241. With the improvement of the curricula of training schools and actions of human resources development undertaken, the professional ratios of healthcare per inhabitant have improved considerably in the last 10 years. Thus, in 2010, the ratio for doctors was one (1) for 9792 inhabitants, one (1) midwife for 21,924 inhabitants, one (1) nursing assistant for 3448 inhabitants. The WHO standard is one (1) for 10 000 doctors as against one (1) for 5000 inhabitants respectively for midwives or nurses. 242. The health budget in the state budget has also increased over the past decade; from less than 5% in 1989 to 11.71% in 2010 (recurrent expenses ratio).This rate is below the 15 % set by Heads of State in Abuja, Nigeria. Within the framework of attaining the MDGs in the health sector, the table below shows the results obtained in relation to certain targeted impact indicators. Summary table of Mali’s results with regard to the objectives of the various PRODESS from 1998 to 2010/MDGs EDSM.III, IV results and MICS 2010 surveys Goals Indicator Prodess Prodess II Prodess + 19982002 20052009 20092011 1996 2001 2006 2010 MDG1 Underweight rates. Among children aged <5years/100 27.0% Immunization coverage rate of children 12-23m (Measles) 90% 40.0% 33.2% 26.7% 18.9% 50.8% 48.7 68.4% 73.0% Above 37.5% 39.6 or equal to 90% 61.9% 72.1% 93.0 56.0 122.5 113.4 95.8 166.3 211.0 150.0 237.5 229.1 190.5 404 574 344 577 582 464 Prenatal care rate 86.0% 46.9 56.8 70.4 Assisted delivery rate 65.0% 40.0% 40.6% 49.0% 56.0% Contraceptive prevalence rate 10.0 4.5 6.9 Immunization coverage rate of children 12-23m (DTP3) MDG4 Infant mortality rate/100 Child mortality rate /100 MDG5 Maternal mortality rate/100000 5.7 8.0% 48

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