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H1N1 Awareness Campaign

H1N1 = SWINE FLU

THE NEW PANEDEMIC

COMING SOON

Time:The campaign lasted for five weeks starting from 1

stof October till 5

thof November 2009

Materials:

Flyers of H1N1: 16000 flyers

Flyers of PPAC: 6000 flyers

Posters: 250 posters

What is swine flu? What is H1N1 name indicating?

As pharmacists, we all know that H1N1 is a mild flu that can be transmitted between humansand infect the human by dealing with swine

As well that we all know that H1 indicate the first type of Heamaglutinin, while N1 means

Neuraminidases which are substances secreted by the M.O to help in spreading of the virus.

Unfortunately, most of the public dont know this information.

But do you think that EPSF members will stand still?

WE HAD TO DO IT

WE HAD TO SPEAK OUT

WE HAD TO INFORM PEOPLE

SO, EPSF team started to rock

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Scientific Associations contributing:

The prove that we had a huge campaign is that 9 of the biggest universities in Egypt worked in

this campaign and took the lead of helping the public...

WE RAISE OUR HAT FOR EVERY SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION,WHICH ARE:

PAM - Pharmaceutical Association of MUST University

PSPSA - Pharos Scientific Pharmaceutical Students Association

ASSPSA - Ain Shams Scientific Pharmaceutical Student Association

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ERSPS - Egyptian Russian Scientific Pharmaceutical Society

SAMPS - Scientific Associations of Mansoura Pharmacy Students

TPSS - Tanta Pharmaceutical Scientific Society

EPSF NUB - Nahda University in Bani Suif

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Also at EPSF - Helwan University EPSF - Sinai University

Preparations:

The content of the flyers and posters was chosen by Public Health team and designed by

Publications Chairperson, while it was printed by Promotion and co-ordination teams in the

EPSF

Materials were distributed over the 9 associations and in every Scientific Association awareness

workshop were done and role plays to practice counseling the public

Places for the awareness campaigns were chosen and permissions taken and Scientific

Associations members started to work.

Presence of EPSF team all over Egypt was obvious; in Universities, clubs, schools, malls and

many other public places

WE WERE SPREADING PEOPLE

Public places:

Mansoura University campus and sports clubs by SAMPS. At Faculty of pharmacy, Pharos University campus, Green Plaza Mall and El-Manar school

by PSPSA.

MUST University and Hospital by PAM. Faculty of pharmacy - Ain Shams University and El-Zohour sports club by ASSPSA. Nahda University, Suif club, Wasta Hospital and El-Shrouq and El-Shaheed Gharib schools

by EPSF - NUB. Tanta University campus by TPSS. Helwan University campus and two schools by EPSF Helwan. Egyptian Russian University campus and Al-Shaheed Ahmed and Minaret El-Asher

schools by ERSPS.

SO, DID YOU COUNT THEM?

But was that just it?!

We also had our online campaign which covered Facebook groups and EPSF official website.

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Cooperation:

Its not our efforts alone; another students associations were interested in sharing it with us

Such as:

IFMSA Egypt (International Federation of Medical Scientific Association) worked withSAMPS in Mansoura.

Dentistry students in MUST University worked with PAM. BMSA (Bani Suif Medical Students Association) with EPSF - NUB And many others.

WE WERE ON FIRE

NOW, we are relieved, for delivering the message to the public

EPSF members are glad by doing there role in the society.

http://www.e-psf.org/mailto:publications@e-psf.org?subject=EPSF%20H1N1%20Awareness%20Campaign%20-%20NL%2011http://www.e-psf.org/