Cameroon - BEPHA

Overview

Country/Region	Cameroon
Solution	Health Insurance
Program Operator	Bamenda Ecclesiastical Provincial Health Assistance (BEPHA)
Program type	Micro Health Insurance scheme
Implemented since	2013
Implementing Partner(s)	BEPHA, with previous support from Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
Supporting Partner(s)	Financial Assistance: MISEREOR
Version	Legacy
Functionalities used	Beneficiary Management Claims Management Claims Review Reports
Coverage	Bamenda Region
Number of beneficiaries	66,878
Number of users	10
Number of health facilities	140
Last update	Nov 2021

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

Number of households covered / Nombre de familles couverte	5655

Number of households covered / Nombre de familles couverte	5655
Average size of a household / Taille moyenne d’une famille	-
Household contribution amount / Cotisation par famille	N/A
Individual contribution / Cotisation individuelle	5,000 FCFA
Average amount paid for a claim / Somme moyenne payé pour une prestation	-

Version	-

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	-

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

What to improve / Améliorations	Improve on a simplified method on the installation and implementation of the offline version of the openIMIS

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