We create a health-oriented community
We fulfill an important part of the Foundation’s Baylor Black Sea Foundation reasserted its
mission, namely, to prevent serious infections interest for public health issues and the support
such as HIV and viral hepatitis by contributing for the public health system. The Foundation’s
to the formation of skills-set helping young testing teams responded to the request of
people preserve their health. the Emergency County Clinical Hospital in
“Actions we carried out during the European
Testing Week are a continuation of the efforts to
keep the dialogue opened and live with pupils and
Constanta, and tested approximately 600
doctors and nurses for HIV and viral hepatitis B
and C.
students in Constanta. Recognizing the risks and Baylor Black Sea Foundation joined the HIV
getting the right information about the benefits of initiative in Europe and the European Week of
the early detection of viral hepatitis or HIV are the Testing Working Group for the autumn edition
prerequisites for fulfilling young people’s dreams. of the European Testing Week, too. Physicians
They are at the age when they contemplate major and psychologists of the Foundation met with
projects. We help them to complete personal students from two Constanţa high schools,
projects by being among them and answering all George Călinescu High School and Mircea cel
the questions they ask. The Baylor Foundation’s Bătrân National College.
support comes in the form of information,
dialogue, voluntary and free-of-charge counseling
and testing services. We will continue to work on
expanding our partnership with representative
student organizations, helping teachers in health-
literacy activities when our skills and Foundation
services best suit the themes and needs.” Ana -
Maria Schweitzer
During the European Testing Week – the spring
edition, held between 18 and 25 of May, the
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