The Awards Ceremony of the 5th Annual Health + Solidarity Run was held at João Lobo Antunes Grand Auditorium on October 16th.
The idea for this project came five years ago, with the Centennial celebration of the Students Association of FMUL (AEFML). Being the biggest university run in the country, the Health + Solidarity Run is a non-profit activity developed by AEFML, whose goal has always been to create bonds between health and solidarity. This activity is exclusively organised by medical students of the University of Lisbon.
With the goal of promoting the practice of physical exercise in all age groups, the event includes 3 different races: a 10-km run, a 7-km run and a 4-km walk.
The 5th edition took place on May 6th, 2018 and raised a total of 10,609.32 euros and had 15,000 participants.
The Coordinators of the Health + Solidarity Run, Faculty Director Professor Fausto Pinto, AEFML President Andreia Daniel were present as well as representatives of the four Institutions supported: Jorge Pina Association, Casa SOL, Centre for Brain Tumour Research and Doctors of the World.
To open the ceremony were the Coordinators of the 6th Health + Solidarity Run, and students Matilde Boavida and Pedro Pinto, who will give continuity to this project in next year's race. In his speech, the Director of the Faculty, emphasised the generosity of those who organise this Solidarity Run and who are the portrait of FMUL students, who show great commitment and spirit in the projects they develop. Student Andreia Daniel also highlighted one of the premises of AEFML "Alone we go faster, together we go further" and the Health + Solidarity Race is proof of that.
The Jorge Pina Association was awarded 2,448.33 euros. This Association promotes values such as active citizenship, peace, psychological and social well-being through sports and various recreational activities for young people.
The Casa Sol Association was awarded 2,361.73 euros. Founded in 1992, this association supports children and young people infected with the AIDS virus. Its mission is to promote equal treatment and support the fight against discrimination as well as promote citizenship and Human and Child rights.
The Centre for Brain Tumour Research - iMM was awarded 3,311.73 euros. As part of the Institute of Molecular Medicine, this Centre aims to support the development of laboratory research projects to understand the genetic and molecular characteristics of brain tumours, with the aim of contributing to the refinement of current treatments.
The fourth supported association was the Doctors of the World Association who received 2,487.53 euros. It is a non-governmental organisation of humanitarian aid and cooperation, whose mission is the provision of global health care.
For more information on the Health + Solidarity Run, visit here
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