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Route du Rhum 2026
Towards a connected health with Espoir Santé Afrique
In partnership withFelix Proto High School
On the occasion of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe 2026, the association Espoir Santé Afrique and the Lycée Général et Technologique Félix Proto join forces around a medical and educational project: the monitoring of cardiovascular stress of skippers and a preventive action open to the public.
Saint Malo
Guadeloupe
Heart monitoring of skippers
The volunteer skippers are equipped with a Holter ECG waterproof patch before and during the crossing to study the effects of stress on effort and rest. Supervision: Dr Guy Weladji (CHU de Pointe-à-Pitre) and Dr Fabrice Demonière (CHU de Fort-de-France).
Village health « ECG in Pocket »
At Marina du Gosier, at the finish of the race: baseline ECGs for volunteer visitors, cardiovascular prevention workshops and a presentation of our telemedicine app DipitaTouch.
Students as health actors
Students in the ST2S and STL sections of Felix Proto High School participate in the reception, demonstration and collection of anonymized data under medical supervision.
They support the project
A message from Route du Rhum 2026 skippers to Espoir Santé Afrique and the students of Lycée Félix Proto.
General and Technological College Felix Proto
Students and health professionals joined together in this innovative, medical and educational project. The discovery of the trades of the sea, science and new technologies reinforces the values of self-overtaking, so necessary for the personal development of all.
From Saint-Malo to Guadeloupe, the same ambition is to make young people an actor in health and solidarity. ESA & LGT Félix Proto... Come on!
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Telemedical expertise
DipitaTouch, shared medical expertise
Developed by Espoir Santé Afrique, DipitaTouch is a collaborative tele-expertise platform. It connects general practitioners, specialists and experts from around the world around complex clinical cases, so that collective expertise prevails over professional isolation.
- Request for an opinion The doctor submits the patient's case to the community of experts.
- Expert opinion : a specialist takes care of the request and gives his medical advice.
- Hospital level security GDPR compliance, certified health data hosting, encrypted exchanges.
54-year-old male, chest pain in exercise for 3 weeks. Hypertension treated.
• Adapting Antihypertensive Treatment
• Lipid balance and blood glucose
• See patient within 7 days
The association
Espoir Santé Afrique
Created in 2018, Espoir Santé Afrique brings together doctors, pharmacists, public health experts and members of the diaspora, all volunteers, to improve access to care in Africa, particularly Cameroon.
Care, prevention, screening and support: since 2024, our teams have met with communities around our Douala health centre, with school health and the program Solidarity maternity.
Rounded figures, actions taken since 2024 in Cameroon.
Jacob Desvarieux,
our sponsor
« A vision that is not accompanied by actions is only a dream. An action that does not result from a vision is time lost. A vision followed by action can change the world. »
We pay tribute to Jacob Desvarieux, sponsor of our association and companion of the first hour. His commitment to us and his sincere interest in our cause have been of great support.
We will continue to work with him in mind, keeping his benevolent smile and vision for Africa.
Our Causes
Accessibility of care in remote areas
Our connected mobile clinic meets the populations far from health facilities: remote consultations, screenings and expert advice.
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A technical platform for all
Our multi-disciplinary care centre in Douala brings together consultations, laboratory, pharmacy and prevention for comprehensive and close care.
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Maternal and child health
With the Mother and Child Clinic and the Solidarity Maternity Program, we support vulnerable pregnant women and their children from pregnancy to early years.
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The universality of care
Thanks to telemedicine and our DipitaTouch app, every patient can get a specialist opinion, whatever the distance.
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Transmission and education: preparing for succession
School health, partnership with the Lycée Félix Proto, youth training: we pass on our knowledge to bring out tomorrow's health actors.
LEARN MOREYou, too, volunteer!
Would you like to become a volunteer in our association?
Health professionals, students or members of civil society: Join our teams in Guadeloupe, Cameroon or remotely, and put your skills at the service of access to care.
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Contact
- PermanenceMonday to Friday: 8am – 4pm
- +237 655 44 81 94
+237 672 74 75 43
+590 690 48 79 86 - espoirsanteafrique@gmail.com