(Ecofin Agency) – Since 2020, the telecom group Orange has accelerated the achievement of its ambition to become a digital and multi-service operator in Africa. To this end, it has invested in numerous specialized expertise which contribute to gradually enriching its service offer.
The mobile operator Orange Côte d’Ivoire is launching its e-health platform this Monday, June 13 in the country. Called Orange Santé, the service was developed in partnership with DabaDoc, a Moroccan start-up in which Orange invested in June 2021.
The digital solution will allow appointments to be made online. Other innovative services such as payment for remote consultations by the diaspora, digitized medical records or teleconsultation will be added gradually by 2023.
Orange Santé is particularly aimed at Ivorian healthcare establishments, since it allows them to be referenced on the platform and to digitize the management of their healthcare center, from making appointments online to creating the patient’s digitized medical record. The platform thus makes it possible to provide health professionals who are members with visibility, better flow management and to optimize their organisation.
The launch of Orange Santé in Côte d’Ivoire is part of the Orange group’s strategy to become a benchmark digital operator and a key player in e-health in Africa and the Middle East. DabaDoc, which has proven itself in the Maghreb for 8 years and which has provided an answer to the problem of limited and unequal access to health for African populations, has convinced Orange of its expertise in overcoming the shortage of doctors which persists in the mainland (1 doctor per 1,000 inhabitants) and hits rural areas harder.
After Côte d’Ivoire, the Orange Santé platform will be launched in other countries in sub-Saharan Africa by 2023. The service has already been available in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria for several years
Muriel Edjo
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