Foundation – Sickle cell disease is the focus of the Board of Directors

06/10/2011

The Board of Directors of Fondation Pierre Fabre met with leading African experts on sickle cell disease.

Fondation - La drépanocytose au cœur du conseil d'administration

The Board of Directors of Fondation Pierre Fabre met in Toulouse on 9 and 10 June, joined by French specialists and five of Africa’s leading experts on sickle cell disease. The gathering was part of World Sickle Cell Day, a United Nations initiative that is held annually on 19 June.

The objective was to take stock of the state and specificities of the sickle cell disease in sub-Saharan Africa and establish the foundations of a South-South-North cooperation to address the disease.