The Midwifery Students’ Organisation, (OSQ), organised a fundraising and educational event on campus as part of Pink October breast cancer awareness. The breast trainer model was used to educate about breast self-examination and the warning signs to look out for. During this event, cupcakes were sold for fundraising and the students chose to donate the money collected to the Action for Breast Cancer Foundation.
The Department of Midwifery extended this initiative by collecting more funds using donation cans and distributing information leaflets, made available by the . This local voluntary organisation utilises funds to campaign for breast awareness, to fund breast cancer research and to provide services needed in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Ms Nicole Degabriele, President of ‘Organizzazzjoni Studenti Qwiebel’, together with Dr Rita Pace Parascandalo, Head, Department of Midwifery, presented all the donations collected to Ms Ruth Guillaumier.
