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Project Chad

Equity and Solidarity

An adaptable palliative care model for Francophone Africa

Every year, millions of people die without access to adequate palliative care. In sub-Saharan Africa, this reality is particularly critical: many countries, including Chad, lack specialized services, and access to essential pain medication remains extremely limited.

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In several Francophone African countries, families bear the sole responsibility for end-of-life care. This situation causes avoidable suffering for patients and represents a considerable burden for their loved ones.

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The Equity and Solidarity project aims to develop a sustainable, community-based palliative care model that can be replicated on a large scale in Francophone Africa.

A solution based on public health

The project is based on the approach of compassionate communities, which mobilize local resources to support people at the end of their lives.

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The combined initiative
three levers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The project is driven by a partnership between international expertise in research and social innovation and local expertise in humanitarian public health, ensuring both scientific rigor and a strong grounding in real-world conditions.

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This approach allows for the development of a low-cost, culturally appropriate, and replicable model.

Production of scientific data to document needs and guide health policies

Training healthcare professionals to integrate palliative care into existing services

Mobilizing communities to support home-based care

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Expected impact

The project will be implemented in Chad over a 30-month period and aims to:

  • train professionals capable of providing basic palliative care;

  • create community support networks;

  • produce open-access scientific research;

  • develop a model transferable to other French-speaking African countries.

Une opportunité d’investissement à fort impact

With a budget of USD 93,000, the project will test and document an innovative model combining public health, community mobilization, and scientific data production.

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This investment will contribute to:

  • reducing avoidable suffering at the end of life;

  • strengthening health systems in the most vulnerable regions;

  • developing a scalable solution for Francophone Africa.

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