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DERMATOLOGY
INTERVENTION INITIATIVES
with high replication potential
TELEDERMATOLOGY FOR REMOTE
DIAGNOSIS
The second phase of the TeleDermali rollout in Mali was completed in 2020 to create a national network of 89 health centres with staff trained in the diagnosis and management of common skin diseases and the use of the remote transmission platform. Between October 2015 and October 2020, more than 3,000 cases had received specialist advice.
In Mauritania, a country covering a million square kilometres with no dermatologists whatsoever outside its capital Nouakchott, the Foundation has been working with the Mauritanian Dermatology Society since 2018. The pilot phase here was completed in 2020 with the inclusion of 13 health facilities, which together treated more than 2,900 patients during the year. In Togo, the first phase of the project was completed in 2020, having provided training for 52 health workers. The fourth beneficiary country is Niger, where the three-year project will begin in 2021.
In addition to these initiatives, and to respond positively to the needs expressed by the subcontinent’s dermatologists during the African Teledermatology Conference, the Foundation signed a new agreement in 2020 with the Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal.
The aim of the new agreement is to upgrade a dermatopathology laboratory to enable examination of patient samples and provide teaching facilities.
ALBINISM AND SKIN CANCER
PREVENTION
The Foundation is also active in working with people suffering from albinism, who, as a group, are particularly exposed to skin cancers and ophthalmological complications, despite the fact that
simple and effective preventive measures already exist (sunscreens, full coverage clothing, sunglasses, etc.).
In Mali, the second phase of the Albi Mali programme was launched in 2020 in conjunction with the Bamako Dermatology Hospital and the SIAM (Solidarité pour l'Insertion des Albinos au Mali) non-profit organisation. It targets 1,500 people through awareness-raising campaigns, medical follow-up, school education and support for income-generating activities.
The project underway with Standing Voice in Tanzania and Malawi was reviewed in 2020 to provide guidance for the next phase, which is due to begin in 2021.
A number of major awareness-raising events were run in Togo during 2020, as well as dermatological and surgical consultation campaigns. These activities resulted in three scientific publications and a doctoral thesis in medicine at the University of Lomé.
In Burkina Faso, the ALBI-FASO programme run with the Burkino Faso Society of Dermatology and the Burkino Faso Association for the Integration of People with Albinism, has trained 47 doctors and nurses in the treatment and management of albinism.
The distribution of locally produced sunscreen is a vital part of all these projects.
In 2020, a new and original formula was developed for the Foundation and made available to its partners and the international community. Free to use, it is particularly well suited to the context of sub-Saharan Africa: low cost, stable in hot and humid environments, easy to manufacture and providing a level of sun protection that meets recognised international standards.
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nationwide included in the TelederMali programme between 2015 and 2020 (compared with the 80 initially planned).
health centres