AHEAD of World Immunisation Week (24-30 Apr), Sanofi Australia yesterday opened applications for the 2023 With Vaccines Community Grants program.
Sanofi is offering five $10k grants to support not-for-profit organisations looking to improve public health information via community initiatives.
Sanofi Australia & New Zealand Country Medical Lead, Dr Iris Depaz, said Sanofi is proud to support community-based initiatives that aim to protect the health of Australians.
"Health information at the grass-roots level is important to improving public health," Depaz said.
"This is only the second year of the grants program and we're already seeing positive results in hard-to-reach communities."
Craig Lloyd, CEO of the City of Whittlesea in Victoria, said a grant last year from Sanofi helped to support a creative health education initiative for children.
"The grant supported a re-print of the A Yarn About Germs children's book, developed in partnership with the Bubup Wilam Early Learning Centre," Lloyd said.
"This has allowed an additional group of local children, and their families, to learn about the importance of immunisation in a culturally-appropriate manner."
Depaz will lead an expert judging panel to determine the five strongest submissions to receive grant funding.
"Sanofi looks forward to helping bring to life much-needed and innovative ideas to support vaccination-focused health efforts," Depaz said.
"As a leader in vaccines, we want to make sure communities in Australia are supported and informed about immunisations and vaccine-preventable diseases.
"I encourage all not-for-profits and community groups to get involved and put their ideas forward."
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