MedTrucks

More than 250 million people worldwide suffer from chronic kidney disease, a growing public health problem. These diseases, which often go undetected, lead to a progressive loss of kidney function, necessitating costly treatments such as dialysis or transplants. Raising awareness among the public and healthcare professionals, as well as government support, is essential, as less than 30% of sufferers are aware of their condition. In Morocco, a third of patients have no access to their treatment, the distances involved are often long, and transport costs are not covered. This situation is set to worsen with the ageing of the population and the increase in cases of diabetes and high blood pressure, creating a major public health challenge, particularly in regions with inadequate medical resources.

France’s medical deserts, where there is a lack of health professionals, have a negative impact on patients. Access to quality care is limited, leading to delays in diagnosis, costly travel and difficulties in obtaining medical appointments. This deteriorates patients’ quality of life. To solve this problem, a mapping of the French healthcare system is needed to better target at-risk areas and put in place equitable solutions for access to care.

Initially, Medtruck’s ambition was to equip local healthcare players with mobile care to facilitate access to healthcare in a context of scarcity and uneven geographical distribution of resources, particularly in Morocco.
Their solution includes medical lorries, mapping (MedMapping), real-time management (MedTracking) and telemedicine. They also train local staff in emerging countries (MedEducation). The aim is to improve patients’ quality of life by reducing travel and filling gaps in access to care, while maintaining high standards of quality and safety.
Faced with the difficulties of finding a sustainable business model in Morocco, the company decided to focus on France and its problems of medical deserts. With its MedMapping service, Medtruck aims to map the French healthcare system to highlight a certain amount of data that will be transmitted to the Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS) and public health bodies to help them develop health strategies.

The MedTrucks initiative is designed to assist healthcare stakeholders in the optimal delivery of mobile treatments. Our initiative provides access to powerful, innovative tools to develop mobile treatment in remote areas. We use big data to calculate the route, and by incorporating stops our customers are able to expand their work into isolated areas, which were previously medical deserts. We encourage the survival of rural areas by combating medical desertification. Patients can live at home for longer, hospital departments are freed up, an treatments are more easily accepted.