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eHEALTH
PROMOTING AND COORDINATING
the most promising eHealth initiatives
eHEALTH PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN
THE HEALTH CRISIS
Created by Fondation Pierre Fabre with support from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), the Global South eHealth Observatory naturally monitored the implementation of digital solutions in response to the health crisis during 2020.
The annual Observatory conference on the subject of
"ICTs and health crises: digital tools on the front line of the fight against epidemics" was held on 15 October in a mixed format of physical attendance and remote attendance. It attracted a record audience, including around 3,000 live streaming connections; 2.5 times more than in the previous year.
FIVE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE
FOUNDATION IN 2020
The Observatory's five winning projects of 2020 were selected by its committee of experts from among 78 entries and following a monitoring process and call for entries at the end of 2019, with the prize winners receiving their awards at the conference. All will receive technical and financial support from the Foundation for a year.
- Anemiapp, RDC: an app for connecting sickle cell patients and providing them with information and advice.
- eCentre Convivial, Togo: an app that provides advice on sexual and reproductive issues.
- Reach52, Philippines and Cambodia: a digital tool for identifying the health needs of disadvantaged populations and offering packages of services tailored to the resources provided by public, private and non- profit entities.
- TT Tracker, multiple countries: a tool for recording and monitoring trachoma (trachomatous trichiasis or TT, a neglected tropical disease) patients and surgical performance.
- The Guinea Epilepsy Project (a winner in 2018): integrating artificial intelligence with a smartphone- based electroencephalography (EEG) solution for epilepsy diagnosis in Guinea.
A total of 34 initiatives have now received support from the eHealth Observatory, and 165 projects are documented in the database freely accessible on the www.odess.io website.
SECOND CLASS OF THE eHEALTH IUD
The first specialist eHealth further education programme in French-speaking Africa, the Healthcare Innovation and Practices inter-university degree (DIU) was created in 2019 under the terms of a partnership between the Foundation and the Universities of Bamako (Mali), Dakar (Senegal) and Abidjan (Ivory Coast). Its aim is to promote and facilitate the coordinated and effective transformation of digital health practices in order to achieve greater consistency and efficiency.
The class of 2020 included 21 students from 12 African countries, 18 of whom were able to attend thanks to a Fondation Pierre Fabre scholarship. At the same time, the Foundation continues to support the Digi S@nté Mali centre of expertise hosted by the University of the Sciences, Techniques and Technologies in Bamako. In 2020, Digi S@nté Mali was used extensively by teaching staff from the medical and pharmacy faculties, all of whom received training on how to use the e-learning platform and webcasting software to live stream their lessons.
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