ADI Health Protocol: A user centric health exchange system
Problem
Medical record data management in Cameroon is fragmented, centralized, and exploitative, relying on paper-based systems that limit distribution and access.
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About this idea
[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant
Nkalla Ehawe Didier Junior[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)
Entity (Not Incorporated)[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)
6[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language
No[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)
Conceptualize and prototype ADI-HP: A protocol for a decentralized health exchanges, enabling secure control and sharing of medical records using smart contracts without a central authority.
[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?
No[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”
No dependencies.
[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?
No[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs
N/A
[METADATA] Horizons
Healthcare[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution
Context
In Cameroon, the management of medical record data faces significant challenges due to a fragmented, centralized, and exploitative system heavily reliant on paper-based methods. Patients often purchase "Carnet medical" / medical booklets where medical transactions are manually recorded. However, many health institutions lack the necessary IT infrastructure to capture and store this data effectively. Even for those with IT systems in place, the data is often centralized, of absent leading to issues related to health safety and the accuracy of prescriptions.
Another critical concern is the lack of a comprehensive view of a patient's medical history, particularly when it comes to allergies. Without access to complete medical records, doctors may inadvertently prescribe medications that could be harmful to their patients.
Moreover, important questions arise regarding the ownership and access rights of medical records. Who truly owns a medical record? Who should have the authority to access it? And how can the security and privacy of this sensitive data be maintained in such a fragmented and exploitative system?
Our General Solution
In order to address these issues, there is an urgent need to shift towards modern, decentralized solutions that prioritize data ownership, security, privacy, and interoperability.
Given the complexity of the whole medical system in Cameroon, we intend to split our proposed solution in 3 core phases that perfectly matches Project Catalyst framework: In this proposal, we will focus on research to prove the viability of our idea / concept. The bulk of our work is research , documentation and white paper production.
During the concept stage, we aim to consolidate our ideas / concepts into a white paper and then a prototype that will describe the ADI-H protocol in its entirety showcasing all possible components and use cases within our platform.
The strategy for the concept stage involves three main steps:
Research and idea consolidation:
The main components of our research will be round answering the questions we mentioned above:
- Who owns the medical record?
- Who has the right to access it?
- How does it remain private and secured?
In order to do so, we will be focusing on the general healthcare record anatomy
Documentation elaboration:
The ultimate goal of our proposal is to produce a white paper detailing the component of the ADI Health Exchange protocol.
We have a basic structure for our white paper already set and it is as follows:
Abstract
I. Introduction
In the scenario where a patient visits a clinic for a check-up, and their medical record is input into the clinic's health information system after a diagnosis and prescription by a doctor, several questions related to ownership and access rights of the medical record arise. Who truly owns this medical record - the patient, the doctor, or the clinic? If there are multiple doctors at the clinic, do they all have the right to access the record? What level of access should medical staff have to this information? How can patients be informed if their sensitive health data is shared or accessed without authorization? Can patients track and monitor who accesses their medical records? How can patients securely share their records with other healthcare facilities while maintaining privacy?
These concerns highlight the challenges surrounding medical record access rights and data privacy in healthcare systems. Despite the presence of health information systems and exchanges, addressing these issues has been more challenging than successful, even in developed countries.
Fortunately, advancements in blockchain technology and zero-knowledge cryptographic protocols offer promising solutions to these challenges. By leveraging a permissionless and autonomous system of smart contracts, immutable rules can be established to grant specific users rights and access to medical records while ensuring data privacy, security, and audit ability.
II. Medical Record Anatomy
Rights
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Stakeholders
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Patient and Healthcare Providers
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Managers and Healthcare Purchasers
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Healthcare Data Purchasers
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Government Regulators
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Components of a Medical Record
1. Identification Information
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2. Medical History
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3. Family History
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4. Treatment History
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5. Clinic Notes
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6. Medication Information
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7. Physician's Personal Notes
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8. Diagnostic Results
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9. Medical Directives
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10.Financial Information
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11. Consent Forms
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III. ADI User-Centricity
Patient-Centric Model
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User-Centric Model: Beyond the Patient
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IV. ADI Use Cases
Health Information Exchange (HIE)
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Medical Record Marketplace
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Sellers: Record Stakeholders (Patients, Health Facilities)
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Buyers: Pharmaceutical Companies, Research Institutes
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Marketplace Proper
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Medical Loans
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V. Components
Identities
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Mechanisms and Concepts
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Records Access Management
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Mechanisms and Concepts
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Tokens of ADI
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VI. Implementation
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VII. Staking
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VIII. DAO
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IX. Conclusion
The bulk of our reaesch will result in completing the structure above.
[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community
Our project will bring a lot of traffic due to its nature with small transactions
[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?
Trackable record of past delivered projects
There is a saying in Africa: A tree is recognized by its fruit. Which basically means the best way to judge is through what has been done in the past. DIT Cameroon has in the past secured funding for multiple projects in Catalyst and has as of today delivered all it promised.
We have engineers specialized in software engineering, with strong experience in the field of software production. We work in collaboration with Edwige. She is a professional midwife in Cameroon.
