Support diagnostique en Afrique sub-saharienne francophone et télépathologie

Supporting haematology diagnostics with telepathology

Project start date : 01/05/2017

Last updated : 16/03/2022

Beneficiary country : Benin Mali Cameroon Senegal Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) Tunisia Algeria Morocco Mauritania Ivory Coast Burkina Faso Burundi Madagascar

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Cancer

Fields of application

  • Health professional training
  • Telemedicine (remote diagnosis and consultations)
  • Patient monitoring and medical data

Stage of development

  • Routine project/operational

Financing method

  • Private (private investors, crowdfunding, philanthropy, etc.)
  • NGO

Area where the project is utilised

  • International (in several countries)

Economic model(s)

  • Donations

What problem does the initiative address ?

Improve diagnostics and therefore treatment of patients with haematological malignancies.

Detailed description of the initiative

The software i-Path is used to send images of haematological malignancies via the internet, as part of a telepathology network or five French-speaking countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (Mali, Cameroon, Senegal, DRC, and Benin). A number of opinions come back which lead to diagnosis. More than 200 cases have been processed.

What is the proposed solution added value ?

Quicker and more accurate diagnoses in line with WHO criteria.

12

Number of beneficiaries since launch

3 Full-Time equivalents

1 Employees

8 Volunteers

N/C Service providers

Support diagnostique en Afrique sub-saharienne francophone et télépathologie

12

Number of beneficiaries since launch

Target audience

  • Healthcare professionals and structures (hospitals, healthcare centres/clinics, health networks)
  • Sick people

Project objectives

  • Decreased mortality
  • Improved treatment

Materials used

  • Computer
  • Other (specify)

Technologies used

  • Internet

Offline use

Yes

Open source

Yes

Open data

No

Independent evaluation

No

About the sponsor

Alliance Mondiale Contre le Cancer AMCC

The AMCC is an NGO that supports the fight against cancer in mid- and low income countries. Its work includes training, research, and support for diagnostics and treatments, in particularly palliative care and pain management for childhood cancers like retinoblastoma.

Sector : Healthcare (professionals and structures)

Country of origin : France

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

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Partners

  • Association GFAOP (Groupe Franco-Africain d'Oncologie Pédiatrique)

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

  • Fondation Sanofi Espoir

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