Every day, 1,000 children are born in Africa with sickle cell disease. However, in many African countries, it is not easy to devise a plan to reduce or eliminate sickle cell disease, as is the case with other diseases (malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, etc.). Many families suffer under the burden of this disease, which is sometimes perceived as a curse because of its enormous consequences: bouts of pain, the costs involved and suffering.

This suffering is experienced by nearly 80 million people in Africa who are very often left to fend for themselves when confronted with the disease. This number reflects the fact that sickle cell disease is a priority public health problem on the African continent. This is why the Recover Foundation wanted to focus on it through the publication of its "Report on the role of the Recover Foundation in the fight against sickle cell disease in Cameroon", which was presented today at a conference held in Yaoundé (Cameroon).