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DERMATOLOGY
CONTEXT
and challenges
In sub-Saharan Africa, where there is a high prevalence of skin diseases and
a shortage of dermatologists, Fondation Pierre Fabre has developed the two- pronged approach of providing access to diagnosis and an initial level of care in peripheral care centres alongside the rollout of remote expert diagnosis when a specialist opinion is required. Initially introduced in Mali in 2015, the model has since been transferred to Mauritania, Togo and - soon - Niger. The Foundation also supports programmes for people with albinism,
a genetic disease that can affect as many as 1 person in 1,000 in some parts of Africa (compared with 1 in 20,000 in North America and Europe, according to WHO statistics).
7 PROGRAMMES
supported by the Fondation in 8 COUNTRIES.
13%
WAS DEVOTED TO DERMATOLOGY IN 2020.
TELEDERMATOLOGY
4,026
remote consultations in 2020.
306
health workers received training on common skin diseases in 2020.
ALBINISM
11,218 CONSULTATIONS FOR THE SCREENING
and management of skin diseases in people living with albinism performed in 2020.
47,671
jars of sunscreen distributed
free of charge in 2020.
OF THE FOUNDATION BUDGET
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