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IMP&ACTE 3D PROJECT

December 9, 2021By OADCPH0 comment

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

More than 30 million people in low-income countries need an artificial limb or brace, but according to the World Health Organization, only 5% to 15% of them can access this service.

The development of new technologies, such as 3D printing and telemedicine, has opened the door to innovative approaches to health service delivery, especially for reaching patients living in remote areas or in conflict zones.

By introducing 3D printing technology to the field of physical rehabilitation in West Africa, this operational research seeks to address the challenge of increasing the productivity of current prosthetists to reach more children and adults with disabilities by inventing an intervention method to address the isolation of many patients living in dangerous, conflict-ridden, or hard-to-reach areas.

OBJECTIVE

This project aims to strengthen the capacities of the African Organization for the Development of Centers for Persons with Disabilities (OADCPH), a network based in Lomé (Togo) that brings together 68 rehabilitation centers in 22 African countries. A 3D manufacturing laboratory (Fab Lab) will be set up at the OADCPH to produce and supply “3D orthotics” to 4 rehabilitation centers in Togo, Mali and Niger. Four professionals (two orthoprosthetists, two physical therapists) per center will be trained in 3D printing technology and will practice tele-rehabilitation, i.e., fitting patients with the help of an orthoprosthetist via videoconference.

Our Belgian partner, Thomas University College, will have an indispensable role in the project by supervising the research process and guaranteeing the scientific validity of the research project.

Duration: 18 months

Nov 2017- April 2019

Area of intervention:

TOGO (Lomé ; Dapaong)

NIGER (Niamey)

MALI (Bamako)

Partners

African Organization for the Development of Centers for the Disabled (OADCPH) – Togo
National School for Medical Assistants (ENAM) – Faculty of Medicine – Togo
Thomas More University College – Belgium

CONTINUING EDUCATION

FEMORAL PROSTHESIS WITH INTEGRATED ISCHIUM SOCKET, PNEUMATIC AND MECHANICAL KNEES, PROTEOR ENERGY RESTITUTION FEET

December 6, 2021By OADCPH

From Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 September 2019 was held at ENAM the training on the manufacture and use of a femoral prosthesis with integrated ischium socket, pneumatic and mechanical knees, feet with energy restitution PROTEOR. This training was given by the PROTEOR team composed of : JEAN Christophe Bonnardel technical manager prosthesis PROTEOR (trainer), PHILIPPE Chanal sales manager Africa zone PROTEOR, TAPSOBA Serge focal point PROTEOR Burkina Faso.

PROTEOR TRAINING REPORT

PROJECT

Contribution des centres de réadaptation à la lutte anti-Covid19

November 29, 2021By OADCPH

PROJET VISIERES DE PROTECTION ANTI-COVID19 POUR LES PAYS D’AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST

CONTEXTE ET JUSTIFICATION

La pandémie du COVID-19 est la crise sanitaire mondiale de notre époque et le plus grand défi auquel nous ayons été confrontés depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Depuis son apparition l’année dernière en Asie, le virus s’est propagé à travers le monde. Les cas augmentent quotidiennement en Afrique, en Amérique, et en Europe. Et plusieurs réflexions sont en cours dans les différentes parties du monde afin de trouver des moyens sécurisés de protection et de réduction de la propagation du virus.

Le secteur de la santé dans cette pandémie est le plus exposée de par leur contact rapproché avec les patients et il est primordial de réfléchir à une réelle barrière de protection pour leur permettre de continuer de voler au secours des populations.

Le virus se transmet essentiellement par voie respiratoire et par contact proche avec une personne ou directement des surfaces contaminées. La transmission par voie respiratoire se fait dans les gouttelettes de salive expulsées par le malade, par exemple quand il tousse ou éternue. Les scientifiques estiment que cela nécessite une distance de contact (environ un mètre). Il est toutefois difficile pour un agent de santé de se tenir à 1 mètre d’un patient qu’il est appelé à toucher et à examiner. Aussi faudrait-il penser à des solutions pour empêcher le virus d’être propulsé sur le visage des agents de santé lorsqu’il arrive que le patient tousse ou éternue. Les masques ont fait et continuent de faire leurs preuves mais ils ne couvrent pas tout le visage.

