• Abdessabour Benzegane founded Sihhatech in 2016 to connect patients with doctors and dentists online at no cost to users.

• The platform allows 24/7 appointment booking across multiple medical specialties.

• Benzegane also leads the Algerian Foundation for Innovation & Development, which supports digital transformation in healthcare.

Abdessabour Benzegane is an Algerian entrepreneur and automation and software engineer. He founded and currently leads Sihhatech, an online platform that connects patients with healthcare professionals. The service allows users to quickly find a doctor or dentist and book appointments at any time without cost to patients.

Benzegane launched Sihhatech in 2016 to simplify access to healthcare services. The platform enables users to contact medical professionals remotely and book appointments without travel or intermediary fees. The company positions the service as fully free for patients.

Sihhatech covers a wide range of medical specialties to address diverse healthcare needs. The platform lists pediatricians, gynecologists-obstetricians, cardiologists, dermatologists, and general practitioners among its available disciplines.

The platform relies on a simple and intuitive user process. Patients search for a doctor or dentist based on their needs and book appointments directly online in a few steps. The service operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including outside standard consultation hours.

Sihhatech also increases the visibility of medical practices by promoting their services to a broader audience. Some practitioners report higher activity levels after joining the platform, including more calls and improved patient recognition of their offices. Patients reduce search time and avoid unnecessary travel while securing faster access to available and qualified healthcare professionals.

Alongside Sihhatech, Benzegane has served since 2016 as chief executive officer of the Algerian Foundation for Innovation & Development. He founded the organization to support healthcare stakeholders in their digital transformation efforts.

Benzegane holds a state engineering degree in industrial process control, which he earned in 2012 from M’Hamed Bougerra University in Boumerdès. He later obtained a master’s degree in automatic control from the same university in 2014.

This article was initially published in French by Melchior Koba

Adapted in English by Ange J. A. de BERRY QUENUM