[The lomé platform: a plea carried by the mutualist movement]

The adoption of the Abidjan Platform in 1999 accompanied the development of mutual health insurance on the African continent. Twenty years after the adoption of the Abidjan Platform, mutual health insurance companies have indeed experienced development, structuring and professionalization. In January 2019, the international mutualist movement adopted the "Lomé Platform" during the Lomé conference, a document presenting a new consensus for the development of mutuality, taking into account the impact of national, regional and international decision-making levels on the environment influencing the development of mutual health insurance. Two years after the adoption of the document, its recommendations remain relevant and the COVID-19 crisis reveals the importance of seizing all resources to develop health systems on the African continent.