In Cameroon, despite the government’s efforts to increase the number of health infrastructures, the provision of care remains unevenly distributed across the territory. Cameroon has until 2030 to meet Sustainable Development Goal 3, guaranteeing access to health for all. Telemedicine represents an immediate solution to allow as many people as possible to be in contact with a doctor, well beyond the isolation of certain regions, the prohibitive cost of quality care, etc.
“ Alongside the Ministry of Public Health and other ministerial departments, we intend to take an effective and useful part in the development of our health system. » Dr Philippe Roland NGANDEUCEO of MEDICARE and President of SYNAMEC. From now on, it is just a phone call away from having direct access to a doctor. It is with MEDIPHONE : Just say Hello..!
MEDIPHONE is a medical telephone consultation and assistance solution that allows individuals to connect with a doctor 24/7 at a lower cost. It provides access to general medical consultations, telephone medical advice, information on the choice of doctors and hospitals as well as the patient’s medical file.
Developed by MEDICARE Groupe, a company whose core mission is to promote access to care by ensuring its quality and fairness, optimizing its cost and pooling the resources available in teleconsultation, telemonitoring and telemedicine.
Teleconsultation
It is a remote consultation between a medical professional and his patient through the use of information and communication technologies.
It is up to the medical professional to assess the relevance of using this practice in light of the patient’s clinical situation, the availability of the patient’s data and their ability to communicate remotely and use IT tools.
Remote monitoring
It is an act that allows a doctor to remotely interpret the patient’s health data collected at their place of residence and to make decisions relating to their care…
Telemedicine
This is remote medical practice using new technologies. It allows in particular to establish a diagnosis, to ensure medical monitoring, to prescribe health products. It is translated in particular by teleconsultation and telemonitoring.
With one doctor for every seven thousand inhabitants in Cameroon, these are generally not accessible to all patients. Supported by the Ministry of Health, Mediphone offers telephone medical assistance and medical service by telephone short number (8027) associated digital medical record (MediFile) and payment by GSM, shares with you your medical file accessible free of charge on the platform www.medisoftcare.com
In the Cameroonian context, MEDIPHONE appears as a practical and pragmatic solution. With a simple mobile phone, you contact a doctor, you get a consultation and you receive a prescription via a download link by SMS. Improvement of the quality of care, availability and accessibility of information, reduction of incidental costs (transport, waiting time, etc.) opening up patients, pooling of caregivers ATCD and history medical documents, everything is now at the end of a phone call at a cost of 2,500 CFA francs (Consultation Free reminder for 24 hours Prescription by SMS link). All pharmacies receive these prescriptions.
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