The medical situation in Togo was deeply affected by the political crisis of 1992-1993 which was translated by a dramatic fall of the public expenditure of health and caused exodus of great number of qualified professionals. The quality and the availability of the care strongly decreased. The needs for the population as regards health are enormous. The infant mortality rate is 137 per 1000 and represents almost half of the total rate of mortality. The morbidity caused by the prevalence of infectious diseases and parasitic, in the forefront of which malaria , is also high.

Concerning the VIH AIDS, on a population of 4,5 million people, the number of declared HIV-positive individuals exceeds the 146,000 for a percentage of 6% of the 15-45 year old population. This figure could if nothing is made double within five year and quadruple to 2014. The principal risk lies in the under valuation of the potential of propagation of the VIH at Togo, resulting from the information's lack. Currently, 20% of the questioned people estimate that the condoms are not useful and not enough people knows the modes of transmission of disease.

In priority sector, the strategy of the Association rests on the following points: