Improving access to healthcare in priority neighborhoods

Charres difteurs,

This week, in the chronique RTL x La France s'engage, focus on Banlieues Santé, lauréat 2022. Along with its founder, Abdelaali EL BADAOUI, the association is taking concrete action to reduce these inequalities in access to healthcare.

Two complementary types of action to achieve this objective:

✅ "Fast sugars": immediate and effective actions, such as the "Plus belle la vue" program, which enables people in difficulty to obtain an ophthalmological consultation and glasses very quickly.

✅ Les "sucres lents": in-depth initiatives, such as Le Café des Femmes, a place for living and health designed with and for women, promoting a participative approach between carers and cared-for.

It all starts with Abdelaali's story. Severely burned as a child, he was treated thanks to an accessible healthcare system. After becoming a nurse, he became aware of the inequalities in access to healthcare and the need to take action. It was this experience that convinced him to create an organization capable of combating these inequalities, by providing concrete, sustainable solutions accessible to all.

Banlieues Santé is not limited to priority urban districts; the association also acts in rural areas, where access to healthcare is a real challenge.

💬 For Abdelaali, "it's very important to popularize this term and for people to be able to take control of their health, on their own."

📢 Listen to the La France s'engage chronicle on RTL and find out how Banlieues Santé enables access to healthcare for everyone, everywhere 🎧

A big thank you to you, dear donors, for your invaluable support and donations ✨

Dear difters,

✨ Transformed looks thanks to Plus Belle la Vue! 👓

In just 7 days, we had the chance to restore clear vision to 430 people in precarious situations.

🎯 The outstanding results of this solidarity action:

➡️ 339 free ophthalmological consultations, carried out by supportive professionals.

➡️ 84% of beneficiaries equipped with adapted glasses, for better vision.

➡️ 75 prescriptions issued and 46 pathologies detected, with referral to care via health mediation.

➡️ 441 pieces of equipment distributed, including 124 handed out on site and 345 to be given away live at the end of January.

➡️ 47 children cared for.

This mobilization was made possible thanks to the incredible commitment of our volunteers and the support of invaluable partners: OneSight, the City of Marseille, ANCT, APHM, and Groupe Ramsay Santé.

🙏 Your generosity and energy lit up this week of solidarity! Beyond the numbers, these are lives transformed, smiles rediscovered, and life-changing encounters that remind us that mutual aid and humanity are our greatest strengths.