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Business Development Officer, UNICEF Aine McKeown, Chief Officer Midlands Louth Meath Community Healthcare Organisation Des O’Flynn, Flu Lead Midlands Louth Meath Community Healthcare Sinead Cudden
Midlands Louth Meath Community Healthcare Organisation yesterday presented €5,000 to UNICEF as a part of its ‘Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine’ campaign.
The presentation was made by Midlands Louth Meath CHO Chief Officer Des O’Flynn and Flu Lead Sinead Cudden to Aine McKeown, Business Development Officer, UNICEF on Wednesday 8th March in St Brigid’s Campus, Ardee, Co Louth.
The donation marked the completion of the MLM CHO Peer Flu Vaccination ‘22/’23 Campaign.
The amount presented was raised through the Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine campaign, in which for every flu vaccine received by a local health care worker the HSE made a matching donation to the UNICEF’s campaign.
Aine thanked the MLM CHO Flu Steering Committee for their work and the participation of health care workers across the CHO.
The UNICEF Business Development Officer explained to those present the positive effect the donation would have in the fight to eradicate polio in children of developing countries.
Des O’Flynn said:
“I’m delighted to make this presentation to UNICEF which was raised through the ‘Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine’ campaign.
“As well as protecting themselves and those they care for, through this campaign staff helped raise valuable funds to help to protect vulnerable children against serious disease and death. Yours and every vaccination counts!”
The Midlands Louth Meath CHO Peer Flu Vaccination campaign is organised as a preventative measure to help protect healthcare workers who have a higher than standard risk of being infected with flu, at least 20% of healthcare workers become infected with flu every year.
Healthcare workers may spread flu to patients, family and colleagues because:
The Peer Flu Vaccination Programme provides easily accessible free flu vaccinations to healthcare workers across Midlands Louth Meath CHO.
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