainers, organized simultaneously in the health districts of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso. In the Kadiogo region, the training took place in the Nongr-Massom health district.
Given the importance of this phase in the project's implementation, the Minister of Public Service, Mathias Traore, and the Minister of Health, Lucien Robert Kargougou, visited the site to offer their encouragement and support to these key stakeholders in the RAMU (Universal Health Network). According to the chief medical officer of the Nongr-Massom health district, Dr. Djankanaba Kone, this training will enable participants to master the eligible care packages, the ineligible care, the care subject to prior agreement, as well as the RAMU management tools.
Dr. Kone stated, "Starting tomorrow, these participants will be on the ground to ensure the feedback is delivered to all staff at health facilities in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso." Following this, the ministerial delegation visited the CNAMU headquarters to, according to the Minister of Public Service, Mathias Traore, assess the progress of preparations and encourage those involved.
Traore expressed satisfaction with the arrangements made for the operation, stating, "I have observed that arrangements have been made to ensure the operation can begin on the scheduled date. The observations I have made allow me to be satisfied with the organization." He explained that the RAMU (Universal Health Coverage) will be rolled out to all Burkinabe citizens in three phases. The pilot phase, scheduled for February 1st, will cover salaried civil servants registered in the Guiriko and Kadiogo regions.
"Starting in July, the scheme will be extended to all those already registered. Then, it will cover all employees, before concluding with the inclusion of those not yet registered," he specified.