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Students from MU-Varna joined the campaign “I believe and help” and donated plastic caps for the specialized medical equipment purchase

Students, academic and administrative staff  from the Medical University of Varna took part in the campaign "I Believe and Help" to collect plastic caps for the purchase of expensive specialized medical equipment.

In two consecutive days, the Public Health Committee at the Association of Medical Students in Bulgaria - Varna, together with the Students Council at the Medical University - Varna and the Association of Dental Medicine students (ASMD) and Pharmacy, organized the “Green Life” campaign. The venues where the caps were collected were located in the main building of the Medical University of Varna and the building of the Faculty of Pharmacy. The collected 20 kg of plastic caps was handed over to the Foundation "I Believe and Help".

The affiliates of MU-Varna also participated actively in the campaign. In the Affiliate Shumen, together with the Municipality of Shumen were handed over three large containers. The Affiliate in Veliko Tarnovo provided 13 kg of plastic caps.

With the funds from the recycled caps will be purchased life-saving medical equipment  in support of the specialists in the Specialized Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynecology for Active Treatment "Prof. Dr. Dimitar Stamatov "- Varna and the Department of Pediatric Surgery at the University Hospital "St. Ann " – Varna. This equipment will save lives.

After the end of the campaign, it became obvious  that through the initiative to collect and recycle caps, the Association "I Believe and Help" with the help of thousands of volunteers this year has handed over 22 tons of caps.

The Medical University also received a special certificate of appreciation for personal engagement, social responsibility and contribution to the development of the plastic caps collection campaign.

Veronika Stoyanova

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