Special “Haiti Week” with Radio France Internationale
11/02/19
Haiti is on the United Nations’ list of least-developed countries and is facing major health challenges.
The Foundation, which has been working on sickle-cell treatment programmes on the island since 2014, supports the multiple episodes that the RFI “Priorité Santé” radio programme is devoting to projects that improve inhabitants’ access to healthcare.
The Foundation’s work includes an ambitious programme of neonatal and early diagnosis of sickle-cell disease and treatment for patients diagnosed at the Saint Damien Paediatric Hospital in Port-au-Prince. This programme will later be extended to other Port-au-Prince hospitals. The results of this programme will also help make public authorities more aware of the interest of having a national programme to combat sickle-cell disease coupled with a viable and adaptable care model.
Listen to the French programme by clicking on the link following (french only) the recorded programme on this topic with:
- Dr Jacqueline Gautier, National Health Director at Saint Damien Hospital, NPH (Nos Petits Frères et Soeurs) in Tabarre, Haiti
- Dr Nora Saint Victor Dély, Coordinator of the neonatal screening project for sickle-cell disease at Saint Damien Hospital
- Véronique Teyssié, Programme Manager, Fondation Pierre Fabre
- Rachelle, a young sickle-cell patient
The other broadcasts made in partnership with the Fondation Pierre Fabre for this Special “Haiti Week” address the following themes: “Malnutrition and Undernutrition in Haiti”, “The Environment’s Impact on Health in Haiti”, “Health in Haiti: the Initiatives that Work”, and “Contraception”.
