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Building and equipping hospitals
Prevention and screening
Emergencies and humanitarian crises
Maternal health
International Youth Day 2024
On the occasion of International Youth Day 2024, La Chaîne de l'Espoir celebrates the theme "progress within click's reach: youth and the digital sector at the service of sustainable development". The day highlights the importance of digital technologies in accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the essential role of younger people in this process.
Youth and the digital sector, a lever for sustainable development
In the age of digital transformation, young people occupy a central position in technological adoption and innovation. For more than ten years, La Chaîne de l’Espoir has been implementing digital initiatives to train local doctors, screen for complex pathologies and strengthen the skills of Diplôme d’Études Spécialisées en chirurgie pédiatrique (D.E.S-CP) students in our various intervention countries. These modern technologies provide sustainable and effective solutions to help provide access to healthcare for the most disadvantaged, and beyond, to meet environmental challenges (by reducing carbon emissions), social challenges (by facilitating access to education for all) and economic challenges (by enabling budgets initially earmarked for on-site training missions to be reallocated to projects requiring more funding).
International Youth Day: what role do digital technologies play in La Chaîne de l’Espoir’s actions?
Since 1994, La Chaîne de l’Espoir has been committed to improving access to health and education for the world’s most vulnerable children. This year, our actions are in line with the objectives of International Youth Day 2024, which highlights the importance of digital technologies in achieving the SDGs
Training the doctors of tomorrow
During our pediatric surgery seminars in West Africa, the content is tailored to the specific needs of DES-CP students, covering fields such as urology, laparoscopy, etc. Under the supervision of volunteer doctors, students attend live operations, broadcast in the amphitheatre.
In early 2024, Senegal will join our training program in ultrasound-guided locoregional anesthesia. These doctors will join the 80 professionals currently being trained in other West African countries. Our three-day training sessions are complemented by regular follow-up and impact assessment via a mobile application, promoting continuous learning.
Remote pathology detection
The lack of qualified personnel in many developing countries represents a major challenge. To remedy this, we have set up distance training and telemedicine tools.
Our echoes® platform enables local medical staff to consult experts remotely, in particular for ultrasound scans related to pregnancy monitoring and the diagnosis of cardiac pathologies. This program helps to modernize local medical techniques, by training local doctors to reduce maternal and infant mortality, a common problem in the regions where we operate.
In 2023, 374 children were seen during an echoes® session in our 11 beneficiary countries.
