MEMBER NEWS Help given to Palestinian hospital
An East Midlands-based pharmaceutical business has donated medicines worth £85,000 to help treat cancer patients in a Palestinian hospital. Medicine manufacturer Morningside Pharmaceuticals, based in Loughborough, donated 3,000 packs of Oncology drug Capecitabine tablets to charity International Health Partners (IHP), which in turn will distribute the medicine via a charitable NGO to the hospital in the Gaza Strip. The medicine, which can be
prescribed as part of a patient’s chemotherapy treatment, is being provided to the Shifa Hospital, which is the only hospital in the territory able to receive cancer medicine because it has an Oncology Unit. Hannah Dean, Partnership and
Programmes Officer for IHP, which specialises in supporting healthcare companies with donating medicines, said: “IHP is delighted to be partnering with Morningside Pharmaceuticals to coordinate the delivery of essential, high quality medicines to the most vulnerable people in the world, such as those in the Gaza strip. “I have recently returned from
visiting this programme in Gaza and know that this generous donation will really benefit a lot of cancer patients currently struggling to access essential medicines there. This donation of vital oncology
A critical care physician at the Shifa Hospital, in the Gaza Strip, Palestine ‘This generous donation will really benefit a lot of cancer patients’
medicine will mean that cancer patients can access the treatment they need free of charge.” Dr Nik Kotecha OBE, Chief
Executive of Morningside Pharmaceuticals, said: “According to the Lancet, cancer is the second-
Actors step into the ring to discuss issues with young boxers
Stars of Nottingham Playhouse’s new production One Night in Miami… made a special visit to the Nottingham School of Boxing on Woodborough Road recently to inspire and learn from local youngsters. Conor Glean, who stars as Cassius Clay, and Nottingham actor André
Squire, who plays Kareem, a Nation of Islam bodyguard, met with a group of students and the boxing school’s founder Marcellus Baz to discuss the issues facing young people in the city. André said: “It was great to be able to
come down and speak to the kids about how I first got into acting and the amazing opportunities on offer in Nottingham. “Many of the kids there have never been
to the theatre before so we look forward to seeing them at the Playhouse and watching how they react to One Night in Miami...” The production - set in the midst of the
civil rights movement - focuses on four friends, all on the cusp of becoming legends: newly-crowned heavyweight champion Cassius Clay, activist Malcolm X, (Christopher Colquhoun), American football star Jim
28 business network July/August 2019 L-R: Andre Squire and Conor Glean
Brown (Miles Yekinni) and soul singer Sam Cooke (Matt Henry). Conor said: “The play really delves in to what it
meant to be a black male during the civil rights movement and the influence of Cassius Clay’s friends on the direction he chose to take. “I think these discussions are still very relevant
today and it was great to be able to talk to the kids about how they can relate to the issues explored in the production.”
leading cause of death in the Palestinian territories, accounting for 14% of deaths, which is predicted to increase. “Morningside Pharmaceuticals is
proud to have distributed quality medicine to more than 100
countries worldwide over the past 28 years, many of which are low/middle income countries. We are delighted to have been able to make this significant donation, which we hope will help treat and save hundreds of patients.”
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