11 MARCH 2016

An event was held on "A Healthy Family is the Guarantee of a Healthy Future" (FOTO)

Public Health and Reforms Centre (PHRC) of the Ministry of Health continues to implement the educational and awareness raising activities to promote the public health. On March 11, 2016 the PHRC organized its regular event in Heydar Aliyev Center of Garadagh district aimed at awareness raising related to thalassemia. Theis year theevent was dedicated to  "A Healthy Family is the Guarantee of a Healthy Future" and was jointly organized by the State Committee for Family, Woman and Children Affairs, PHRC and the Baku city Garadagh District Executive Power.

In her speech, head of the PHRC Projects Coordination Department Dr.Sabina Babazade mentioned the activities carried out by the PHRC: "We should raise awareness among children and parents about the health and medical services. PHRC regularly compiles educational materials in various areas of public health and distributes them among different groups of population".

By her presentation on "Blood and blood donation", the PHRC Project Coordination Department representative Dr.Shahla Mirzazade stressed out the  importance of blood components and blood products being available at any given time for the treatment of patients with thalassemia.

At the end of this public awareness raisingevent, participants were provided with the educational and information materials developed by the PHRC. During the event, a voluntary blood donation campaign was also organization in the outpatient department of the United City Hospital No. 19 in Lokbatan settlement of Garadagh district of Baku city.

You can see the photos from the event here. 

The full information about the event is available in the Azerbaijani language.