Health insurance in Ivory Coast
Status: Mandatory
Universal Health Coverage (CMU), established by the law of 24 March 2014, is a mandatory health-risk scheme for everyone residing in Côte d'Ivoire, managed by CNAM. Supplementary private health insurance is offered by licensed companies.
Legal requirement
The CMU is mandatory for all residents. The basic general scheme is contributory (the insured pays 30% of care, CNAM 70%); a non-contributory medical-assistance scheme, state-financed, covers low-income households. The active phase began on 1 October 2024.
Frequently asked questions
- Is health insurance mandatory in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Yes. Universal Health Coverage (CMU), managed by CNAM, is mandatory for everyone residing in Côte d'Ivoire under the law of 24 March 2014.
- How much is the basic CMU contribution?
- The basic CMU contribution is 1,000 FCFA per month per person (contributory general scheme).
Licensed companies (non-vie) in Ivory Coast
Licensed companies operating in this line. Exact product range to be confirmed with each company.
- Activa Assurances Côte d'Ivoire
- Allianz Côte d'Ivoire Assurances
- AMSA Assurances Côte d'Ivoire
- Assurances COMAR Côte d'Ivoire (COMAR CI)
- Atlanta Assurances Côte d'Ivoire
- Atlantique Assurances Côte d'Ivoire
- AXA Côte d'Ivoire
- Coris Assurances SA Côte d'Ivoire
- Génération Nouvelle d'Assurances Côte d'Ivoire
- La Loyale Assurances IARD
- L'Africaine des Assurances (2AC)
- Leadway Assurance IARD
- MATCA — Mutuelle d'Assurances des Taxis Compteurs d'Abidjan
- NSIA Côte d'Ivoire (NSIA-CI)
- Sanlam Assurances Côte d'Ivoire
- Schiba Assurances SA
- Serenity SA
- SAAR-CI — Société Africaine d'Assurances et de Réassurances de Côte d'Ivoire
- SIDAM — Société Africaine d'Assurances Multirisques
- SUNU Assurances IARD Côte d'Ivoire
- Wafa Assurances Côte d'Ivoire
Sources
- CNAM Côte d'Ivoire — Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CMU)
- CLEISS — La sécurité sociale en Côte d'Ivoire (CNPS)
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