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MARITIME BENEVOLENCE

It is worth noting that the ceremony took place in
the context of the sanctification ceremony for the
new school year of the “Maria’s Home – Education
and Culture Campus”.
GIVMED & JOHN S. LATSIS PUBLIC
BENEFIT FOUNDATION: MEDICAL
SUPPLIES DONATION PROGRAMME
CONTINUES DYNAMICALLY
As recently announced by GIVMED, its Medical
Supplies Donation Programme towards the coun-
try’s public health sector, supported by the John
S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, successfully
continues its course.
Since the beginning of the programme, a total of
31 public health sector entities, such as hospitals,
health centres, NPHO entities (such as the ones
accommodating refugees’ needs), and public
emergency entities (such as the fire department)
have received a total of 21,169 boxes of medicines
and health products worth €561,570.
Thanks to the support of the John S. Latsis Public
Benefit Foundation, GIVMED actively supports
the country’s public health sector, making use of
seeing significant action in the Latin American wars surplus medicines and health products.
of independence, he came to Greece, where, in April The programme’s aim is to ensure that public health
1827, the National Assembly of Troizena elected him sector entities receive the medicines and health
by decree “Leader of the Forces at Sea” during the products they need in a timely manner, through
Greek Independence War. Andreas Miaoulis mag- the GIVMED network of public benefit entities. At
nanimously handed him over the Command of the the same time, the programme allows public health
Fleet, which he retained until December of that entities to donate their own unused medicines to the
same year when he left for England. GIVMED network before they expire.
Supervision of the project was undertaken by the It is worth noting that, annually, 40,000,000 boxes
historians Dr Katerina Galani and Dr Konstantinos of medicines expire unused and are discarded
Thanasakis. The digital archive is already available by individuals. GIVMED’s vision is to ensure full
for study and utilisation by the research community. access to medicines and health products for vul-
nerable groups.
DONATION FROM THE “MARIA TSAKOS”
FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE STELIOS PHILANTHROPIC
GREECE FOUNDATION STRENGTHENS THE
A recent donation from the “Maria Tsakos” Foun- MUNICIPALITY OF SPETSES’ FIRE-
dation focuses on the protection of Greece’s sea FIGHTING CAPABILITIES
borders. According to an announcement made by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Founder and President of
the Foundation, two brand new, state-of-the-art the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation and creator
Escape Defence 38-type inflatable boats were and owner of the “easy family of brands”, recently
delivered to the 96th Higher National Guard Bat- donated two new fire-fighting vehicles worth
talions Command at a special ceremony held €113,000 to the Municipality of Spetses. More
on Saturday, 14 September 2024, in Kardamyla, specifically, the Municipality of the island received
Chios. an XUV light firefighting and rescue vehicle and an
The ceremony was attended by the founder of emergency firefighting motorcycle.
the “Maria Tsakos” Foundation, Capt. Panagiotis The handover ceremony, which was held on 29
N. Tsakos, the Chief of the Hellenic Army Gen- August 2024, was attended by the Mayor of Spet-
eral Staff, Lieutenant General Georgios Kostidis, ses, Mrs Evgenia Frangias, the island’s Municipal
the Chairman of the Foundation and Secre- Council, representatives from the Spetses Sports
tary-General Emeritus of the IMO, Sir Efthimios Club “Bouboulina”, along with friends and part-
E. Mitropoulos KCMG, as well as representatives ners of the Foundation, and several residents of
of the local political and military authorities. the island.

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