Telemedicine for the care of pregnant women and children under 5 years living in areas more than 5Km away from a peripheral health care unit
Main beneficiary country:Togo
"Le Coursier d'Hôpital" International/Togo (CH-INTERNATIONAL/TOGO)
"Le Coursier d'Hôpital" International/Togo is an association under Togolese law created in 2014 to work for the well-being of the population and to facilitate the life of patients and health practitioners. It is involved in health and hygiene, among other areas.
It is present in health facilities in Lomé as a partner in the medical monitoring of vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities. In this sense, it works to promote access to care for vulnerable populations by facilitating their medical path through the work of medical facilitators, a new medical profile it has created within the health system. The aim is to position trained volunteers called medical facilitators in health facilities for the rapid care of pregnant women, children, people with disabilities, the elderly and emergency cases.
Since March 2018, it has been providing monitoring in remote areas thanks to digital technology, while promoting the skills of health system players in this field. Their social mission by investing in digital health is to allow African populations, especially those living in rural areas, the "luxury" of having a family doctor thanks to an application called Dokita Eyes ("Les Yeux du Docteur").
Sector: Organizational: Communities, public authorities, NGOs, associations, foundations, etc.
Country of origin: Togo
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The ISME-Togo project aims to combat the problems of access to medical care and follow-up for the target populations:
In Togo, first-contact care is structured around three levels:
This project aims to improve the quality and accessibility of care and services adapted to pregnant women and children under five in remote areas of the Maritime region through the digital application "Dokita Eyes".
To achieve this objective, the action plan is as follows:
A synergy is created between the community health worker (CHW) in the community, the peripheral health care unit (PHU) located more than 5Km away and the specialist located hundreds of km away for an integrated management of the patient directly in his community without the need to travel. In the event that the patient needs to be placed, the PHU is informed in advance by the CHW who has been trained and knows when to refer. These CHWs receive training on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness at Community Level (IMCI-C) and danger signs in pregnant women.
Health professional training - Telemedicine (remote diagnosis and consultations) - Information, education and communication for behaviour change (IEC) - Patient monitoring and medical data
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