Milk collected from academic events is donated to charities

Part of the powdered milk donations, made during the XIII Scientific and Cultural Exhibition of Bahiana, XI Scientific Initiation Journey - PIBIC e III Biomedicine Symposium was aimed at patients at the ADAB HTLV Center. The delivery, which took place on November 5, was attended by Dr. Bernardo Galvão, coordinator of the Center, Edmilson Santana Santos and Edjane Cardoso Barroso, patients, Nilson Lázaro, laboratory technician and Angélica Mendes, manager of the NAPP and coordinator of the MCC Organizing Committee. At the time, 161,6 kg of powdered milk were donated.

According to Angélica Mendes, the purpose of this donation "is to support the important work that the HTLV Center does with HTLV mothers, who cannot breastfeed. In this way, the vertical transmission of the virus is avoided". To learn more about HTLV, check the article.

A second part of the donations, comprising 161,6 kg of powdered milk, was delivered last Monday, November 25, by educator Anna Paula Cidreira, to the Conceição Macedo Beneficent Institution, which assists children with HIV/AIDS. A third part will go to the Support Group for Children with Cancer (GACC).