SCI Foundation announces the winners of its Shine a Light Poster Competition on World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day. Aishwarya, Anusha, and Sahara Aziz have been selected for their insightful and creative drawings.
SCI Foundation announces the winners of its Shine a Light Poster Competition on World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day. Aishwarya, Anusha, and Sahara Aziz have been selected for their insightful and creative drawings.
SCI Foundation invited children from around the world to submit posters in order to raise awareness about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
The winning posters and those shortlisted will be displayed in a special exhibit at the Houses of Parliament.
The award winners and their prize bundles will be presented at an event organized by the UK Coalition Against Neglected Tropical Diseases to commemorate World NTD Day on the 30th of January.
The Kingston branch of Cass Art, an art supplier, generously sponsored the prizes and promoted the competition.
I want to thank all of the children from the UK and abroad who participated in our poster contest. The posters and the motivations for participating show that we can all make a difference to people who are affected by neglected tropical diseases, regardless of our age or expertise. “It is important to put these diseases on the global map, not only on World NTD Day but all year round,” said Wendy Harrison, CEO of SCI Foundation.
Above: Dr Wendy Harrison, CEO of SCI Foundation, and Sahara Aziz (winner of our Shine A Light Poster Competition). Sahara Aziz said: “I created this poster because I felt, people with tropical diseases must feel as if they are drowning and just waiting for the light.” Credit Paula Plaza/SCI Foundation
“We will not make the progress we need in all those neglected tropical diseases until we have the right tools, and more tools, to try and really address the needs of the patients the right way.”
Dr Harrison concluded
“We wanted to raise the awareness of NTDs creatively, and we knew that having youth interpret them through their lenses is a great way to engage different audiences. You can see that the creativity of the participants and the sheer number of responses was outstanding.
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The event concluded with the Shine a Light Poster Competition organized by the SCI Foundation. Our CEO, Dr Wendy Harrison, Catherine West, MP, and Virendra Singh, MP, presented the prizes to the winners.
Professor Gyapong:
“With less that a decade left to achieve sustainable development goals, and plans to implement an entirely new strategy, my co-President Dr Wendy Harrison and myself pledge to work closely with key stakeholders to identify and address current global health challenges as best we can.”
“I am thrilled to contribute as coPresident. I will bring together a diverse array of global experts to not only drive RSTMH’s priorities forward but also to address the broader challenges we face today in a changing global health landscape,” said Dr Harrison.
RSTMH aims to improve tropical medicine through increased awareness.
Access and equity in global health care
Unlimited Health congratulates Professor Gyapong and Dr Harrison on their respective awards.
RSTMH wishes RSTMH all the best in their future priorities.
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