Pésinet

-Project status: Active
-Sectors: For-profit Activity
-Funding source: Private Investment Funded
-Location of project: Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa
-Project type: Telecommunications and IT Activity | Health Activity

Managing Organization: Afrique Initiatives

Managing Organization URL:
http://www.afrique-initiatives.com/


Contact Name: François Jay

Contact Email: fjay@afrique-initiatives.com

Contact Phone: 33-1 42.84.85.86

Contact Address: Succursale France, 56, rue de l'Université - 75007 Paris


Affiliated Organizations: Alcatel, ATI


Activity Description: Pésinet is a telemedicine application focused on infants in an area where pediatricians are scarce. A child's weight, considered a key health indicator, is measured twice a week by weight collectors - local women equipped with scales to weigh babies and a laptop computer to collect data. The measurements are then uploaded to the pediatrician's database via the Internet, and within five minutes, the doctor is able to detect which children have odd weight curves and require further attention. When that happens, the doctor sends an e-mail to the weight collector, who in turn informs the family that the baby needs medical attention. The project shows how the Internet can help leverage scarce healthcare resources to benefit the general population, even if they are poor and illiterate.

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