Ricca Rosellini confirmed president of the National Federation Liver-Pool
from all over Italy, Friday 20 and Saturday, March 21, volunteers from the Liver-Pool met at the meeting and in the second national conference
Forlì - It was held Saturday, March 21, the conference "Desert. And they call it peace. Volunteer against liver disease in the world, "the hospital of Forli. The conference addressed the issues concerning the health of the Sahara and the initiatives against Hepatitis in poor countries and among the Sahrawi refugees in the Algerian desert. Projects supported by the Emilia-Romagna, the Municipality of Forlì, the Association Forlì for diseases of the liver (Afmf) and the International Committee for the Development of Peoples (CISP).
"The encounter, which saw the arrival at Forlì delegations of volunteers from most Italian regions," says Dr. Salvatore Ricca Rosellini, President of the Liver-Pool dell'Afmf and promoter of the conference "has been possible thanks to the organizational efforts of the National Federation of voluntary associations for liver disease and liver transplantation, the Liverpool, with the collaboration of the Health Trust of Forlì, the Municipality of Forlì, Emilia-Romagna and dell'Afmf.
"The conference was opened by the words of the Mayor Nadia Masini Forli, who welcomed the speakers and volunteers in our city, with input from the Director-General Claudio Mazzoni USL and that of Enrico Ricci, director of the department of medicine and specialist of the Department of Gastroenterology ' Hospital Forli 'Ricca Rosellini continues, "and saw the presence of outstanding speakers, such as Vanni Beltrami, who gave a reading on the health of nomads, Luciano Slater, who has dealt with the history of that people, who discussed and Giuliana Laschi the political issue of Western Sahara. "
The conference was also attended by Alfonso Mele, who presented the results of vaccination against hepatitis B, Claudio Puoti, who spoke on the issue of hepatitis in developing countries, John Bucci, Councillor for International Relations of the Municipality, Claudio Cancellieri, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Daniela Valpiani of the Centre for voluntary work and solidarity of USL Forlì, Giulia CISP Olmi, who reported on humanitarian aid and projects for the Sahrawi camps, Ricca Rosellini, who told forlivese commitment to combat viral hepatitis among refugees and was awarded the Presidents of the members present with a commemorative plaque.
"The conference, attended also forlivesi volunteers, doctors, nurses, citizens and students of secondary schools and universities' ends Ricca Rosellini "Omar Mih also saw action, the representative in Italy of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, who spoke about the choice of peace for his people and was closed by the words of Zoffoli Damiano, director of the Emilia- Romagna, which placed emphasis on the role of volunteerism in the fight against disease and to build a better society. " The Assembly of the Federation
Liver-Pool was held the day before, to Castrocaro and confirmed he had seen President Ricca Rosellini. The new Governing Council, for the period 2009-2011, will also be made Di Lillo Puma , vice-president (president of the Screw Onlus, Tuscany), John Santoro, Secretary (President of ATO-Puglia), Salvatore Camiole , Treasurer (President dell'ASTRAFE, Sicily), Anna Maria Carpen (Chairman of the delegation of the Friuli Venezia liver transplant Giulia), Giampiero Maccioni (chairman of New Life, Sardinia), Joseph Jones (Chairman dell'AILE, Sicily).