Aussi, en Afrique de l’Ouest, à l’initiative de la Direction Technique de Humanité & Inclusion et Jérôme CANICAVE (Consultant en Prothèses et Orthèses), l’Organisation Africaine pour le Développement des Centres pour Personnes Handicapées (OADPCH), en partenariat avec l’Ecole Nationale des Auxiliaires Médicaux de Lomé (ENAM-L) ont-ils réfléchi et procédé à la fabrication de prototypes de visière de protection et de masque à l’endroit du personnel de santé en général, et en particulier des professionnels de la réadaptation aux fins de se protéger et protéger leurs patients. Et pour reprendre les propos du docteur Gusmini, “Cela rassure énormément le personnel soignant parce que cela évite toute projection au niveau des yeux, de la peau et de la bouche, et cela nous évite aussi de porter nos mains au visage” (https://www.franceinter.fr/societe/covid-19-l-imprimante-3d-a-la-rescousse).

Bien entendu, ces visières sont surtout des écrans de protection et des barrières anti-toux et postillons, elles ne dispensent en aucune façon du masque. Elles viennent s’ajouter à toutes les autres mesures barrières définies et publiées par l’OMS et ne devront pas être utilisée comme substitut à toutes les autres mesures barrières.

Ces visières de protection pourront évidemment servir dans tous les secteurs d’activité ou le contact entre personnes ne peut être évité, et pourquoi pas à toute personne qui dans ses activités personnelles devrait se mettre en contact avec quelqu’un d’autre.

Pour pallier au déficit de masque de protection pour le personnel de santé, les masques imprimées 3D facile à désinfecter et réutilisable pourront être utilisés.

OBJECTIFS

Ce projet a pour objectif de participer à la synergie mondiale de lutte contre le covid19 par la conception, la fabrication et la mise à disposition des professionnels de la santé en général et des professionnels de la réadaptation des visières et masques de protection anti-covid19, dans l’espace francophone de l’Afrique de l’ouest, et en partageant des recommandations spécifiques aux centres de réadaptation dans l’espace concerné.

Ce projet valorise aussi les compétences uniques et souvent mal connues et sous utilisées des professionnels des centres de réadaptation ; Bien qu’en activité réduite ou stoppée pendant l’épisode Covid-19 ils conserveront cependant une activité au bénéfice de leurs collègues de la santé et de la population ; Ils seront ainsi préparés et équipés à assurer la prise en charge en post aigue des patients Covid-19 selon des guidelines de l’OMS en cours d’élaboration avec l’appui de HI.

Plus spécifiquement, il s’agit de :

STANDARD d’un kit modèle de production

Fournir des prototypes fabriqués par l’OADCPH et l’ENAM-L aux centres de réadaptation dans la zone concernée

FORMATION & MATERIEL pour déploiement du standard

Montrer aux centres les processus de fabrication facile des visières de protection
- Intégrant conseils à l’organisation de la production, avec respect strict des mesures barrières,
Mettre à la disposition des centres de réadaptation les masques de protection imprimés 3D
Mettre à la disposition des centres, le matériel pour la fabrication des visières de protection
Mise à disposition de posters et consignes d’organisation travail

ASSURANCE QUALITE

Suivre la production et la distribution des visières et masques de protection
Mettre en place un système de retour d’usage / satisfaction afin d’améliorer de façon continue le kit standard

Durée : Février 2019-

Région : Afrique de l’ouest /pays membres de OADCPH

Partenaires

École Nationale des Auxiliaires Médicaux (ENAM) – Faculté de Médecine – Togo
Comité International de la Croix Rouge ( CICR)
Handicap International-Humanité & Inclusion (HI)

LE TOGO ACCORDE À L’OADCPH DES FACILITÉS ADMINISTRATIVES ET LES FRANCHISES FISCALES ET DOUANIÈRES

News

TOGO GRANTS OADCPH ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES AND TAX AND CUSTOMS EXEMPTIONS

October 3, 2021By OADCPH

The African Organization for the Development of Centers for Persons with Disabilities (OADCPH) signed yesterday in Lomé with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a headquarters agreement.

According to Mass NIANG, executive director of OADCPH, this agreement aims to promote access to rehabilitation care for a large number of disabled people and their families, improve the quality of care given to disabled people and promote the development and sustainability of rehabilitation services in Africa.

