One of Sister Anne Marie Salomon’s main objectives in her mission among the nomads in northern Mali is to train local medical staff, thereby ensuring the long-term future of her work.
After three years’ study, the nurses graduate and work at the nomad hospital in Gossi, or, thanks to the donation of a motorcycle, travel around the region to help the nomad tribes. They provide care in bush clinics or in makeshift locations, and despite the instability in this part of the country, their work continues and is perpetuated every year. Since 2003, MAP has funded the training of five nurses, a laboratory technician and the purchase of motorbikes for each of them, to the tune of €12,000. Since 2024, MAP has decided to suspend its funding due to the difficulties of on-site monitoring. The project continues thanks to the local team that has been formed.