Below are all the projects
Spread Plutus in Africa
Planting Roots in Africa
Nurturing Roots Part 1
Wada documentary:
Clubs + Hackathon
Dev. Journey into DID Paradigm:
Small Change Wallet:
Djangui: local savings accounts mgmt
- Close-out report for Djangui: local savings accounts mgmt: here
- Close-out video here
- Dapp prototype here
- GitLab Repo here
Regenerative NFTrees
- Ongoing report for Treedano: Regenerative NFTrees: here
- Close-out video here
- Dapp prototype here
- GitLab Repo here
Mentalyse : Learn through fun
- Ongoing report for Mentalyse: Learn through fun: here
- Close-out video here
- Dapp prototype here
- GitLab Repo here
Lost |&| Found:
Highly diverse and Capable Team on the ground
DIT is a multilingual team and has been actively producing web3 related training content in both French and English. DIT has a very diverse, determined and active team working together to implement its mission.
Hess: Co-Founder and CFO at DIA, Wada Hub Liaison, Wada Cameroon Hub Co-Lead, Maths & Physics teacher, bilingual (French & English)
Manfo: Co-Founder and CEO at DIA, Cameroon Team Co-Lead, Senior software architect & developer, 12+ years of experience programming, 6+ years in functional programming paradigm (F#, Haskell, Elm, PureScript), Multilingual (French, English, Italian, Ngiembo), Famer
Nkalla: Co-Founder and CTO at DIA, Senior software architect & developer, 12+ years of experience programming, 4+ years in functional programming paradigm (Haskell), Mathematics teacher (Education Systems Engineering), Multilingual (French, Italian, English, Mbo), Famer
Mermoz: Cultural liaison at DIA, Researcher in African Crypto communication, writer, farmer, poet and engineer.
Maureen: Community builder, event & communication coordinator.
Ntet: Junior software architect and developer, 4+ years of programming experience, 1+ year in functional programming paradigm (Haskell), Smart contract development (Plutus) multilingual (French, English, Bassa).
Neudjieu: Junior Software Engineer with 2 years of experience, multilingual (French, English, Medumba), 2D/3D Computer Graphic Designer experience. Entrepreneur oriented and self-taught who loves new challenges.
Tiotsop: One year of experience in applying machine learning and data science to financial markets. His work has been on extracting insights from financial data, enhancing decision-making processes, and addressing challenges specific to this domain, multilingual (French, English, Italian, Ngiembo).
Edwige: A professional midwife in Cameroon working in collaboration with DIT-Cameroon. She is multilingual (French, Italian, Ngiembo).
Maffouo: Maffouo holds a Bachelor degree in Physics, he is a Physics teacher and Farm supervisor. He is passionate about applying physics to his farming endeavor. Bilingual (French, Ngiembo).
Community held events / Hackathons
- January 2022 Hackaathon: Introduction to Haskell
- Recorded Session
- Lectures & challenge material
- 1K USD in prizes awarded to participants
- June 2022 Hackathon: The fundamentals
- Recorded Session
- Lectures & challenge material
- 1K ADA in prizes awarded to participants
- November 2023 Hackathon: DID, SSI, DLTs
- Recorded Session
- Lectures & challenge material
- 1,2K ADA in prizes awarded to participants
Summary:
Total funding received & accomplishments over the past 2-3 years ($168K)
- Acquired and furnished IT Center (DIT Cameroon) in Douala: 2021 - Present
- Established library with 300+ IT, Farming, Anthropological books and more
- Secured initial funding for 9 projects on Cardano Project Catalyst ($157k)
- Completed First Haskell, Plutus, DLTs and Software Architecture Training Campaign 21+ interns trained over 1 year
- Hired top 2 interns now working with us
- Held 3 prized hackathon in parallel to our training initiative
- Held multiple blockchain related in person and online events
- Launched Second Training Campaign (Extending it to Wada’s Ghana, DRC and Burkina Faso hubs)
- Delivered 9 out of 9 projects funded on the Project Catalyst Platform
- Acquired 111 Acres of land on which we are currently implementing one of our core Treedano: Regenerative NFTrees project as a proof of concept.
- Planned and hosted a Cardano summit within our hub
- Planned and hosted a Intersect Constitutional working group
- Planned and hosted a Intersect Constitutional workshop
- Started setting up our network of Cooperatives (DIA Web of Coops)
[PROJECT MILESTONES] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?
Complete research and consolidate idea.
Conduct interviews to collect informations and validate or not our assumptions.
Elaborate white papers structure.
Edit and publish white paper
Submit final close out reports
[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?
Nkalla: Instructor, Content Creator, Workshop Lead, Hackathon Monitor / Evaluator, Lecturer ???
Manfo: Instructor, Content Creator, Workshop Lead, Hackathon Monitor / Evaluator, Lecturer ???
Hess: Administration, Product Manager, Event Coordination, Report Writing ????
Dzubang: On ground workshop Lead, Governance content Creation, Software Analyst / Tester
Maureen: Event Organizer, Community Manager, Secretary, Software Analyst / Tester, Marketing lead
Manfouo: On ground NFtree Operations Lead, Farm Manager, Farm related Workshop Lead
Ntet: On ground IT related workshop support, Software Analyst / Tester, Instructor assistant
Neudjieu: On ground IT related workshop support, Software Analyst / Tester, Instructor assistant
Tiotsop: Provide free advisory support on perspective with AI regarding ongoing projects
Edwige: A professional midwife in Cameroon working in collaboration with DIT-Cameroon.
[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources
Research and documentation: 19000 ADA
White paper elaboration: 4000 ADA
Close out report & video: 1000 ADA
[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?
This is a green project with a potential for success in many undeveloped countries. It will bring a lot of traffic due to its nature with small transactions.
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