Dr. Jean-Christophe Rufin appointed President of the Sanofi Espoir Corporate Foundation
18 Settembre 2020 - 7:00AM
Dr. Jean-Christophe Rufin appointed President of the Sanofi Espoir
Corporate Foundation
Dr. Jean-Christophe Rufin appointed
President of the Sanofi Espoir Corporate Foundation
PARIS – September 18, 2020 -
Sanofi today announced the appointment of Dr. Jean-Christophe Rufin
as President of the Sanofi Espoir Corporate Foundation.
Jean-Christophe Rufin succeeds Xavier Darcos, who presided over the
Foundation since 2015.
"We are delighted that Dr. Jean-Christophe Rufin
has accepted to serve as President of the Sanofi Espoir
Foundation", said Serge Weinberg, President of Sanofi. "His
experience as both a physician and diplomat gives him a broad
expertise in humanitarian and public health issues around the
world. He will enable us to step up our response to health distress
among vulnerable populations. Through his literary work, he has
amply demonstrated his humanist commitments and his capacity to
understand international realities.”
The Sanofi Espoir Foundation’s mission is to
help reduce health inequalities among the world’s most vulnerable
populations. At the end of 2019, the Foundation was coordinating 77
projects in 50 countries in four main areas of focus:
- The fight against pediatric cancers in countries with limited
resources
- Combating maternal and neonatal mortality in low- and
middle-income countries
- Access to healthcare for people in vulnerable situations in
France
- Support for families in the event of health crises
"It is a great honor for me to preside over the
Sanofi Espoir Foundation," said Dr. Jean-Christophe Rufin. "I
salute the work accomplished over the past 10 years to reduce
health inequalities, and I am committed to taking this even
further, by broadening the Sanofi Espoir Foundation’s areas of
involvement and methods for action.”
Jean-Christophe RufinA French
doctor, diplomat, and writer, Jean-Christophe Rufin is a former
intern and senior physician with Paris public hospitals
(1976-1983), a neurologist and a hospital practitioner (1995). He
was a pioneer of Médecins Sans Frontières, of which he was
vice-president (1991-1993), and President of Action contre la
Faim.Rufin has also been an adviser to the Secretary of State for
Human Rights (1986-1988), the cultural and cooperation attaché in
Brazil (1989-1990), and advisor in charge of peacekeeping
operations for the Minister of Defense (1993-1995). In 2007, he was
appointed French Ambassador to Senegal and the Gambia, a post he
held until 2010.
An Officer of the Legion of Honor, Rufin is
Doctor honoris causa of Laval University (Canada) and the Catholic
University of Louvain (Belgium), and a member of the Royal Academy
of Medicine of Belgium and the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Rufin has also written a series of novels and
narratives over more than 20 years that reflect his international
experience. His books have been published in some 20 countries, and
he was awarded France’s Goncourt prize in 2001 for Brazil Red.
He was elected to the Académie française in
2008.
About the Sanofi Espoir Corporate
FoundationCreated in 2010, the Sanofi Espoir Corporate
Foundation aims to reduce inequalities in health in France and
internationally. Its actions aim to improve the health of the most
vulnerable populations, particularly children. These serve the
Foundation’s vision of a world in which everyone has a chance to be
born, grow and maintain their health. This ambition covers four
strategic areas: maternal and neonatal health, pediatric cancers in
low- and middle-income countries, access to healthcare for the most
vulnerable populations in France, and responding to humanitarian
crises. Find out more at:
http://fondation-sanofi-espoir.com/en/
About Sanofi Sanofi is dedicated to
supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global
biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent
illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain
and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare
diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions.
With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is
transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around
the globe. Sanofi, Empowering Life |
Media Relations Contact Quentin Vivant Tel.: +33
(0)1 53 77 46 46 mr@sanofi.com |
Sanofi
Espoir Foundation Laurence Bollack Tel.: +33 (0)6 81 86 80
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