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COMBATING SICKLE-CELL DISEASE Sickle-cell disease, a little-understood illness that is largely absent from major international aid programmes, is the world’s leading genetic disease and the fourth-leading pandemic in Africa, where it is a major cause of infant mortality. For nearly 15 years, the Fondation Pierre Fabre has joined forces with local structures working in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sickle-cell disease. It is also continuing to develop research programmes and has initiated an international movement to have treatment of this disease made part of national health policies and a priority of the global health agenda. Prenatal awareness session on sickle-cell disease in Cameroon. Fondation Pierre Fabre – 20