Dr Cian O’Doherty writes about his recent experience working in the Neri Clinic in Linda, Zambia, and how the majority of cases presenting were similar to general practice in Ireland.
IMO President set to run two marathons in only five weeks
September 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. As if being IMO President on top of working as a full-time GP in a busy Cork city practice were not demanding enough, Dr Ronan Boland is planning to run two marathons in five weeks in a fundraising effort on behalf of charity organisation The Society of St Vincent de Paul.
New Make-A-Wish link with Tallaght
May 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Aoife Connors. A new link has been forged between the National Children’s Hospital (NCH) Foundation Board, Tallaght, and the Make-A-Wish charity, which makes dreams come true for terminally ill children in Ireland. The initiative has been funded by the Ladies Guild of the NCH, Tallaght. Make-A-Wish has granted wishes to children from the NCH, [...]
Charity status for new children’s hospital
February 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Aoife Connors. The new children’s hospital has become a charitable organisation known as the ‘New Children’s Hospital in Ireland Foundation’. The decision was made to avail of the benefits that accrue to a project which has ‘charitable status’ during the planning and development stages. A pre-application planning notice has been submitted to An Bord [...]
Dublin hospitals to benefit from Med Day
November 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Trinity students will celebrate Med Day this Friday, November 5. Money raised from the event will go towards the burns unit at St James’s Hospital, colorectal cancer-screening and the cancer-care fund in AMNCH, Tallaght and a Trinity access programme scholarship. Since 2002, Med Day has raised more than €500,000 for various Dublin hospital projects. Last [...]
No Haitian adoption agreement planned
February 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Department of Health and Children has ‘no plans’ to negotiate a bilateral adoption agreement with the Haitian government following the devastating earthquake last month. Minister of State Barry Andrews said last week (January 26) that Haiti was currently not a signatory of the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect [...]
Charity promotes stem-cell research
February 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A new pro-medical research charity, the Irish Stem Cell Foundation, last week launched a new charter encouraging Irish clinicians, medical researchers, patient advocates and the public to join forces to make Ireland a better place for stem cell treatments, research and education and will call on the Irish Government to improve legislation in the area. [...]
Sign up for the irish Heart Foundation’s 10K Cupid’s Dash – and find true love
January 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
From an Irish Heart Foundation press release on a 10K run for charity (and possibly a date) on February 13: Join Cupid’s Dash 10k Fun Run in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation which is taking place in Dublin’s Phoenix Park on Saturday, 13th February. With less than four weeks to go, walkers and runners [...]
Order of Malta ambulances rush aid to flood victims
December 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A fleet of at least 13 ambulances from Dublin Region, Order of Malta Ambulance Corps, brought relief to flood victims in the Athlone area last Sunday. They carried relief aid to the people of Athlone and Ballinasloe in response to the St Vincent de Paul Society appeal for help, including foodstuffs, clothing, bedding and financial [...]
Sports legend launches paediatric campaign
November 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The man named athlete of the century by the International Olympic Committee will visit Ireland and Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin next week. Brazilian footballer Pelé will spend two hours at the hospital on Thursday, November 26 before visiting Dunboyne, County Meath, where he will launch his Goals for Life campaign. The campaign is [...]
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