The Fondation Pierre Fabre introduces “E-Sickle Cell Disease”, a training programme for healthcare professionals

"In parallel with World Sickle Cell Day, the Fondation Pierre Fabre announces the first training platform dedicated to sickle cell disease, “E-Drépanocytose” (“E-Sickle Cell Disease”). The programme is designed to help healthcare professionals recognise symptoms of, and screen for, this disease and provide regular monitoring of sickle cell patients. Through a network of partners in the field, the platform is being implemented in healthcare centres in French-speaking African countries.

E-Drépanocytose is the first online training platform on sickle cell disease and is accessible at no cost to all healthcare professionals in French-speaking Africa. It was created by the Fondation Pierre Fabre and the European Institute for Cooperation and Development as part of a joint skills-building programme. Other project partners include the Principality of Monaco’s International Department of Cooperation, the World Francophone Digital University, RAFT (Réseau en Afrique Francophone pour la Télémédecine) and the Agence Française de Développement.

Despite the disease’s substantial presence and particularly high infant mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa, there is insufficient testing and treatment for sickle cell disease (see our work in Africa to combat sickle cell disease). This makes training healthcare personnel of vital importance in fighting this genetic disease, as the number of sickle-cell cases will increase at the same pace as population growth in Africa..." Lire la suite