The Central African Republic has tens of thousands of victims of sexual violence. The Pierre Fabre Foundation and its partners are setting up a comprehensive care centre in Bangui.

The SOHA project (“Soha” means “health” in Arabic) focuses on prevention, the development of medical consultations, the treatment of patients suffering from chronic diseases, the fight against over-consumption of medication, and support for the financial stability of healthcare structures.

The “Women’s and Children’s Health” project is in response to the gynecological, obstetric, neonatal and pediatric crisis in Lebanon, and builds on pre-existing structures. The aim is to improve access to specific healthcare for women and children.

Nobel Prize Dr Denis Mukwege has devoted his life to saving victims of sexual violence. The Foundation supports the Bulenga's hospital, RDC, to replicate his model for comprehensive victim care.

Skin cancer is a major risk for albinos, but the number of dermatologists in Africa is far insufficient. The Foundation takes action.

Skin cancer is a major risk for albinos, but the number of dermatologists in Africa is far insufficient. The Foundation takes action.

Mali, faced with a regional dermatologist shortage, is assessing the feasibility of a telemedicine programme. Objectives: improve healthcare and create a true communications network.

Burkina Faso has 27 dermatologists for 19.5 million inhabitants. The Foundation sets up medical caravans for the education of people with albinism, access to diagnosis and treatment of skin lesions.

The Fondation Pierre Fabre and its local partners are taking action to prevent and treat the skin cancers leading to the premature deaths of patients in the country.

Mauritania has 15 dermatologists serving four million inhabitants spread across a vast area, making it difficult for people to access dermatological care.

The Téléder Togo programme funded by the Fondation Pierre Fabre provides technical and human resources to improve diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases at peripheral health structures through use of new technologies.

Implementation of a treatment pathway to help people with albinism in Côte d’Ivoire was initiated via the Fondation Pierre Fabre’s call for projects presented at the second African Teledermatology Conference in 2019.

Following the projects rolled out in Mali, Mauritania and Togo, E-Dermato Niger intends to promote access to dermatological treatment for rural populations living far from major urban centres where most specialists are located.

The project aims to strengthen 9 albinism organizations in Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Niger, DRC and Madagascar, and improve the referral of people with albinism to holistic care adapted to their specific needs.

The Foundation and the Sickle Cell Disease Initiative Committee in Burkina Faso implement a project of unprecedented magnitude in the country.

The Center of Bamako, Mali, plays a fundamental role in the fight against sickle cell disease. It receives patients, conducts training and information campaigns and perform clinical research

The Fondation Pierre Fabre has been supporting the Bangui Sickle Cell Research and Treatment Centre (CRTD) since 2019. The CRTD is the country’s only referral institution and receives financial support for training and purchasing medicines and equipment.

The long-term objective is to sensitise governments to the benefits of a national programme combatting sickle cell disease, and having a viable and adaptable disease management model.

In Guinea, the Fondation Pierre Fabre supports the Sickle Cell Disease Control Centre in Conakry to help build the centre’s capacities and ensure its financial autonomy.

This multi-country project must address the major challenge of reducing morbidity and mortality linked to sickle cell disease by acting on several levels: Detect, treat, train, raise awareness and support public authorities

The latest available statistics show that mother and child mortality levels remain high in Laos. This programme sets out to provide support for the training of student midwives.

Impressed by the Foundation’s work in Cambodia, the Laotian government asked it to support the country’s development by rehabilitating the Vientiane Faculty of Pharmacy

In the early 2000s, with only 250 pharmacies to serve nearly 17 million inhabitants, Madagascar was facing an alarming pharmaceutical shortfall.

Since 2011, the Foundation works to revitalise the pharmacy education at the University of Lomé, Togo, and contributes to the accessibility and quality of both material and education

Following on from the Master Mekong Pharma programme (2012-2019), the Fondation Pierre Fabre was eager to maintain and expand the connections between the four partner universities in Vietnam (HUP-Hanoi, UMP-HCMC), Cambodia (UHSC-Phnom Penh) and Laos (UHSL-Vientiane).

Since 2021, the Fondation Pierre Fabre has been supporting the Faculty of Pharmacy, part of the Health Sciences Faculty at the University of Abomey-Calavi (near Cotonou). There are two objectives: to provide technical and scientific support and to facilitate exchanges with other faculties of pharmacy in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Global South eHealth Observatory, a Fondation Pierre Fabre initiative, is designed to identify, document, promote and help develop eHealth initiatives that improve access to quality healthcare and medicines for the most disadvantaged populations in ressource-limited countries.

The degree is awarded by the Universities of Bamako, Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar and Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, in partnership with the Fondation Pierre Fabre. This curriculum will focus on innovation and field practice to address priority health issues.

In 2021, Togo’s minister of Health and Public Hygiene asked the Foundation to help it draw up and roll out a national eHealth strategy. The creation of a “National Digital Health Center” marks an essential step forward in the drive to provide a coherent, sustainable development framework.