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Country/Region

Cameroon

Scheme type

Micro Health Insurance scheme

Implemented since

20132008

Implementation support

2011

Version

Number of beneficiaries

Test66,680

Scheme Features:

Country/Region

Cameroon

Scheme type

Micro Health Insurance scheme

Cooperation partner

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

Implementation Support

2011

Health scheme implemented since

2008

openIMIS Implemented since

2013

Name of openIMIS focal point

  Atohmbom Yuh George

Total number of health scheme employees

  50

Total number of employees using openIMIS

  10

Total number of employees not trained on openIMIS

  15

Number of health insurance products managed by the health scheme and using openIMIS

  5


Product Features:

Number of households covered

5655

Number of beneficiaries

66,680

Average size of a household

Household contribution amount

Individual contribution

5,000 FCFA

Average amount paid for a claim

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Three main lessons learned:

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:

What to improve

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

What to add

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

What to remove

More information here.

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