follow the special evening of France Télévisions and the call for donations in favor of research into rare diseases

The start is given! The 38th edition of the Telethon begins at 6:45 p.m. on France 2 with the special program “Together, building a treatment”, presented by Sophie Davant and Nagui. The evening then continues on France 3 and for thirty hours on all France Télévisions channels and its social networks, with reports as close as possible to patients, their families and researchers, but also shows and the Great Tombola united. Follow our live stream.

Thirty hours of programs. Day or night, on social networks or on the air… In partnership with Radio France, France Télévisions is putting on the colors of the Telethon for thirty hours, Friday and Saturday. The objective is to collect as many donations as possible to finance medical research into genetic, rare, progressive and seriously disabling diseases.

The singer Mika godfather of the 38th edition. “I’m going all out”confided on France 2 the 41-year-old artist, who says he is ready “physically” to ensure this marathon on the air. “The Telethon, the Généthon, is something quite miraculous and inspiring. It’s the impossible that becomes possible, it’s the strength of belief in the impossible”he explained the day before to franceinfo.

Only one number: 3637. The telephone number 3637, whose calls are not premium rate, has been open since Thursday for donations. It is also possible to make a donation online, by going to the dedicated page.

Nearly 93 million euros collected in 2023. A major challenge faces this year. We will have to do better than the 2023 edition, which raised 92,905,533 euros, according to figures published by the AFM-Téléthon association. This was the best result since 2015.