Specialised Care and Telemedicine

The present action is aimed at implementing a capacity building programme on Specialised Care for Sao Tomean qualified professionals, working together with the Sao Tomean government to define a development plan to improve the Hospital Dr. Ayres de Menezes services and care, strengthen the Telemedicine system and increase the connection and harmonisation between donors and cooperation actors, such as Hospitals and Portuguese professionals. The project is part of the Heath for All: Integrated Programme which also includes the project Primary Care: autonomy and effectiveness.

Beneficiaries: About 769 healthcare professionals and technicians and the entire Sao Tomean population, around 179.506 inhabitants, as users of the National Healthcare System.

Objectives:

Global: Contribute to the consolidation of the National Healthcare System of Sao Tome and Principe by strengthening specialised healthcare services and enhancing the Telemedicine system, thus acting as tools to improve national health indicators.
Specific: Promote the provision and improvement of specialised healthcare services in Sao Tome and Principe by a multidisciplinary and multi-sector approach.

ER1: Promote technical and material conditions for providing specialised healthcare services in the country :

  • A1.1 | Carrying out short term specialised medical missions ;
  • A1.2 | Acquiring equipment, consumables and reagents which are suitable for providing specialised health care services;
  • A1.3 | Promoting some improvements of the HAM’s nuclear services

ER2: Strengthen technical and material conditions for assisting and monitoring patients from a distance:

  • A2.1 | Strengthening the Telemedicine system;
  • A2.2 | Strengthening the coordination and planning of medical assistance and monitoring activities by using Telemedicine;
  • A2.3 |Integrating Telemedicine into the Heath Information Network – RIS (Rede de Informação da Saúde);
  • A2.4 | Improving the monitoring of sanitary evacuation patients through the use of Telemedicine.

ER3: Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the sanitary evacuation process:

  • A3.1 | Promoting a consolidation of the process of sanitary evacuation from Sao Tome and Principe to Portugal and better coordination between the different actors;
  • A3.2 | Strengthening the network of Portuguese physicians and hospitals that act as focal points for sanitary evacuations of different medical specialisations;
  • A3.3 | Strengthening dialogue channels for all the actors of the process.

ER4: Promote a development plan to improve the care and services of the HAM:

  • A4.1 | Drafting an operational plan to improve the care and services provided by the HAM;
  • A4.2 | Promoting a joint reflection on sustainable and integrated strategies to provide strengthened specialised care services at the HAM.

ER5: Enhanced capacities of the Qualified Professionals of the National Health care Services of São Tomé and Príncipe:

  • A5.1 | Training and capacity building programmes for Sao Tomean healthcare professionals and technicians;
  • A5.2 | On the job training provided during clinical sessions;
  • A5.3 | Advising and technical guidance provided at a distance;
  • A5.4 | Carrying out short term training internships in Portugal