care and the medical rehabilitation required by the state of health or by the maternity of the beneficiaries.  Law No. 09-030 of 27 July 2009 on the establishment of the Medical Assistance Regime (RAMED). It provides for the coverage of healthcare expenses of people who are indigent and are unable to pay for health expenses in public hospitals, referral health centres, community health centres, public health facilities for medical tests and State health services or health facilities that have signed agreements with the Ministry of Health. Paragraph 5: Duty of contributing to the defence of one’s country. 377. This duty is established by Article 22 of the Constitution of the Republic of Mali: “defence of the homeland is the duty of every citizen”. 378. This defence is an obligation which nobody can absolve himself from by any form of excuse. Naturally, this duty is more pronounced for the military under Law No. 02-055 of 16 December 2002 on the General Statute of the Military which states in Article 1 that: “The Army of the Republic is at the service of the Nation. Its mandate is to prepare and ensure the defence of the Republic form of government, the democratic gains and the supreme interest of the Nation and homeland where necessary by using the power of arms”. Paragraph 6: Duty of working and honouring its contributions to the State 379. Article 23 of the Constitution provides that every citizen must work towards the common good. He must fulfil all his civic responsibilities, in particular by making monetary contributions. Paragraph 7: Duty of preserving African cultural values 380. The African cultural values are preserved through the revitalisation of these values by the different events organised both at the national level as well as the regional and international levels. 381. The different festivals are characterised by the participation of similar communities from neighbouring countries (eg : Soninké Festival …). The same applies to the various exhibitions and thematic meetings such as: - the International Tourism Fair of Bamako (SITOUR) ; - the Week of Creativity and Crafts of Mali (SCAMA) ; - The Textile Fair; - The Furnishing and Decoration Fair; - The Commercial and Crafts Week of Mali in Guinea (SCAMG); 75