An in-practice nutrition consult in Dakar takes 1h (interview + food diary review + plan + prescription print). A teleconsult + weekly app follow-up takes 30 min, frees the nutritionist from the physical office, and generates 2.5x more revenue per patient over 6 months because the patient stays in the follow-up funnel instead of vanishing after 2 visits.
TL;DR
- Classic practice patient: 2 visits × 25,000 FCFA = 50,000 FCFA over 3 months. Plan adherence: 30%.
- Teleconsult + follow-up patient: 40,000 FCFA initial + 6-month subscription at 25,000 FCFA/month = 190,000 FCFA over 6 months. Adherence: 70%.
- Senegalese market: +180% "nutritionist Dakar" Google searches between 2022 and 2026 (diabetes, overweight, sport, pregnancy).
What the 2026 nutrition patient wants
Mrs Fall, 34, banker, pre-diabetic, wants to lose 12 kilos. Problem: no time to come to the practice every 2 weeks. What makes her commit:
- Video initial consult: 45 min with camera, 7-day food diary (via meal-photo app), uploaded lab results
- Interactive meal plan: weekly personalised menus, Senegalese recipes adapted (lighter thiéboudiène, yassa chicken, low-carb mafé)
- Weekly 15-min video check-in
- Chat between visits for temptation moments ("I'm at a wedding tonight, what should I eat?")
- Progress tracking with weight + measurements + glycaemia + mood charts
What belongs on the platform
Secure teleconsult module
Not Zoom (non-compliant with health data). HIPAA/GDPR-compatible solution: Whereby, Doxy.me, or custom with end-to-end encryption. Virtual waiting room, secure document sharing.
Patient mobile app (PWA is enough)
- Food journal with photos
- Progress charts (weight, waist, glycaemia)
- Weekly plan + recipes
- Chat with the clinician
- Measurement / meal-photo reminders
Recurring subscription payment
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Wave/OM don't handle recurrence well. Two options:
- Stripe (international credit card), 2.9% commission
- Monthly re-subscription via WhatsApp push + Wave link at each period end
Senegalese health compliance
Law 2008-12 on personal data + Health Code. Hosting in Senegal (Orange Cloud) or EU (GDPR enough). Legal notice + informed consent + designated DPO.
What Kolonell delivers
Premium Nutrition Digital Pack: site + online initial assessment + teleconsult module + patient PWA + subscription payment + GDPR/2008-12 compliance.
Delivered in 8 to 10 weeks, 1,450,000 to 2,200,000 FCFA. Maintenance 80,000 FCFA/month.
"I had 18 active in-practice patients. Now I have 54 patients on subscription, including 12 in the diaspora (Paris, Brussels, Milan). I work from my Mermoz home. Revenue x3, mental load ÷ 2."
— Nutritionist DU, Dakar
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You're a dietitian/nutritionist in Dakar and your in-practice model is too slow?
kolonell.com/en/devis-gratuit — WhatsApp +221 77 596 93 33.
Mohamed Ba
Fondateur, Kolonell
Passionate about digital and entrepreneurship in Africa, Mohamed has been helping Sénégalese businesses with their digital transformation since 2020. Founder of Kolonell, he believes every SME deserves a professional and accessible online présence.
