Telethon 2023 raised nearly 93 million euros for research into rare genetic diseases, its best result since 2016, the organizers of this charity marathon reported on Thursday, March 28.
At the end of the operation, sponsored by the singer Vianney on December 8 and 9, the counter of more than 80 million euros in guarantees was stopped.
But the public still had the possibility to donate later, which made it possible to reach the final sum of 92,905,533 euros, compared to 90.8 million euros last year, indicated the AFM-Téléthon.
Next edition in December
“Each Telethon is a unique and powerful moment because it is the engine of a search for excellence driven by patients and patients’ parents, and which today saves lives,” stressed Laurence Tiennot-Herment, president of the AFM-Téléthon association. . in a press release.
Telethon funds are especially allocated to rare diseases, 95% of which remain untreated or even diagnosed.
Beyond the research questions, the Telethon remains a unique event: during its last edition it mobilized more than 200,000 volunteers and was available in more than 10,000 municipalities.
Exceptionally due to the numerous events organized on the occasion of the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, scheduled for December 7 and 8, Telethon 2024 will take place on November 29 and 30.
Source: BFM TV
