InfoAdoJeunes in Togo

To offer sexual and reproductive health services to young Togolese people of both genders by remote consultation and on-line advice, from qualified service providers.

Project start date : 01/04/2020

Last updated : 15/04/2024

Beneficiary country : Togo

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Infectious diseases
  • Sexual and reproductive health
  • HIV/AIDS

Fields of application

  • Telemedicine (remote diagnosis and consultations)
  • Information, education and communication for behaviour change (IEC)
  • Patient monitoring and medical data

Stage of development

  • Routine project/operational

Financing method

  • NGO
  • Intergovernmental or international agency
  • Other (please specify)

Area where the project is utilised

  • National (in one country only)

Economic model(s)

  • Subsidies

What problem does the initiative address ?

In Togo, in 2018, 40% of the population was under 15 years of age and more than 60% was under 25 years of age. Indicators in the field of health are mostly below expectations and standards: the early pregnancy rate (before age 18) is 17.3% and increasing each year in schools, 84‰ of needs among adolescents are not being met, the mother and infant mortality rate is 401‰ and the HIV prevalence rate is 2.5%. Young people are groaning under the weight of problems such as early pregnancy, STIs and HIV/AIDS due to insufficient parent-child communication on sexuality and access to friendly sexual and reproductive health rights services, which are difficult to access from a geographical, sociocultural and economic point of view.

Detailed description of the initiative

InfoAdoJeunes is a multifunctional mobile application which offers users the following: monitoring of menstrual cycle, games related to sexual reproductive health (SRH), remote consultations, on-line advice, a forum on SRH and contraception, and comprehensive sex education (CSE) lessons. The remote consultation in question is a form of tele-medicine which gives users the benefit of friendly and suitably adapted clinical services thanks to ATBEF providers (doctors) working on line. This application provides free remote consultation services with the issue of a medical prescription or a digital analysis report depending on the nature or severity of the disease. This app, with its green line tab offers information, advice or assistance from teleadvisors. The InfoAdoJeunes web-TV tab allows users to be informed and educated through socio-educational series or short films. In short, it is a multifunctional application.

What is the proposed solution added value ?

InfoAdoJeunes provides free and user-friendly services adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable and marginalised young people. It also helps overcome the sense of embarrassment felt by teenagers and young people around health service providers. It provides complete on-line sex education courses with issue of a certificate signed jointly by the Ministers for Health and Education and the Board of Management of ATBEF, through the link www.elearningatbef.org

1 779

Number of beneficiaries since launch

7 Full-Time equivalents

10 Employees

10 Volunteers

2 Service providers

InfoAdoJeunes in Togo

1 779

Number of beneficiaries since launch

Target audience

  • Children - adolescents (ages 6-18)
  • Other

Project objectives

  • Improved treatment

Materials used

  • Cellular (mobile) phone
  • Smartphone
  • Tablet
  • Computer

Technologies used

  • Internet
  • Geolocation
  • Mobile app (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, HTML5, etc.)

Offline use

Yes

Open source

No

Open data

No

Independent evaluation

Yes, evaluated independently

About the sponsor

The Togolese Association for Family Welfare (ATBEF)

The Togolese Association for Family Welfare (ATBEF) is a non-governmental organisation that has been working in Togo since 2 January 1975 in the fields of health and rights in matters of sexual and reproductive health (SRHR). It was recognised by the Togolese state in 1976. It is part of the large International Family Planning Federation (IFPF) whose world headquarters are in London with African headquarters in Nairobi since 1980. In addition to family planning, the Association has expanded its services to include sexual and reproductive health (SSR) services, working alongside the Togolese government to combat maternal and infant mortality, infertility, harmful traditional practices, secret abortions, STIs, HIV/AIDS and so on. In 2013, it was recognised as a centre of learning and excellence by the IFPF and Agir PF/Ministry of Health of Togo.

Sector : Institutions (Communities, public authorities, NGOs, foundations, etc.)

Country of origin : Togo

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

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