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The institutional context
The Bishops of the Bamenda Church Province launched the Bamenda Ecclesiastical Provincial Health Assistance (BEPHA) scheme on a pilot basis in 2008. BEPHA was designed as a solidarity-based ‘trouble fund’ in which members contribute financially and can draw upon support in times of need. Since its inception, BEPHA has covered the healthcare costs of more than 100,000 people in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon through a network of health facilities.
BEPHA is supported financially by MISEREOR.
How the scheme uses openIMIS
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In 2013, Bamenda Ecclesiastical Provincial Health Assistance (BEPHA) Cameroon decided to customize IMIS, developed in Tanzania, to manage its insurance schemes in various dioceses. BEPHA Cameroon received IMIS and its complete source code for customization through a bilateral agreement, including a no-cost license, from the Swiss Development Cooperation. Swiss TPH has been supporting the system’s technical implementation by BEPHA including initial customization, system setup and user training.
Each of the five diocese-level schemes (across North West and South West regions) has teams that use the system for beneficiary enrollment and claims management. All data entry is currently done at the Diocesan office, and BEPHA agents are present at some health facilities to support client verification and claims processes.
Full project scope
the wiki page