Fight against sickle cell disease: the Pierre Fabre Foundation offers medical and computer equipment to the CNRSD

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Extract from the article: The National Center for Research and Care of Sickle Cell Patients (CNRSD) received a significant donation of computer and biomedical equipment from the Pierre Fabre Foundation on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 in Lomé. This equipment aims to strengthen t

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The National Center for Research and Care of Sickle Cell Patients (CNRSD) received a significant donation of computer and biomedical equipment from the Pierre Fabre Foundation on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 in Lomé. This equipment aims to strengthen the care of sickle cell patients in Togo, particularly children exposed to serious complications such as stroke.

In Togo, recent data indicate that about 2% of the population is a carrier of severe forms of the disease, while 16% carry the genes of haemoglobinopathies, explaining the continuous increase in the number of patients followed at CNRSD.

Sickle-cell anemia is a genetic disease related to a qualitative defect in hemoglobin, the main protein of the red blood cell. Transmitted by both parents, it mainly affects black populations and is the cause of numerous severe complications. Sickle-cell anaemia is a source of many complications, including stroke in children who suffer from it.

Faced with this reality, it is necessary to modernize the support tools. "The digitization of medical records and consultations now appears to be an essential condition for effective appointment management, better exploitation of data for research purposes and more rigorous care planning," explained Dr. Magnang Hèzouwè, Director of the CNRSD.

Furthermore, the improvement of the technical platform, particularly the laboratory, is essential to ensure continuity and quality of care, especially during hospitalizations related to complications of sickle cell disease.

 The Hospital Establishment Project (PEH) of CNRSD 2025-2029 identifies several priority needs, notably diagnostic equipment and computer tools. «In response to the requests made by the Togolese authorities and the management of the CNRSD, the Pierre Fabre Foundation has proceeded, for the year 2025, to a donation worth 40,743 euros, or 26,725,656 FCFA.» , stressed Giscar Koffi Samboe, country coordinator of the Pierre Fabre Foundation.

This donation includes among others, an automaton of biochemistry, a transcranial echodoppler, eight desktop computers. This equipment is mainly intended to prevent strokes in children with sickle cell disease, to ensure the continuity of biological analyses, to strengthen the digitization of medical records and to initiate the implementation of a hospital information system adapted to patient monitoring and research.

Dr Magnang Hèzouwè expressed his gratitude to the Togolese authorities for their constant support in the functioning of the CNRSD, as well as to the associations, NGOs and partners involved in the fight against sickle cell disease. He expressed his deep gratitude to the Pierre Fabre Foundation for this gesture in favor of patients and the Togolese health system.

This distribution of materials illustrates effective cooperation between public actors and international partners, in the service of better management of sickle cell disease in Togo, with the hope of sustainably reducing complications and improving the quality of life of patients.

Raymond DZAKPATA