DREPACARE

To improve the quality of life of people with sickle cell disease

Project start date : 01/01/2017

Last updated : 16/03/2022

Beneficiary country : Benin Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) Cameroon Gabon Mali Ivory Coast Senegal Niger (the) Burkina Faso France

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Chronic diseases

Fields of application

  • Information, education and communication for behaviour change (IEC)
  • Patient monitoring and medical data

Stage of development

  • Pilot project/testing/trials

Financing method

  • Public (grant/subsidies, call for proposals/call for tender, etc.)
  • Private (private investors, crowdfunding, philanthropy, etc.)
  • NGO
  • Other (please specify)

Area where the project is utilised

  • International (in several countries)

Economic model(s)

  • Subsidies
  • Donations
  • Other (please specify)

Target audience

  • Healthcare professionals and structures (hospitals, healthcare centres/clinics, health networks)
  • Sick people
  • Children - adolescents (ages 6-18)
  • Patient family/entourage

Project objectives

  • Decreased mortality
  • Improved treatment
  • Other (please explain)

Materials used

  • Cellular (mobile) phone
  • Smartphone

Technologies used

  • Mobile telecommunications (without data connection)
  • Internet
  • Mobile app (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, HTML5, etc.)

Offline use

Yes

Open source

No

Open data

No

Independent evaluation

Yes, auto-evaluated or evaluated by a related organization

About the sponsor

DREPACARE

DREPACARE is an association that fights to improve the quality of life of people with sickle cell disease. Its objectives are to inform, prevent, support and help people suffering from sickle cell disease through the creation of e-health tools, discussion groups and videos of information and testimonies.

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

Country of origin :

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

Partners

  • La filière des maladies génétiques rares du globule rouge (MCGRE )

    Healthcare (professionals and structures)

  • MAKE SENS

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

  • SAP

    Industrial (Startups, enterprises, etc.)

  • DORYS

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

  • Fondation Deloitte

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