Digital Health in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa: Catching Up!

Abstract

Digital health has the potential to strengthen health systems and empower patients to prevent ill health and manage their own care. To confirm this potential, however, it is urgent to shift from pilot studies to the implementation of programs at a sufficient scale, with interoperable solutions and integrated into the national health system, while respecting human rights. It is also important to plan for studies to demonstrate the impact and produce the necessary evidence. Francophone sub-Saharan Africa can catch up in this area.

Keywords: Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa; digital health; human rights; integration; interoperability; partnerships; scale.