• Philippe Ohandja Ayina founded E-Santé Cameroun to connect patients with healthcare providers via digital tools.
• The platform enables home visits and teleconsultations, reducing travel and wait times.
• Digital medical records support continuous patient monitoring and coordinated care.

Philippe Ohandja Ayina, a Cameroonian doctor and entrepreneur, founded E-Santé Cameroun to bring healthcare services closer to the population by facilitating access to consultations and patient follow-up.

Founded in 2018, E-Santé Cameroun aims to improve the quality of medical and paramedical care by simplifying interactions between patients and healthcare professionals. The platform connects individuals with a network of doctors and practitioners who provide services either at home or through teleconsultation, depending on patient needs.

The service operates through a structured process. The patient books an appointment online or via messaging, provides personal information, specifies the required specialty, and selects the preferred date and location. A healthcare professional then contacts the patient to confirm the consultation and either travels to the patient’s home or delivers remote follow-up care. This model reduces unnecessary travel and long waiting times in medical facilities.

E-Santé Cameroun offers a range of medical services, including general medicine, pediatrics, gynecology and physiotherapy. The platform also enables medical testing, organizes medical evacuations and provides personalized support for chronic diseases.

At the core of the system, the platform creates an online medical record that centralizes patient health data, including test results, treatments and vaccinations. This remotely accessible record supports continuous monitoring and improves both preventive care and therapeutic management.

In parallel, Philippe Ohandja Ayina founded and leads Clinic Home, another platform that delivers home-based and online healthcare services. The platform allows patients to receive care without traveling, either through home visits or teleconsultations.

Philippe Ohandja Ayina graduated as a medical doctor in 2017 from the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Douala. He also teaches at the Catholic University of Central Africa (UCAC).

This article was initially published in French by Melchior Koba

Adapted in English by Ange J.A de Berry Quenum