TT Tracker

Application to help surgeons, assistants and supervisors in monitoring patients and collecting and analyzing information on surgical outcomes and performance about TT (Trachomatous Trichiasis)

Project start date : 31/07/2018

Last updated : 23/07/2024

Beneficiary country : Benin Ethiopia Guinea Nigeria Pakistan Senegal

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Ophthalmology
  • Other

Fields of application

  • Health professional training
  • Patient monitoring and medical data

Stage of development

  • Routine project/operational

Financing method

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

Area where the project is utilised

  • International (in several countries)

Economic model(s)

Target audience

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

Project objectives

  • Decreased morbidity
  • Reduced suffering
  • Improved treatment

Materials used

  • Smartphone
  • Computer

Technologies used

  • Internet
  • Geolocation
  • Mobile app (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, HTML5, etc.)

Offline use

Yes

Open source

Yes

Open data

No

Independent evaluation

No

About the sponsor

Sightsavers

Sightsavers is an International Non-Governmental Organization founded in 1950 and granted Royal Status by The Queen in 1958. Its vision is of a world where avoidable blindness is eliminated, and people with disabilities have the same rights as everyone else. They work in more than 30 countries worldwide (focusing on Africa and Asia) with local, regional, national and international partners and governments. With their help, they distribute treatments to prevent disease, carry out eye operations, advocate for disability rights and improve health services.

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

Country of origin : Afghanistan

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

Partners

  • Ministries of Health (all countries)

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

  • The Fred Hollows Foundation

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

  • Helen Keller International

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

  • CommCare

    Industrial (Startups, enterprises, etc.)