Alma Association created an application that provides up-to-date information on chronic myeloid leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
In Argentina cancer treatments are given by health care providers, however, patients live adverse situations to obtain them. Afterwards, Alma Association created an application, to provide step-by-step information for patients who require these treatments and the corresponding documentation.
The Alma app is available in both Play Store and App Store. It records the patient's data, what disease they have, the treatment indicated by the specialist and their health care provider. Through this series of steps, the app automatically throws away the necessary procedures and the details of the doctor to receive their treatment.
"It is of no use to have approved and available the best medicines that are developed worldwide, if they do not then reach the patients who need them" said Fernando Piotrowski director of the Alma Association. In addition, he detailed that the reasons given by health care providers that end up not receiving their treatment on time are bureaucratic procedures, such as the lack of a seal or a signature, invalid photocopies, among others. And all this can be avoided if the patient knows the process, which the app facilitates.
In addition, the Director said that the National Cancer Drug Bank, the Ministry of Social Development, as well as some service providers, were the drivers of this systematization project, to provide more appropriate information to patients and at the right time.
In this type of disease, timely treatment and accurate diagnosis is vital so that patients don’t suffer from complications that could be avoided.
The app is available at the following link for Android devices:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ar.org.alma.app&hl=es_MX
