Mali

We found no evidence of any official restrictions on entry to Mali based on HIV status.

According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Mali does not have any HIV-related restrictions on entry.

Article 8 of the Law 04-058 AN RM, Conditions of entry, residence and establishment of foreigners in Mali, lists the conditions to entry the country which don’t include any health certificate or disclosure form.

The Embassy of Mali in Washington has a list of supporting documents that should be included with a visa application and none of those documents makes reference to HIV or the general health of the applicant. 

The visa application form published does not contain questions or fields in relation to any health condition or status.

The Government of Canada points out that travellers are required to carry evidence of a yellow fever vaccination.

We found no evidence of any official restrictions on short-term stay to Mali based on HIV status.

According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Mali does not have any HIV-related restrictions on short-term stay.

Article 14 of the Law 04-058 AN RM, Conditions of entry, residence and establishment of foreigners in Mali states the conditions to deny a temporary residence and these do not include HIV.

It is unclear whether Mali imposes restrictions on long-term stay of people living with HIV.

According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Mali does not have any HIV-related restrictions on long-term stay.

According to Article 23 of the Decree 05-322 P RM – Conditions of establishment and residence of foreign nationals in Mali of February 2009, applications for stays longer than six months should include ‘a medical certificate less than two (2) months old issued by a doctor approved by the competent authorities in the applicant’s country of origin, certifying that the applicant is not suffering from any contagious disease or infirmity rendering him/her unfit for the activity he/she intends to pursue.’

Additionally, according to Article 29 of the same law, ‘foreign nationals wishing to settle in Mali […] must provide […] a medical certificate issued by an approved doctor residing in Mali certifying that they are free from any contagious disease or any infirmity rendering them unfit for the activity they intend to carry out.’

It should be noted that the Decree no. 07 – 165 / P-RM of 23 May 2007 includes HIV in the list of notifiable diseases to health authorities.

However, Articles 17 and 18 of the Law no. 06-028/ 29 June 2006 laying down rules on the prevention, care and control of HIV/AIDS, establish the voluntary nature of HIV tests and forbid requesting an HIV test as a condition to employment, education or freedom of movement of people living with HIV.

The following summarises available information on access to healthcare for people living with HIV in Mali. There is some evidence that non-nationals are restricted from accessing treatment in the same way as nationals.

IOM reports that only migrant workers holding a work permit under Article 5 of Law No. 09‐015 of 26 June 2009, establishing the compulsory health insurance scheme, can become members of the scheme. Article 7 of the Law stipulates that workers as defined by the Labour Code (the only possibility for foreigners to work in Mali) and their families must be affiliated with the scheme. However, under Article 3 of Law No. 09‐030 of 27 July 2009 establishing the medical assistance scheme, “needy” persons (and members of their families) may receive free care in certain hospitals, but it is not specified whether the patient must be Malian or not.

• UNAIDS
• US Department of State
• Law 04-058 AN RM, Conditions of entry, residence and establishment of foreigners in Mali
• Embassy of Mali in Washington
• Government of Canada
• Decree 05-322 P RM – Conditions of establishment and residence of foreign nationals in Mali of February 2009
• Decree no. 07 – 165 / P-RM of 23 May 2007
• International Organization for Migration
• Law No. 09‐015 of 26 June 2009

Migrant populations

Refugees and asylum seekers