1. Public sector social franchising: the key to contraceptive choice for women? Dr. Boubacar Cisse Marie Stopes International Mali October 2014

2. BlueStar Mali Overview Start up - March 2011 Partial Franchise – FP + HIV Network of 140 providers – 132 public providers – Community Health Centers Private sector not developed especially in rural areas Ministry of Health favorable for partial Franchise in Community Health Centers

3. Results Feb 2011- Jun 2014 Number Number of Franchisees140 Number of total FP clients111 482 Clients that use a FP method for the first time29 849 Number of Long Term Methods44 785 Clients that have benefited from HIV counselling60 228 Total CYPs186 131 Unwanted pregnancies averted21 397 Maternal deaths averted145

4. BlueStar vs non-BlueStar

5. Conclusion Impressive health impact through public sector franchise Currently 130 CSCOMs, but… Mali has 1170 CSCOMs, so…. Room for SF grow is enormous!