Burkina Faso – Focusing on pain management<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>06\/06\/2016<\/strong><\/p>\nIn May, a programme to improve pain management for sickle cell patients was introduced at the H\u00f4pital Saint Camille in Ouagadougou.<\/strong><\/p>\nSince 2014, the Fondation Pierre Fabre has been supporting the Sickle Cell Disease Initiative Committee in Burkina, the CID\/B.<\/p>\n
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In the local language, it is known as the \u201cdisease of the crushing bones,\u201d so great is the suffering of those with the malady. For sickle cell disease characteristically entails vaso-occlusive crises that can trigger very severe pain. Until now, management of these painful crises has often been inadequate. But, since 2014, in partnership with the Fondation Pierre Fabre, the Comit\u00e9 d\u2019Initiative contre la Dr\u00e9panocytose au Burkina (Sickle Cell Disease Initiative Committee in Burkina or CID\/B) has had a programme in place to improve care for sickle cell patients.<\/p>\n
A new tool in the fight against sickle cell disease<\/strong><\/p>\nTo address this important issue, the Fondation Pierre Fabre asked the NGO Douleur Sans Fronti\u00e8res (DSF, \u201cPain Without Borders\u201d) to join forces with the CID\/B in designing a project to improve pain-management training for the healthcare workers working with sickle cell patients. The training will be dispensed in three sessions over a two-year period, with the objective of training 120 healthcare professionals from four hospital complexes in Burkina Faso, \u00a0Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso.<\/p>\n<\/div>
06\/06\/2016<\/strong><\/p>\n In May, a programme to improve pain management for sickle cell patients was introduced at the H\u00f4pital Saint Camille in Ouagadougou.<\/strong><\/p>\n Since 2014, the Fondation Pierre Fabre has been supporting the Sickle Cell Disease Initiative Committee in Burkina, the CID\/B.<\/p>\n In the local language, it is known as the \u201cdisease of the crushing bones,\u201d so great is the suffering of those with the malady. For sickle cell disease characteristically entails vaso-occlusive crises that can trigger very severe pain. Until now, management of these painful crises has often been inadequate. But, since 2014, in partnership with the Fondation Pierre Fabre, the Comit\u00e9 d\u2019Initiative contre la Dr\u00e9panocytose au Burkina (Sickle Cell Disease Initiative Committee in Burkina or CID\/B) has had a programme in place to improve care for sickle cell patients.<\/p>\n A new tool in the fight against sickle cell disease<\/strong><\/p>\n To address this important issue, the Fondation Pierre Fabre asked the NGO Douleur Sans Fronti\u00e8res (DSF, \u201cPain Without Borders\u201d) to join forces with the CID\/B in designing a project to improve pain-management training for the healthcare workers working with sickle cell patients. The training will be dispensed in three sessions over a two-year period, with the objective of training 120 healthcare professionals from four hospital complexes in Burkina Faso, \u00a0Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n