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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===
* [https://mariestopes.org/where-we-work/mali/ Marie Stopes Mali]: "Our full range of sexual and reproductive health services includes: A range of short-acting, long-acting, permanent and emergency contraception, Family planning counselling, Pre and post-natal care, STI diagnosis and treatment, Pregnancy testing and ultrasound, Voluntary HIV counselling and testing." Address: Marie Stopes Mali, Sotuba ACI, Face au terrain de foot du Stade Malien, BPE 4798, Bamako, Mali; Call: 8000 11 88 (free on Malitel network) / 20 706 706; Email: centrejeunes@msimali.org


===Costs===
===Costs===
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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
In Mali, there are no known travel or residency restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS. This means that you can enter the country, regardless of your HIV status, and you should not be deported if you test positive for HIV while you are in the country.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=117 MALI - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref>
 
Although Mali has a relatively low HIV infection rate for the region, there is a growing HIV infection rate. In 2017, it was estimated that 1.2% of adults of Mali were infected with HIV, which was the 39th highest rate in the world.<ref name="ciaworldfactbook_mali">[https://www.cia.gov/library/PUBLICATIONS/the-world-factbook/geos/ml.html CIA World Factbook - Mali]</ref> HIV infection rates increased by 11% between 2010 and 2016. However, one optimistic statistic is that HIV/AIDS-related deaths have decreased by 11% between 2010 and 2016.<ref name="unaids_mali">[http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/mali UNAIDS - Mali]</ref> There were 6,300 HIV/AIDS-related deaths per year in 2016, which is the 37th highest in the world.<ref name="ciaworldfactbook_mali" />


====Testing Facilities====
===Testing Facilities===


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===Support===


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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===
The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is 587deaths per 100,000 live births, according to 2015 data. This MMR is ranked 16th in the world, meaning that Mali has a significant MMR problem. <ref name=“cia_mmr”>[https://www.cia.gov/LIBRARY/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/353rank.html#IC CIA World Factbook - Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)]</ref>


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
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==List of Additional Resources==
==List of Additional Resources==


* [http://www.sante.gov.ml/ Ministry of Health]
* [https://www.who.int/countries/mli/en/ World Health Organization - Mali]
* [https://mali.unfpa.org/ UNFPA - Mali]
* [https://www.ippf.org/about-us/member-associations/mali The Association Malienne pour la Protection et la Promotion de la Famille (AMPPF)]: This organization is a member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. "The Association Malienne pour la Protection et la Promotion de la Famille (AMPPF) was established in 1972 to tackle the family planning challenges facing the Malian people. It rapidly expanded its activity and remit to embrace sexual and reproductive health (SRH) counselling; neonatal, gynaecological, post-natal and post-abortion care; and prevention and management of HIV and AIDS, particularly voluntary counselling and testing (VCT)."
* [https://www.equaldex.com/region/mali Equaldex Mali]: This webpage provides information on LGBTQ rights and laws in Mali.
* [https://www.equaldex.com/region/mali Equaldex Mali]: This webpage provides information on LGBTQ rights and laws in Mali.


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