3nd Scientific Francophonie Conference, from November 1st to 2nd 2023 in Canada-Quebec
Oral communication entitled “Health Economic Intelligence for Sustainable Development through Digital”: Invited Speaker
Health is at the center of the challenges of this century such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and also in the grip of economic principles.
Less than a decade ago, the World Bank and the World Health Organization stated that at least half of the world's population did not have access to essential health services.
The implementation of effective, sustainable and scalable digital technology interventions is not impossible in the context where the demand for non-solvent care is in the majority.
My communication discusses the interest of a medico-economic system of digital health which compares the expected results of a health intervention with the resources consumed to produce it.
On the other hand, it highlights the essential role that digital technology plays in health and its contribution to sustainable development.
At this level, our contribution is the implementation of an online system for the management of sickle cell disease which is a single gene pathology most widespread in the world and specifically in Africa subject to low financial and difficult access to health care.
More specifically, by anchoring science in human rights we contribute to:
The MOOC had the following objectives:
• promoting the adoption of a human rights-based approach (HRBA), including the mainstreaming of gender equality, to scientific freedom and scientific responsibility by scientists and policymakers
• building capacity on a HRBA to scientific freedom and scientific responsibility among scientific researchers and policymakers, including women scientists and young researchers, by harnessing the
complementary expertise and resources of UNESCO and the Global Campus
• to increase awareness about the connections between human rights, and the right to science in particular, scientific freedom and scientific responsibility, drawing inter alia on General Comment N.25 and the
Recommendation on science and scientific researchers
• to highlight, by making reference to available data, the need to link science and human rights, including gender equality, in accelerating progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
• to share robust knowledge on human rights principles, standards and practices in a free, open and user-friendly way
• to empower scientists, students of science, and policymakers through education on the HRBA to scientific freedom and responsibility
• to amplify dialogue on the relationships between human rights, ethics and law in the field of science
Implementation research studies supported by TDR’s Impact Grants for Regional Priorities are investigating a range of virtual and mobile health tools and services.
The research team directed by Eustache Muteba, an Academic researcher, has implemented a web-based medical decision support system – the Virtual Community of Healthcare Facilities (VHCF).
It addresses malaria case management – consisting of early diagnosis and prompt, effective treatment.
This is the core of malaria control and elimination strategies.
In low-income countries (such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo) a specific challenge for public health professionals is how to accurately distinguish malaria symptoms from other febrile illnesses with similar characteristics. To help address this lack of expertise, and improve access to malaria diagnostic tools, we have designed the Virtual Community of Healthcare Facilities platform, an e-health platform that aims to give healthcare professionals in remote areas better access to quality information and expertise.
TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases.
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