Through this headquarters agreement, the Togolese government grants OADCPH administrative facilities and tax and customs exemptions necessary for the execution of its programs and projects on the territory.

As a reminder, the OADCPH is a non-governmental organization founded in 2011 and which includes more than 80 structures in more than 30 countries in Francophone, Anglophone and Lusophone Africa.

References :

http://www.lomebougeinfo.com/lome/togo-loadcph-signature-daccord-de-siege-entre-monsieur-mass-niang-et-madame-tay-afetse/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4ahCSWS5FE

https://www.lomeinfos.com/loadcph-est-autorisee-a-sinstaller-au-togo/

CONTINUING EDUCATION

STRATEGIC REFLECTION AND TRAINING SEMINAR FOR MANAGERS AND PROFESSIONALS OF PHYSICAL REHABILITATION CENTERS

September 9, 2021By OADCPH

From November 15 to 17, 2019, the OADCPH organized in collaboration with its partners a strategic seminar of reflection and training in Tunis, Tunisia for managers and professionals of physical rehabilitation centers. This training workshop aimed on the one hand to share experience between various centers (public and private) in terms of management of rehabilitation centers, an acquisition of skills in terms of quality approach and on the other hand a strengthening of the skills of ortho-prosthetists in relation to the prosthetization of the knee disarticulation.

General Report_OADCPH Seminar_Tunis Nov 2019

RENCONTRE DES TECHNICIENS ORTHOPROTHÉSISTES ET KINÉSITHÉRAPEUTES, PROJET IMPACTE 3D

News

MEETING OF ORTHOPROSTHETIC TECHNICIANS AND PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, IMPACTE 3D PROJECT

October 5, 2020By OADCPH

As planned in the IMPACTE 3D project schedule, the first refresher meeting on the two (02) types of posture orthotics (AFO and KAFO posture orthotics for ankle flexion and knee varum) started on Monday, February 12, 2018 at ENAM L with the participation of nine (09) ortho-prosthetists and eight (08) physical therapists coming from four (04) rehabilitation centers from three (03) countries (the CNAO of Lomé, the CRAO of Dapaong, the CNAO of Mali and the Orthopaedic Fitting Service of the National Hospital of Niamey). This meeting which ended on Friday, February 16, 2018 was led by several trainers including three (03) orthoprosthetists (AFETSE Matthieu, Orthoprosthetist referent at the OADCPH; Sophie POURRET, the orthoprosthetist expert of ORTEN, Jérôme CANICAVE, orthoprosthetist and 3D expert of HI) and 02 physiotherapists (Setondji SOSSA, physiotherapist at the CNAO and Uta UPREHL, physiotherapist referent at HI). The overall objective is to update the ortho-prosthetists and physiotherapists on the orthopaedic treatment protocols of the two (02) posture orthoses. Specifically, the participants have strengthened their knowledge in clinical evaluation techniques, treatment indications, correct measurements, manufacturing techniques of the devices and the process of fitting and delivery of the devices according to international standards.

This training is the first of a list of three (03) trainings, the second of which is already scheduled for March 12 to 18.

News

EXCHANGE VISIT BETWEEN AWA OF AIRBUS DEFENSE & SPACE IN LOME

October 5, 2020By OADCPH

OADCPH (African Organization for the Development of Centers for Persons with Disabilities) hosted a delegation from AWA (ALM With Africa) of Airbus Defense & Space from September 29 to October 2, 2014 in Lomé. This delegation consisted of Mr. Christian Desagulier (AWA project leader) and Mr. Ghislain de la Sayette (Africa Director).

The purpose of this visit was to share with the rehabilitation actors the Additive Manufacturing Processes (scanning, digital design, 3D printing manufacturing) employed by Airbus and which are usable in the manufacture of quality prostheses and orthoses, in record time and at reduced costs.

The exchange meeting organized on 30/09 by OADCPH on this occasion, brought together 37 representatives of the main national and international rehabilitation actors working in the field of disability in Togo (see list of participants). After presenting the company and the 3D printing system, Airbus presented the teleprosthesis, as well as the 3D-printed joints.

