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Improving healthcare and social services for those with sickle cell disease<\/a><\/h4>
In 2014, Cameroon, Madagascar and the two Congo joined forces in a vast transnational program to effectively fight against sickle cell disease. The Foundation supports the project overseen by the IECD and financed by the AFD.<\/p>30\/07\/2018<\/em><\/span><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>
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Creating and developing the Research Centre to combat sickle cell disease<\/a><\/h4>
With leadership from Professor Dapa Diallo and strong support from the Foundation, the first Research Centre to combat Sickle Cell Disease opened in Bamako, Mali, in 2005.<\/p>30\/07\/2018<\/em><\/span><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>
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Fondation Pierre Fabre celebrated 20 years of commitment to healthcare in the Global South 13\/09\/2019 The day brought together more than 300 leading figures from the scientific, medical, academic, humanitarian<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>
Strengthening management of sickle cell disease in Bangui<\/h1>\n\u2014 The Central African Republic \u2014<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Renforcement](\"https:\/\/sandbox.fondationpierrefabre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/drepanocytose-rca-fondation-fabre-1.jpg\" "\\"drepanocytose-rca-fondation-fabre")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>In 2011, pursuing the work already begun in Mali, Fondation Pierre Fabre became involved in the battle against sickle cell disease in the CAR. This country has a record rate of this illness, affecting 2% of infants, but also has very poor overall state of affairs in human health: the life expectancy, just 45 years, is ten years below the African average.<\/p>\n
The Foundation focused its attention on the Bangui paediatric complex, an establishment created in 1988 providing care to those ages 0 to18 and the country\u2019s sole modern paediatric healthcare facility. With the Foundation\u2019s support, it would receive new equipment and supplies to improve patient reception, provide staff with increased knowledge of sickle cell disease (through cross-training with Bamako<\/a> and Kinshasa<\/a>), set up screening campaigns and raise public awareness of the disease.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>KEY FACTS<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n_____<\/span><\/p>\nPriority<\/strong><\/span>
\nCombating Sickle cell disease<\/span><\/p>\nProgramme<\/strong><\/span>
\nSince 2011<\/span><\/p>\nType of involvement<\/strong><\/span>
\nDistributor and operator<\/span><\/p>\nActions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Supply of medical equipment and consumables<\/span><\/li>\n
- Training funding and organisation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Perspectives<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>Unfortunately, in 2013, when the Foundation had already provided the planned materials and completed its contribution to healthcare worker training, civil war broke out. The humanitarian emergency gradually took precedence over the targeted programmes and the Foundation had to accept the necessity of suspending its interventions there. It hopes to resume activities as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>PARTENAIRES<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n- Complexe p\u00e9diatrique de Bangui<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
See also<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>- <\/a><\/li><\/div>
Improving healthcare and social services for those with sickle cell disease<\/a><\/h4>In 2014, Cameroon, Madagascar and the two Congo joined forces in a vast transnational program to effectively fight against sickle cell disease. The Foundation supports the project overseen by the IECD and financed by the AFD.<\/p>30\/07\/2018<\/em><\/span><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>See also<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n In 2011, pursuing the work already begun in Mali, Fondation Pierre Fabre became involved in the battle against sickle cell disease in the CAR. This country has a record rate of this illness, affecting 2% of infants, but also has very poor overall state of affairs in human health: the life expectancy, just 45 years, is ten years below the African average.<\/p>\n The Foundation focused its attention on the Bangui paediatric complex, an establishment created in 1988 providing care to those ages 0 to18 and the country\u2019s sole modern paediatric healthcare facility. With the Foundation\u2019s support, it would receive new equipment and supplies to improve patient reception, provide staff with increased knowledge of sickle cell disease (through cross-training with Bamako<\/a> and Kinshasa<\/a>), set up screening campaigns and raise public awareness of the disease.<\/p>\n<\/div> KEY FACTS<\/span><\/strong><\/span> Priority<\/strong><\/span> Programme<\/strong><\/span> Type of involvement<\/strong><\/span> Actions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Unfortunately, in 2013, when the Foundation had already provided the planned materials and completed its contribution to healthcare worker training, civil war broke out. The humanitarian emergency gradually took precedence over the targeted programmes and the Foundation had to accept the necessity of suspending its interventions there. It hopes to resume activities as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div> In 2014, Cameroon, Madagascar and the two Congo joined forces in a vast transnational program to effectively fight against sickle cell disease. The Foundation supports the project overseen by the IECD and financed by the AFD.<\/p>30\/07\/2018<\/em><\/span><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>
\n_____<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCombating Sickle cell disease<\/span><\/p>\n
\nSince 2011<\/span><\/p>\n
\nDistributor and operator<\/span><\/p>\n\n
Perspectives<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
PARTENAIRES<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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See also<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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Improving healthcare and social services for those with sickle cell disease<\/a><\/h4>
See also<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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