Senegal’s SEN-CSU expands health coverage through mobile enrollment
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The Senegal National Health Coverage Agency (SEN-CSU) began a fifteen-day mobile enrollment campaign in Thiès, Senegal, to increase access to health insurance for residents.
Following earlier efforts in Dakar and Fatick, SEN-CSU teams are directly reaching communities to help people obtain SEN-CSU cards and join the universal health coverage program. El Hadji Souleymane Ndoye, regional head of SEN-CSU in Thiès, explained the agency shifted from bureaucratic communication to a more proactive, community-based approach.
The agency is collaborating with local governments, community leaders, and religious figures to promote the program. On the first day of the campaign, 500 people enrolled, leading Ndoye to estimate they could enroll over 10,000 residents of Thiès during the fifteen days. This would add to the 60,000 people already enrolled in the region, demonstrating growing public understanding of the program’s benefits. A key feature of these enrollment camps is that people receive their SEN-CSU cards immediately after registering.
Aly Fall, SEN-CSU’s communication manager, stated this campaign is part of a national tour to raise awareness about the importance of the universal health card. The agency encourages Senegalese citizens to obtain the card, as it provides health insurance and simplifies access to public healthcare facilities throughout the country.
