title: [Jean-Jacques Lefrère: A miscarried ambition for blood safety in francophone Africa].
abstract: The announcement of the death of Professor Jean-Jacques Lefrère caused considerable emotion and surprise within the francophone Africa blood transfusion research network. The group was created in 2007 in Paris. Each member that works within this group wanted to pay their last respects through dedicated publication for a brilliant researcher and writer. The tribute describes the creation of the group, its goals, its operations, its achievements and the prospects of its activities while emphasizing the essential role that Professor Lefrère played within the group.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de médecine et des sciences biomédicales de l'université de Yaoundé I, BP 5739, Yaoundé, Cameroun. Electronic address: tayouclaude@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tayou Tagny
authors.affiliation: Département d'études des agents transmissibles par le sang, Institut national de la transfusion sanguine (INTS), Centre national de référence des hépatites virales B et C et du VIH en transfusion, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laperche
authors.affiliation: Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, Californie, États-Unis.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western; D058731:Blood Safety / Q000266:history*; D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000266:history; D005602:France; D006040:Goals; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D007391:International Cooperation; D012106:Research / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D064826:Transfusion Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: Afrique francophone; Blood safety research network; Francophone Africa; Groupe de recherches transfusionnelles; Hommage; Jean-Jacques Lefrère; Tribute