This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. As one of the first French medical and health enterprises to take root in China, Sanofi will launch a series of international cooperation projects, continue to deeply cultivate the Chinese market, and further contribute to the exchange between China and France.
Recently, Sanofi teamed up with the Shanghai Soong Ching Ling Foundation to launch the Sanofi China Public Welfare Special Fund. Sanofi China Public Welfare Special Fund of Shanghai Soong Ching Ling Foundation (hereinafter referred to as "Sanofi Public Welfare Special Fund") takes the "China Youth Health Care Science Popularization Plan" as the main line of action, starts with campus public welfare activities targeting children and adolescents with diabetes, and introduces the global public welfare project "School Children and diabetes" jointly launched by the International diabetes Alliance, the International Children and Adolescents diabetes Association and Sanofi to support children and parents to improve their health literacy and provide better campus system support. The future path of healthy children will also focus on areas such as immune diseases, and continue to care for the healthy growth of children and adolescents.
Sanofi's Executive Vice President and Head of General Pharmaceuticals Global Business Unit, Xia Liwei, said, "As a benchmark enterprise in the health field of Sino French economic and trade exchanges, Sanofi will continue to make positive contributions to Sino French exchanges in various fields such as science, economy, and social culture."
"Sanofi has been deeply rooted in China for over 40 years, continuously increasing local investment and improving the accessibility of innovative drugs and medical services," said Shi Wang, President of Sanofi Greater China
It is reported that this public welfare special fund is centered around "psychological support, health knowledge popularization, and localization standard establishment", and is expected to directly benefit more than 10000 people and indirectly benefit more than 1 million people in the next three years.