Île-de-France holds the lead. For this edition of the 2022 Telethon, which took place on December 2 and 3, the Ile-de-France region raised 13,767,288 euros out of a national total of 90,839,067 euros. Arrive behind the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions, with 11,151,929 euros and Nouvelle-Aquitaine with 8,589,061 euros.
After 30 hours of program, 78,051,091 euros have been pledged in total against 73,622,019 euros last year. 2022 is the best national result since 2016. “It’s the reunion Telethon after two years of frustration. We know the economic situation. There is inflation but also the World Cup (of football) and for as much on the ground it is the party and the reunion. Every year, the French renew their confidence in us because they see the victories of research, “said in a press release in December the president of the AFM-Téléthon organization, Laurence Tiennot-Herment.
This 36th edition therefore made it possible to collect more than 4 million more donations compared to the previous year. The next one will take place at the end of 2023, on December 8 and 9.