10/10/2025
Join the community of ODESS award winners and contribute to the digital transformation of healthcare in the low-middle-income countries!
The Global South e-Health Observatory (ODESS) is launching its 2026 call for projects to support initiatives using information and communication technologies to improve access to healthcare and quality medicines in African and Asian countries. Projects that have already been implemented in the field (at least at the pilot stage) are eligible.
After examining the eligible applications, the Observatory’s group of experts will select the most relevant projects, which will be awarded an Observatory award and provided with financial support for one year. Since its creation, 49 award-winners have benefited from such support.
The prizes will be awarded at the Observatory’s 10th annual conference, to be held at the end of 2026 at the Pierre Fabre Foundation headquarters in Lavaur.
Why should you apply ?
- International visibility: Benefit from increased visibility for your project via the Pierre Fabre Foundation and its partners.
- Financial support: Benefit from funding and support dedicated to the progress and acceleration of your project.
- Networking: Join a network of experts and players committed to health in developing countries.
Eligibility criteria :
The projects must :
✔️ aim to improve access to quality healthcare and medicines for people in Africa and/or Asia
✔️ use information and communication technologies
✔️ be implemented in the field (at least at the pilot stage)
Are you a former ODESS award winner?
Award winners from 2016 to 2023 are also invited to apply to continue developing their project.
How to apply?
Case 1 : My project is already registered on the ODESS website
- I log in to my user account (login link)
- I update my project file
- I submit my project sheet for review and check that its status is “pending”.
Case 2 : My project is not registered on the ODESS website
- Create a user account (login link)
- Create a project file
- I submit my project sheet for review and check that its status is “pending”.
Calendar for the 2026 call for projects :
- 9 october to 7 november 2025: applications open.
- 14 november 2025 : confirmation by email that your project has been registered.
- From 18th december, 2025 : eligible projects receive a second application form.
- From 18th december, 2025 to 23rd january 2026 : eligible projects complete and return the application form.
- At the beginning of march 2026 : selected projects are contacted for field surveys.
- April – May 2026: field surveys are carried out.
- June 2026 : winners announced
- October 2026 : Award ceremony during the ODESS conference at the Pierre Fabre Foundation headquarters in Lavaur, France.
Evaluation criteria :
The review and analysis of your project is based on the following criteria:
- Relevance: Targeted and documented health issues, identified needs, implementation context, links with public health strategies, collaboration with other actors in the ecosystem, etc.
- Approach: open approach, link with the structure of intervention areas, integration of end-users and stakeholders, consideration of cross-cutting issues and health determinants, etc.
- Coherence: Roles of stakeholders, partnerships, governance framework and experience of the project leader
- Innovation: Technological, social or methodological
- Sustainability: Diversity of funding sources and business model
- Compliance and risk management: compliance with national regulations, risk identification and mitigation.
If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us by email. Our team will be happy to answer your questions and help you with your application. Please write to: caroline.hermant@fondationpierrefabre.org
