How can a legislative framework be designed in a participatory way?
Top The experience of the project “Support to the establishment of a regional framework for the development of mutual health organizations in EMWAU (UEMOA) countries” (2004-2006) is interesting in this regard. The objective was to support requesting EMWAU countries in the design or revision of a legislative framework on social mutuals or mutual health organizations. In order to reach this objective, national workshops were organized. They provided a space for dialogue and exchange and enabled the main actors concerned by this legislation to participate in the creation process of the framework. States’ representatives, mutual organizations representatives, health care providers, social partners, and development partners in each EMWAU country were invited in each EMWAU country to a national workshop. For three days, working groups work and discussions were held in order to engage in a shared thought process on the elements to be included in the legislative framework. A lawyer was then as
