€95,200,125 is almost as much as last year when the donations amounted to €96.2 million. Despite the economic crisis, the 22nd Telethon to fund research on rare diseases resulted in strong mobilization.
But what you didn’t know is that a part of these donations will end up in Nice, because the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis hosts many internationally recognized research teams, particularly with the Mediterranean Centre for Molecular Medicine Research, Archimed.
What is true today will be even more so in a few years with the diverse projects the municipality plans to implement:
A Cancer Center that follows Valérie Pécresse’s “Promising Campus” plan at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis will emerge with the restructuring of the Pasteur Faculty of Medicine and the development laboratories of Valrose in the same 14-floor tower in Pasteur.
Improving Accessibility for the Disabled
It is observed that the city is not adapted for the disabled, although the tram and bus have significantly improved their access to the city.
The deputy mayor for disability, Sandrine Filippini, dreams of providing complete autonomy to the disabled in the city. To this end, for the first time, a disability unit has been created within the town hall; soon, municipal reception agents will be trained in sign language; two handicapped-accessible beaches have been established, and a third one, La Réserve, is under study. Other actions, such as sound-enhanced pedestrian crossings, will be implemented very soon.
A Model Nursery for Children with Disabilities and Illnesses
Based on the fact that it is very difficult for mothers with sick children to have them cared for in traditional reception facilities, the project, which has no equivalent in France, aims to welcome children with medical issues alongside other children without problems. This service is made possible by the installation of a CAMPS (Early Medical-Social Service Center) including medical and paramedical staff in adjacent facilities.
Mothers will be able to leave their children at the nursery part-time to resume professional activities or take a break. While the child is in the nursery, they will occasionally receive treatment sessions such as physiotherapy, speech therapy, etc., as part of their care program.
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On Tuesday, December 2, the Anices association, whose mission is to raise awareness and demystify visual impairment, organized a “Braille Day” at Jean-Marie Hyver School. It was an opportunity to introduce children to this writing and to let them practice torball, a sport for the visually impaired.
