Online paediatric tele-ultrasound platform for diagnostic purposes
Main beneficiary countries:Afghanistan - Cambodia - Mozambique - Guinea
La Chaîne de L'espoir
La Chaîne de L'Espoir (the chain of hope) is a French association that helps underprivileged children. It is currently chaired by Dr. Eric Cheysson. Its missions are 1/ To provide medical care - in France or abroad - for children who cannot be in their country of origin due to a lack of technical or financial resources and 2/ Train local medical personnel on specialist fields in paediatrics.
Bress Healthcare: A French startup specialised in international medical tele-expertise.
Sector: Health: Healthcare professionals and structures
Country of origin: France
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Children in foreign countries do not have access to suitable diagnosis or treatment with regard to the complexity of the congenital heart diseases they suffer from. The acquisition of a diagnosis and access to quality treatment leads to significantly better survival rates among patients.
Capturing and retransmitting images asynchronously is technically difficult for physicians, when it is even possible, but it also makes it difficult to guide the examiner regarding a fine-tuned interpretation of paediatric cardiac ultrasound imaging.
Doctors overseas have access to a 100% online platform on which they can upload images of paediatric cardiac ultrasounds. Doctors in France can observe the images and make decisions about patient treatment. If necessary, the Chaîne de l'Espoir is responsible for the logistics related to surgery when it is required, in France and in some cases abroad.
Health professional training - Telemedicine (remote diagnosis and consultations)
400 Number of beneficiaries since launch
4 Number of users per Week
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