Provision of Equipment for the detection of Diabetic Retinopathy

Item Description:

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies. It is the oldest among all the 15 specialised agencies of UN.

The ITU coordinates the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promotes international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, works to improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world, and assists in the development and coordination of worldwide technical standards. The ITU is active in areas including broadband Internet, latest-generation wireless technologies, aeronautical and maritime navigation, radio astronomy, satellite-based meteorology, convergence in fixed-mobile phone, Internet access, data, voice, TV broadcasting, and next-generation networks. The agency also organizes worldwide and regional exhibitions and forums, such as ITU Telecom World, bringing together representatives of government and the telecommunications and ICT industry to exchange ideas, knowledge and technology.

Request for Quotation

ITU in collaboration with WHO and Sanofi are supporting the government of Senegal to address the Diabetic Retinopathy a global healthcare challenge whose resolution is well in line with the UN’s Universal Health Coverage goals. The project aims to identify and implement an end-to-end innovative telemedicine system for detection of the diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Senegal in order to increase the number of the Senegal diabetic patients that have access to screening tools for preventing and reducing this diabetes complication that affects the eyes.

Request For Quotation (RFQ) Ref.No. RFQ-G-BDT-2019-061_The Provision of an Equipment for the detection of Diabetic Retinopathy.pdf