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Country/Region

Cameroon

Scheme type

Micro Health Insurance scheme

Implemented since

2008

Implementation support

2011

Version

Number of beneficiaries

66,680

Scheme Features / Caractéristiques du régime:

Country/Region / Pays/Région

Cameroon

Scheme type / Type de régime

Micro Health Insurance scheme

Cooperation partner / Partenaire de cooperation

Bamenda Ecclesiastical Provincial Health Assistance (BEPHA), Financial Assistance: MISEREOR

Implementation Support / Support d’implémentation

2011

Health scheme implemented since / Le régime de santé implémenté depuis

2008

openIMIS Implemented since / openIMIS implémenté depuis

2013

Name of openIMIS focal point / Personne de contacte pour openIMIS

 Atohmbom Yuh George

Total number of health scheme employees / Nombre d’employés du régime de santé

 50

Total number of employees using openIMIS / Nombre d’employés utilisant openIMIS

 10

Total number of employees not trained on openIMIS / Nombre d’employés non-qualifiés pour openIMIS

 15

Number of health insurance products managed by the health scheme and using openIMIS / Nombre de produits d’assurance géré par le régime et openIMIS

 5


Product Features / Caractéristiques du produit:

Number of households covered / Nombre de familles couverte

5655

Number of beneficiaries / Nombre de bénéficiaires

66,680

Average size of a household / Taille moyenne d’une famille

Household contribution amount / Cotisation par famille

Individual contribution / Cotisation individuelle

5,000 FCFA

Average amount paid for a claim / Somme moyenne payé pour une prestation

Specifications of the openIMIS used / Spécifications de l’openIMIS utilisé:

Version

Has anything been modified (customization) / Modifications

What standards are used to code services, items, diagnosis and products / Quels standards sont utilisés pour coder les services, médicaments, diagnostiques et produits

Three main lessons learned / Trois leçons principales tirées:

One

A digital tool to support the implementation of an insurance scheme is indispensable

Two

A comprehensive digital tool like the openIMIS greatly improves on a responsible financial management

Three

Need for continuous capacity building

Recommendations for Developers Committee / Recommendations pour le commitée des dévelopeurs:

What to improve / Améliorations

Improve on a simplified method on the installation and implementation of the offline version of the openIMIS

What to add / Additions

Need to be able to generate and print beneficiary cards from the openIMIS

What to remove / Eliminations

More information here.