Mali and Russia sign health agreement on epidemics and doctors
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mali Actu
Mali and Russia signed a public health agreement on 28 October 2026 covering epidemic prevention, vaccination and disease control, with Russian equipment and training for Malian doctors. The agreement formalises existing cooperation between the two countries, local media reported, citing official information.
Mali and Russia signed a public health agreement on 28 October covering the fight against epidemics, their prevention and vaccination. The agreement also provides for Russian equipment to be deployed in Mali and skills to be transferred to Malian doctors, according to local media reporting official information.
The documents were initialled by Malian Economy and Finance Minister Alousséni Sanou and Anna Yurievna Popova, head of Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing. The partnership is to provide Russian technologies and equipment and support the training of Malian health professionals.
The agreement formalises cooperation already under way in several sectors. It follows an understanding between the trade ministries on the circulation of medical equipment and the approval of mechanisms intended to secure bilateral investment.
The signing came two days before the two mining contracts Mali concluded with Zarubezhgeologia, on 28 October in Moscow. The agreements concern mining mapping and a system for centralising and exploiting data on Mali’s subsoil.