This meeting was followed by individual meetings with the CNAO (Centre National d’Appareillage Orthopédique de Lomé), the FSH (Fonds Spécial du CICR pour les personnes Handicapées), the ENAM (Ecole Nationale des Auxiliaires Médicaux de Lomé), Handicap International, the WHO, WoeLab, FETAPH (Fédération Togolaise des Associations de Personnes Handicapées), APROSA (Action pour la Promotion de la Santé)

On 1 October, the delegation visited the APROSA clinic in Kpalimé, an orthopedic fitting center located 150 km from Lomé.

At the end of this visit, the following was agreed between OADCPH and AWA:

A sub-regional workshop on additive manufacturing It will be organized by OADCPH and will take place at ENAM in Lomé in March 2015. This workshop will bring together about thirty diversified actors (computer engineers, orthoprosthetic technicians) coming from different French-speaking African countries. Duration of the workshop:

5 days.

Product :

Fitting of two lower limb amputees.
OADCPH will calculate an approximate budget for the workshop
The CAD training module will be given in parallel to the ENAM students
An MOU will be written by Christian Desagulier

The contribution of Airbus will be in kind:

project manager and technician Christian Desagulier,
a trainer technician specialized in CAD,
the machine (3D printer) will be provided by Airbus.

UNE MAISON MÉDICALE POUR LES PERSONNES HANDICAPÉES À AVÉPOZO

News

A MEDICAL HOME FOR THE DISABLED IN AVÉPOZO

October 3, 2020By OADCPH

The African Organization for the Development of Disabled Persons Centers (OADCPH), a medical house in Avépozo was inaugurated on Monday by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Moustafa Mijiyawa, in the presence of partners and representatives of several organizations and for disabled or physical persons

With a budget of more than 74 million CFA francs, the headquarters is a sub-regional structure regrouping West and Central Africa. It is co-financed by the Japanese cooperation of the Red Cross Equipment (Switzerland). It is equipped with a large storage warehouse and orthopedic products with a capacity of 60 tons, which will allow a greater availability of consumables (raw materials, wheelchairs, machine tools, etc.) thus reducing the time of services.

The mission of OADCPH is to promote the right to access to quality rehabilitation care at a lower cost for a greater number of disabled people in Africa and in a sustainable way.

OADCPH through its central purchasing association, supplies consumables, raw materials and equipment to more than 80 orthopaedic and / or rehabilitation centers across 27 African countries. It aims to support and strengthen the capacities of its member structures (support-counseling-follow-up evaluation). It allows the organization of continuous training for rehabilitation professionals.

To this effect, the Minister of Health and Social Protection, Prof. Moustafa Mijiyawa, welcomed the contribution of partners for the construction of this headquarters for the supply and distribution of materials to relieve human suffering.

Mr. Claude TARDIF, head of the physical rehabilitation program, health unit in Geneva and Jean Daniel BROILLET, director general of the Red Cross Equipment were pleased with the very important step that Togo has just taken to host the headquarters of this NGO.

For the representative of the OADCPH in Togo, Mrs Akoua Pinda-Bowessidjaou, director of CNAO Lomé, this institution in Togo “is for us a great sign of consideration and a great challenge to carry out the mission we have assigned to ourselves”.

The executive director of the OADCPH, Mr. Masse NIANG, pointed out that the added value of the OADCPH is the support of rehabilitation professionals through the establishment of a system of continuous training, in partnership with ENAM-Lomé. Therefore, to achieve sustainable development, the development of human resources is the most important part.

This regional headquarters had signed a partnership agreement with the Ministry of Health and a program agreement in 2012. The latter renewed for a period of 3 years in July 2015, prepares the establishment agreement.

Articles 5 and 6 grant this institution an exemption on the payment of import tax on capital goods as well as on materials and equipment directly involved in the execution of its program.

A visit of the premises and the equipment by the minister and the guests ended the inauguration ceremony of this medical house.

Louise KUDZU-AKUTSA, JOURNAL TOGO-PRESSE, GRAND QUOTIDIEN NATIONAL D’INFORMATION N°9676 MERCREDI 02 Décembre 2015

News

CAPITALIZATION DOCUMENT IMPACT 3D

October 3, 2020By OADCPH

DOCUMENTS DE CAPITALISATION IMPACTE 3D

I – Imp&Acte3D project: Introduction of 3D printing technology for manufacturing of orthoses in West
Africa – Clinical aspects.